90 cuisines you can try in New York City

Nate Silver recently blogged about the question of whether or not NYC has the best food in the world, arguing that it does thanks to a very large variety of options.

Does New York City have the world's best food?

I’ve decided to check just how varied the options are and compiled a list of every national cuisine you can find in the city. I’ve looked through the full list of countries and included a few sub-nations in the list where it made sense. The full list ended up having 90 options, which are listed below. I’ve included the name of at least one restaurant, as well as the total number of restaurants from that nation in parenthesis. You can also view the list on Google Sheets.

1. USA: Mom's Kitchen and Bar (2256)

2. Italy: Lillo Cucina Italiana (1037)

3. Japan: Izakaya MEW (502)

4. China: Dim Sum Palace (439)

5. Mexico: Los Tacos No.1 (372)

6. French: Amelie (279)

7. Spain: Tomiño Taberna Gallega (245)

8. India: Bengal Tiger (163)

9. Thailand: Thai Villa (158)

10. Korea: Woorijip (134)

11. Ireland: Neary's (125)

12. Greece: Taverna Kyclades (101)

13. Israel: Alenbi (71)

14. Vietnam: OBAO (59)

15. Turkey: A la Turka (52)

16. Dominican Republic: Seguidilla Bistro (52)

17. Ecuador: Genesis (38)

18. West Africa: La Savane (37)

19. Uzbekistan: Omar Khayyam (34)

20. Cuba: Guantanamera (31)

21. Peru: Pio Pio (28)

22. United Kingdom: Jones Wood Foundry (26)

23. Brazil: Via Brasil (24)

24. Taiwan: Yumpling (24)

25. Malaysia: Kopitiam (22)

26. Australia: Two Hands (21)

27. Ethiopia: Queen of Sheba (19)

28. Colombia: Mis Tierras Colombianas (18)

29. Jamaica: Caribbean Starr (17)

30. Scandinavia: Aquavit (17)

31. Morocco: Cafe Mogador (16)

32. Lebanon: Layali Beirut (16)

33. Argentina: Porteño (15)

34. Senegal: Pikine (15)

35. Belgium: BXL Cafe (14)

36. Egypt: Mombar (14)

37. Germany: Heidelberg (13)

38. Pakistan: Phalia (13)

39. Haiti: Le Soleil (13)

40. Russia: Mari Vanna (12)

41. Portugal: Frangos Peri Peri (12)

42. Yemen: Hadramout (12)

43. Philippines: Mama Fina's (11)

44. Venezuela: Arepas Cafe (11)

45. Indonesia: Jakarta Munch (10)

46. Singapore: Singapura (10)

47. Puerto Rico: Casa Adela (10)

48. Iran: Ravagh Persian Grill (9)

49. Nepal: Taste from Everest (7)

50. Sri Lanka: Lakruwana (7)

51. Austria: Café Sabarsky (7)

52. Nigeria: Buka (7)

53. Burma: Burmese Bites (6)

54. Afghanistan: Ariana (6)

55. Guatemala: La Chapincita (6)

56. Ukraine: Veselka (5)

57. Poland: Karczma (5)

58. Georgia: Chama Mama (5)

59. El Salvador: Salvatoria (5)

60. Laos: Khe-Yo (5)

61. Uruguay: Tabaré (5)

62. Switzerland: Cafe Select (5)

63. Bangladesh: Boishakhi (4)

64. Serbia: Kafana (4)

65. Honduras: La Perla Del Ulua (4)

66. Chile: Zapallar (3)

67. Bosnia: Cevabdzinica Sarajevo (3)

68. Armenia: Sevan (3)

69. Croatia: Rudar Club (2)

70. Azerbaijan: Baku Palace (2)

71. Romania: Danubius (2)

72. Eritrea: Massawa (2)

73. Syria: Damas Falafel House (2)

74. Czech Republic: Bohemian Spirit (1)

75. Palestine: Qanoon (1)

76. Tibet: Lhasa Fast Food (1)

77. Hungary: Budapest Cafe (1)

78. South Africa: Kaia Wine Bar (1)

79. Bolivia: Bolivian Llama Party (1)

80. Paraguay: I Love Paraguay (1)

81. Moldova: Moldova Restaurant (1)

82. Albania: Çka Ka Qëllue (1)

83. Slovakia: Koliba (1)

84. Slovenia: Pekarna (1)

85. Canada: Chez Ma Tante (1)

86. Bhutan: Zhego(1)

87. Ivory Coast: New Ivoire (1)

88. Guyana: Sybil's (1)

89. Cambodia: Lulu Mae (1)

90. New Zealand: The Musket Room (1)

Fun fact: the smallest country with it’s own restaurant in the city is Slovenia, with a population of 2.1 million. The biggest country without a dedicated restaurant is DR Congo, with a population of 95 million.