Sumatera Restaurant NYC

Restaurant · New York, United States

Sumatera Restaurant NYC

About Sumatera Restaurant NYC

Elmhurst, in the New York City borough of Queens, is home to one of the highest concentrations of Indonesian residents and Indonesian-owned businesses in the United States, and Sumatera Restaurant NYC sits within that neighborhood at 86-20 Whitney Avenue. The restaurant focuses on dishes associated with the island of Sumatra, a region whose cooking tends to favor bolder, spicier flavor profiles than some other Indonesian regional cuisines, often built around chili, coconut, and slow-cooked meats.

The kitchen prepares food from scratch rather than relying on pre-made components, and the meat used is halal, a detail that matters to many in the local Indonesian Muslim community. The menu also includes vegetarian options alongside its meat-based dishes. Among the items regularly mentioned by diners are nasi padang bungkus, a wrapped rice dish associated with Padang cuisine, along with soto, a spiced broth soup, mie komplit noodles, batagor, fried dumplings served with peanut sauce, and ketoprak, a rice cake and noodle dish also dressed in peanut sauce.

The restaurant occupies a small, informal space with a homey atmosphere, and it includes basement seating with larger tables intended for bigger groups, along with televisions and speakers, making it a practical option for gatherings rather than solely individual dining. Its hours vary somewhat across the week: it is open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday, while Thursday hours begin later, at 1:00 p.m., also running to 9:00 p.m.

Elmhurst's broader Indonesian business corridor includes grocery stores and other restaurants that together give the neighborhood an informal identity as a hub for the city's Indonesian diaspora. For newer arrivals or visitors to New York looking for Sumatran cooking specifically, rather than the more commonly found Javanese-style Indonesian food, Sumatera Restaurant NYC represents one of the more specific regional options in the city. The restaurant can be reached by phone at +1 347-448-6297, and it maintains a presence on social media through a Linktree page rather than a standalone website.

Address

86-20 Whitney Ave, Elmhurst, New York, United States

Opening hours

Thursday
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday Saturday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday Wednesday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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Indonesian Restaurant in United States

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