Nurlan Uyghur Restaurant

The Best Uyghur Restaurants In NYC

"Nurlan is a small spot located on busy Main Street in Flushing with some really spectacular food. The owners serve complimentary green tea as a start to the meal and it hits the spot before the food is brought out - it’s made with loose tea leaves that are fragrant with a good bitterness. The lamian (another word for lagman) stir-fried noodles with lamb are made fresh to order and have a nice chewy bite to them, and the dish itself is packed with savory juiciness from all the meat (if you like a little kick, make sure to order yours spicy). The polo - which is traditional Uyghur fried rice with lamb, carrots, and raisins - is super filling and a great thing to split along with a few tender chicken and lamb kebabs. And with kebabs, samsa, and breads at $2 each, it’s an easy place to try a lot without spending a ton of money." - jiniya azad, tahirah baksh, sameen choudhry