Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

1. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.5
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Florent B.Florent Bondoux: Pork sesam pancake sandwich + boiled dumplings assortiments = best NY street food ever

Porig S.Porig Salba: Forget the dumplings, sesame pancake with pork is crazy delicious

Jillian G.Jillian Gonzalez: Sesame pancake with steamed veggies is amazing

The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

2. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

8.5
65 Bayard St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Chinatown · 450 tips and reviews

Halstead PropertyHalstead Property: Try the black sesame ice cream or the almond cookie flavor, so unique and original tastes.

Jill M.Jill Mulligan: Zen Butter (roasted sesame and peanut butter) ice cream is insanely good

Jeff M.Jeff M: Mango, lychee and black sesame flavor birthday cake its one of the best combination. Brought one for Father's Day!!

Sundaes and Cones is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

3. Sundaes and Cones

8.9
95 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 293 tips and reviews

Ariel G.Ariel Gu: Lovely flavors. Love the sesame one and wasabi is interesting for trying as well.

Christine Y.Christine Y.: Recommended flavors: Thai tea, taro, sesame, lychee and strawberry cheesecake.

Diana F.Diana Fu: Sesame ice cream is the best flavor here. Also, their ice cream cakes are delicious and so unique!

Cha-An Teahouse 茶菴 is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

4. Cha-An Teahouse 茶菴

8.8
230 E 9th St Fl 2 (btwn 2nd Ave & Stuyvesant St), New York, NY
Tea Room · East Village · 197 tips and reviews

agnes c.agnes chan: The savory meal sets are delicious. My favorite cozy spot for tea and yummy light desserts. And black sesame crème brûlée is awesome.

Sophia L.Sophia Liu: Black sesame creme brûlée and black sesame ice cream! Included in the Chef's Selection Dessert Sampler pictured.

Dina R.Dina Rughani: Get the tuna tataki donburi, the smoked salmon toast, and the sesame creme brulee. The tea is very good as well.

Taiyaki NYC is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

5. Taiyaki NYC

8.0
119 Baxter St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Little Italy · 91 tips and reviews

Kayleigh H.Kayleigh Harrington: The straight outta Japan has a delicious swirl of black sesame and matcha ice cream with mochi, red bean paste and a chocolate wafer. The cone is a taiyaki cake! Served warm and delicious.

Barrila T.Barrila Twins: The matcha and black sesame swirl is amazing

Melissa Y.Melissa Yu: You pick the ice cream (matcha sesame obvss), filling, 2 toppings and drizzle for $7. Plus an adorable photo worth grammin' 👍🏼

Soft Swerve Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

6. Soft Swerve Ice Cream

8.6
85B Allen St (btwn Grand & Broome St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 75 tips and reviews

Laura C.Laura Chin: Sesame matcha swirl is my favorite but the ube is fun too!

Kate F.Kate Furman: Ube is a must if you haven't tried it already, but the matcha green tea / black sesame swirl is also amazing. You can get multiple flavors in a large cup if you want to try them all.

Chad H.Chad Horner: tasty instagram bait: asian-influenced soft serve flavors (ube, matcha, black sesame) with some fun toppings like marshmallows and fruity pebbles

Sakagura is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

7. Sakagura

9.1
211 E 43rd St Lowr Level (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · Turtle Bay · 223 tips and reviews

Jen L.Jen Lee: Order the Ebi Shinjo, Saikoro Steak, and Black Sesame Cream Brulee. Don't forget to take home some homemade truffles.

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Amazing sake selection and the authentic food is great for a quick, casual lunch. We recommend the onsen tomago, sakagura special, and black sesame ice cream.

Jackie C.Jackie Cho: Hidden gem in Midtown East. Daikon salad, stewed diced pork belly, black sesame creme brûlée, and amazing sake collection!

Il Laboratorio del Gelato is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

8. Il Laboratorio del Gelato

8.9
188 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower East Side · 343 tips and reviews

Sebastian M.Sebastian Mawira: Black Sesame and Salted Caramel are excellent. The Grumpy coffee is great - I get it at least once a day.

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: White everything at this lab-like ice cream shop. A cool, modern atmosphere serving up unique and delicious ice cream. We love the honey lavender and black sesame!

TeresaTeresa: The best black sesame gelato/ice cream that I've ever had! Passion fruit, dark chocolate & toasted white sesame are delicious as well! Flavors change daily so get the black sesame if you see it.

Takahachi Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

9. Takahachi Bakery

9.1
25 Murray St (at Church St), New York, NY
Bakery · Tribeca · 203 tips and reviews

TeresaTeresa: The black sesame and matcha macarons are delicious. Buy them if they are still available because they sell out often!

Michelle A.Michelle Au: Lots of green tea and sesame desserts! I love their home made bread. I love the sesame loaf!

Camilla C.Camilla C: kurogoma (black sesame) lattes are delicious... as well as most of their pastries / cookies / cakes!

North Dumpling is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

10. North Dumpling

8.2
27 Essex St (btwn Grand & Hester St.), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 80 tips and reviews

Dante D.Dante D'Orazio: "A" rating from NYC Dept. of Health. Made to order vegetable sesame pancake is great with boiled vegetable dumplings.

Stephen C.Stephen Chang: Sesame pancake is the first thing that gets made in the morning. get it fresh

Freddy N.Freddy Novoa: Do the 10 dumplings. Along with 1 sesame and 1 chives pancake. $3.50 and you've stuffed your face.

Absolute Bagels is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

11. Absolute Bagels

9.0
2788 Broadway (at W 108th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 294 tips and reviews

Nicole C.Nicole Christie: Best bagels in new york-- warm sesame with salmon and chive cream cheese--OMG...

Carla M.Carla Moscoso: If you see a line, don't worry. It goes by super quick. Straight out the oven freshness. Everything & Sesame is the best in NYC.

Ramón T.Ramón Taylor: Get everything they have: Egg bagel & strawberry cream cheese; multigrain & egg salad; sesame & jalapeño cream cheese...all so fresh, so good; you can see the dough mixing process before your eyes.

sweetgreen is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

12. sweetgreen

9.3
8 E 18th St, New York, NY
Salad Restaurant · Union Square · 61 tips and reviews

Rita J.Rita Jammet: The new Bento Bowl salad is amazing! steelhead salmon, organic wild rice, organic baby spinach, cucumber, shredded cabbage, tomato, nori furikake, miso sesame ginger dressing

Stacy J.Stacy Jolly: Clean, quick and great quality. I recommend the miso sesame ginger dressing - obsessed!

Jonah E.Jonah Engler: Miso sesame ginger is my go to. Food is season, simple and healthy. Won't spoil your New Year's resolutions.

Shake Shack Innovation Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

13. Shake Shack Innovation Kitchen

8.3
225 Varick Street (Clarkson Street), New York, NY
Burger Joint · West Village · 15 tips and reviews

Chelle .Chelle 🗽: Kiosk ordering; triple patty option w/ no bun option; black sesame shake; chicken bites !!!

Mark M.Mark Moskovitz: Black Sesame Shake

Jenna O.Jenna Odett Laskin: Try new menu items like hot chicken, nuggets, black sesame shake, or veggie burger

Ippudo is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

14. Ippudo

8.8
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1166 tips and reviews

Matt H.Matt Hantz: Although the signature ramen is awesome, my favorite two dishes are the Hirata Buns, which rival those at Momofuko, and the Yamitsuki Goma Kyuri, cucumber in an amazing sesame sauce.

SparkieSparkie: What to Order: Akamaru Modern ramen, with miso paste, pork chashu, cabbage, sesame kikurage, mushrooms, scallions, and fragrant garlic oil.

What's Good HereWhat's Good Here: Get this. Akamaru Modern - silky "Tonkotsu" (pork) soup noodles topped w/ Ippudo's secret "Umami Dama" miso paste, pork chashu, cabbage, sesame kikurage mushrooms, scallions, & fragrant garlic oil

Bibble & Sip is one of The 15 Best Places for Sesame in New York City.

15. Bibble & Sip

8.5
253 W 51st St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Theater District · 266 tips and reviews

Heba-I-amHeba-I-am: The black sesame and white chocolate cream puff is delicious. It's not overly sweet and the black sesame gives an interesting flavor, never tasted anything similar. Look at how much cream is in there

Roger C.Roger Chen: Awesome desserts. The cream puffs, black sesame or matcha, are both winners. Seating is atrocious. Everyone is like a stool vulture!

Jimmy L.Jimmy Lu: Coffee is good, egg brûlée tart is great, and black sesame cream puff is amazing