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I've only been in Korea for a day for reasons I don't even remember, but my Korean friend's mother made us wonderful breakfast (bulgogi and grilled whole fish, with several kinds of homemade kimchi). I used to have a stomach of steel so I enjoyed every meal, but a Japanese friend who traveled with me succumbed to garlic overdose by the end of the stay. I guess it was a good thing we didn't stay long.

@LetThemEatQueso - They also had American food for breakfast (pancakes, omelets made to order, cereal, toast, etc.), which my BF ate every day while I ate kimchi jigae. To each his own I guess. I just liked the fact I could eat all the kimchi I wanted in Korea and I never had to worry about offending anyone! Haha, except perhaps my BF.

I remember hotel breakfasts in Japan...moulded triangles of sticky cold rice, vegetable soup, spongy baguette, unidentifiable flakes of seasoning to put on top of the rice (I later found out it was dried seafood with seasoning). Very red orange juice, random yoghurt. I loved it all. Your choice of green tea, coffee or strong coffee (which wasn't that strong). But I would go back in a minute just for that rice.

At one hotel in Tokyo, they showed me a picture-menu of the four different breakfasts. One was a whole crab, one was a huge fillet of salmon, one was sushi, and one was eggs and bacon. I must admit, I went for the eggs and b, as Bertie Wooster would say.

That said, there is never a bad time for kimchi. I could eat oceans of kimchi, with enough Kirin to wash it down.

I want a Poutine Donut!!

This looks a lot like the curry pan buns I used to buy from Japanese bakeries, except with kimchi filling. I love curry pan and kimchi, so I'm pretty sure I would love these too :)

Dirt Candy has a kimchi donut as well! I am going to have dinner there tonight, will report back how it is.

I really enjoy mamoun's falafel by Washington Square Park. It is so flavorful and the perfect amount of food.

I've lived in Macedonia, Sierra Leone and now the Netherlands. None of them do good mexican food ! I would love to visit New York City to eat proper mexican, but also bagels and bahn mi.

I second the Malaysian place on Doyers St.

Never been to NYC but subscribe to Time Out New York and New York magazine mainly to learn about living there ESPECIALLY the food! It seems to me the vendors at the park in Red Hook would be the first place I'd hit.

I don't know any off the radar places as I only visit NYC 2-3 times per year, but I love Penelope Cafe for breakfast. Great food, and I really enjoyed eating breakfast at the bar.

Royal Tangra Masala in Queens