The Best Halal Uyghur Restaurants in NYC & Long Island
The best halal Uyghur restaurants, according to us: hand-pulled noodles and spiced lamb
The Restaurants
Laghman Express
6201 20th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204, USAIf hand-pulled noodles, quality lamb, and prices that don't require a second mortgage sound good, Laghman Express is your Sunset Park answer. This casual spot delivers serious Uyghur comfort, and that 4.9 rating is earned. The guyurou laghman arrives steaming: noodles pulled by hand, tangled with stir-fried beef, peppers, and tomatoes that taste like something beyond the usual neighborhood spot. The dapanji big plate chicken is a whole situation—bone-in poultry swimming in spiced broth with potatoes and peppers, served over wide, floppy noodles built for dunking. Crispy samsa pastries and a tangy smashed cucumber salad round it out. Come casual, come hungry, and come ready to watch families reclaim tables for hours. This is the real deal.
OldSportFood
67-03 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375, USAOld Sport Food in Forest Hills isn't here to impress you with ambiance—it's here to bend your mind with beef noodles. Run by a crew of chefs from western China, they're serving Lanzhou beef noodles with hand-pulled strands and broth so rich it tastes like pure concentrated beef umami. Order the signature Beef Noodle Soup; it's the point. Want heat? The Pickled Cabbage version delivers. Everything's criminally affordable, the vibe is unadorned community canteen, and you can eat outside with your dog. Grab a Big Plate Braised Chicken or lamb skewers if you need variety. This is the kind of spot you'll be thinking about until you go back.
Tengri Tagh Uyghur Cuisine
144 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USATengri Tagh is that rare Midtown gem—serene, dark, and genuinely exciting when almost everything else in the Garment District is aggressively forgettable. Their hand-pulled noodles have the kind of chew that makes you realize most other places are doing it wrong, while the stir-fried rice noodles, doused in tangy tomato sauce and studded with cumin lamb and peppers, hit differently. There's also a circular lamb meat pie (crispy at the edges, packed with minced lamb) that'll ruin you for lesser pies. Grab a lamb and cumin bun on the side and you're looking at a filling meal for around $25. Bonus: it's four blocks from MSG, making it the perfect pre-Knicks move.
New Nurlan Uyghur restaurant
133-51 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354, USAIf you're hunting for authentic Uyghur cuisine that doesn't feel like a tourist trap, New Nurlan in Flushing is the move. You'll find hand-pulled laghman noodles that are perfectly chewy, cumin-forward lamb that actually tastes like cumin (not just salt), and polo rice that's been cooked with genuine care. The samsa pastries are addictive—crispy shell, seasoned meat inside, exactly what you want. The vibe is casual and family-friendly, perfect for grabbing takeout or lingering over tea. Vegetarian? They've got you covered. With a 4.6 rating, this spot has earned its reputation as one of Flushing's best Central Asian restaurants. Real food, real flavors, no fuss.
Nurlan Uyghur Restaurant
43-39 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355, USAIf you're craving something genuinely hard to find outside of Northwest China, Nurlan Uyghur Restaurant in Flushing is the real deal. This casual spot serves up authentic Uyghur cuisine with generous portions that'll have you rolling out seriously satisfied. Hit the hand-pulled Laghman noodles—chewy, spicy, and ridiculously flavorful—or the Big Plate Chicken with flat noodles that tastes exactly like the kind of dish you'd eat in a bustling Uyghur market. The Lamb Kawap skewers are criminally good at the price point, and the Samsa pastries are perfect for takeout. The casual vibe, complete with Uyghur cultural decor, feels authentic without trying too hard. Come hungry, bring friends, and prepare for leftovers.
Caravan Uyghur Cuisine
60 Beaver St, New York, NY 10004, USAYou don't have to be an expert on Uyghur cuisine to fall in love with Caravan in FiDi, but you'll definitely want to know about their lamb samsa—those baseball-sized puffed pastries stuffed with ground lamb and sauteed onions that are somehow both impossibly crispy and tender. The family-run, split-level spot is quiet on weeknights (perfect if you actually want to taste your food), but weekends bring the energy. Their dumpling soup is clear but expertly spiced with cumin and dill, while the hand-pulled laghman noodles deliver that satisfying chew. Don't skip the braised lamb or those crispy-edged lamb kebabs. It's a casual, takeout-friendly spot where you can grab baklava and honey cake from the pastry counter by the door—basically, everything you need to understand why Uyghur cuisine deserves a permanent spot on your rotation.
New world Uyghur Cuisine
136-20 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354, USAIf you're craving honest Uyghur food that actually tastes like it came from Central Asia, you'll find it tucked inside the New World Mall food court in Flushing. The kebabs are worth the trip alone—wrapped in aluminum foil to trap every bit of cumin, chili heat, and lamb juice so nothing gets away. The lamb soup is equally arresting: a tender shank swimming in broth with carrots, spinach, and enough cilantro to make you feel legit. Grab samsa (lamb pastries), lagman noodles, the big plate lamb—basically everything. It's fast, affordable, family-friendly, and runs with the kind of precision that makes you think someone's grandmother is in the back. This is the spot that actually justifies Flushing trips.
Tangy Noodle
98 8th Avenue, W 15th St, New York, NY 10011, USATangy Noodle Halal sits on 8th Avenue like a quiet revelation—all halal, all authentic, wildly affordable. You're getting genuine Uyghur and Chinese noodle bowls with homemade noodles that actually sing. The Lanzhou beef noodle soup delivers that rich, deeply satisfying broth moment with tender beef that knows how to behave. Go cold sesame noodles for snappy, slick satisfaction. Braised beef noodles? The meat practically dissolves into silky wheat strands. Everything tastes like actual flavor—none of that watered-down nonsense. Chive and beef dumplings nail that crispy pan-fried situation, and at these prices, you're basically stealing. Add lamb skewers or scallion pancakes. Casual, family-friendly, perfect for quick lunch or takeout. Honestly, you'll end up going back constantly because financially, you have no choice.
Kashkar Cafe
1141 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USAKashkar Cafe sits quietly on Brighton Beach Ave, where you'll unlock some of the best bang-for-your-buck Uyghur cuisine in Brooklyn. Their hand-pulled lagman noodles are the real star—chewy, toothsome strands in a deeply savory lamb broth that demands extra naan for soaking. The samsa pastries arrive crispy and flaky, stuffed with tender lamb and onions in a way that makes you understand why people get excited about them. Lamb rib kebabs here are charred, juicy, and honest. Even the vegetarian lagman feels like a real dish, not a guilty afterthought. It's the kind of spot where you roll in hungry and leave confused about how you spent so little money feeling so satisfied. The dining room has that cozy, unassuming Asian-style warmth—family-friendly, built for lingering. Come casual, come hungry, come back soon.