Riding the 7 Train: The Ultimate International Express Food Crawl
Grab your MetroCard and prepare for the world's greatest culinary rail line. How to eat through Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, and Flushing in a single unforgettable afternoon.
There is no public transit line in the Western Hemisphere quite like the MTA 7 Train. Dubbed the "International Express," it serves as the spine connecting New York City's most diverse communities across Queens County.
Stop 1: 40th St-Lowery (Sunnyside) — Turkish Pide & Romanian Pastries
Kick off your expedition under the iron arches of Sunnyside with wood-fired Turkish beef pide and flaky morning feta pastries along Skillman Avenue.
Stop 2: 61st St-Woodside — Little Manila & Fiery Northeastern Thai
Transfer into the vibrant aromas of Woodside Avenue. Sample crispy lechon kawali and hot halo-halo before ducking into Sripraphai for legendary green curry and crisp watercress salad.
Stop 3: 74th St-Broadway (Jackson Heights) — The Momo & Arepa Crossroad
Step onto Roosevelt Avenue where Tibetan butter tea and juicy beef momos meet 24-hour Colombian bakeries and Mexican birria trucks sizzling on the sidewalk.
Stop 4: 103rd St-Corona Plaza — Lemon Ices & Ecuadorian Hornado
Cool down with the legendary real-lemon water ice at The Lemon Ice King of Corona, then stroll through the bustling plaza for slow-roasted hornado pork with mote corn.
Stop 5: Flushing-Main Street — The Soup Dumpling Finale
Step off at the line's terminus into the dizzying multi-story food bazaars of Downtown Flushing. Finish your odyssey with piping-hot crab-roe soup dumplings at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao.
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