Hidden in New York State

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

A garment factory hides a small Dominican eatery in the hallway to its freight elevator.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.