"If you're vegetarian and tired of subsisting on custard buns every time you and your friends go out for dim sum, allow us to introduce you to Buddha Bodai. All of the dim sum at this restaurant on Mott Street is kosher and plant-based. It doesn’t get insanely busy, and most dishes here cost less than $15, so it’s a very useful place to know about—especially because it’s BYOB. There’s a long menu of things like dumplings, spring rolls, and various noodle dishes, as well as some pretty solid vegetarian versions of chicken, duck, and lamb." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman