Diego Rufo: The ice cream is fantastic and homemade, so I recommend you get adventurous! My favorite is the Zen Butter, a mix of peanut butter ice cream and sesame seeds. Read more.
Alexa Mae Asperin: You won't regret trying the black sesame ice cream! For $4, you get a taste of rich, creamy sweetness that takes a spin w/ black sesame seeds & flavor that both complement each other well! Must have! Read more.
Halstead Property: Very seldom can you declare that you can't go wrong with whatever you order, their ice cream is an exception. We loved the Zen Butter, toasted sesame seeds & peanut butter embodies a true state of zen
4. Cocoron
9.0
16 Delancey St (at Chrystie St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 215 tips and reviews
Erin Pettigrew: The sesame soba is interactive! You get to mash your own sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle.
Real Cheap Eats: Natto (fermented soybean) on "cold soba is mixed with egg, soy, onions and crushed sesame seeds. This dish is an amazing taste experience, sour and sweet and salty at the same time." ($8.50). Read more.
Honghui Yu: Homemade silken tofu is delicious, especially with the toasted seaweed and sesame seeds that come with.
5. 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
Joe Germuska: "Best known for their Asian ice cream flavors, and for good reason; they're excellent. Try deep green matcha, red bean, lush taro, and deliciously intense black sesame seed ice cream. "
Carl-Adam Scheele: Icecream with sesame seeds, and mocha chip was awesome
Rami Massoud: Lots of very tasty unique flavors and a great space
7. Pier I Cafe
8.9
W 70th St (at Riverside Blvd), New York, NY
Café · Lincoln Square · 179 tips and reviews
The Daily Meal: "A perfectly char-grilled burger with superior Cheddar stacked on a nutty, lightly-toasted sesame seed roll." Darren Atkins, New York's 10 Best Burgers to Eat Outdoors Read more.
Alec Cohen: Good beer, burgers, cocktails. Tasty Hudson Sunset.
NYC Parks: There is no better time to go than on a summer evening when you can sit on the water and enjoy a beer and great burger.
9. Ippudo
8.8
65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1166 tips and reviews
Elaine Kim: Get the cucumber, pork buns, and a ramen.. My fav is the spicy one with a tonkatsu base. Also, I like extra scallions and freshly ground sesame seeds.
Valerie Seckler: Try the goodbye rice (ocha zuke) for a little something extra, after a bowl of ramen soup. That's 3 logs of rice, dotted by sesame seeds and nori. Quite nice.
Kinjil Mathur: vegetarian ramen is delicious and doesn't feel second rate at all. pro tip: as for the garlic crusher and sesame seed grinder.
11. Katsu-Hama
7.8
11 E 47th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave.), New York, NY
Tonkatsu Restaurant · Midtown East · 121 tips and reviews
Ami Chan: Grind your sesame seeds well and the mustard has kick. Yummy tonkatsu....
Ben R: Perfect, crispy katsu pork. Hint: Grind up the sesame seeds with the wooden pestle then pour in the tonkatsu sauce.
Ariane Rinehart: Really delicious katsu (we had the pork and prawn). Last time I had katsu was on a vacation to Japan and this was just as delicious! Plus reasonable prices.
13. Best Bagel & Coffee
8.8
225 W 35th St (btw 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Garment District · 215 tips and reviews
Willem Ockhuysen: The bacon and cheddar cream cheese on sesame seed.. so good!
Jonnathan Coleman: Jalapeno cream cheese on an onion bagel may be the best breakfast you've ever tried.
2waysworld: Best bagels in NYC, but quite possibly the worst coffee. The owners should change the name. Best Bagels & Worst Coffee!!! Walk outside & hang a left, cross 7th Ave just past the fruit stand is coffee!
K: we love our little neighborhood spot to grab a hot or iced tea then grab some tea to go...wide array of teas & great gift ideas.
Jason Gelman: Great selection of tea and spices. High quality stuff at very reasonable prices. $2 - $4 per oz of most teas.
Tea For Me Please: In addition to an extensive tea list, this place is a foodie's dream. They had every spice that you could think of and even some that I had never heard of. The owner was pleasant and knowledgeable. Read more.