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The food scene around the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Av-74th St subway stop is an unlikely combination of Latin American cuisines, South Asian cuisines, Southeast Asian cuisines, and American staples. Most of the Filipino restaurants are concentrated around 69th St. Most of the Thai restaurants are near Woodside Avenue and 77th St. Most restaurants are located along Roosevelt Avenue. Roosevelt Avenue is a mix of Himalayan food, bodegas, and Latin American restaurants, bars, and bakeries. Most of the Latin American establishments are Colombian, Ecuadorian, and Mexican. 37th Avenue from 73rd Street to 76 Street is packed with Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani grocery stores, food carts, and grocery stores. Some of Manhattan’s staples, such as bubble tea and the “slop bowl”, are largely absent. Regardless, pizza is as present here as it is in the rest of the city. Many international chains, especially Dunkin’ Donuts, are spread throughout the area. Lots of the trucks and carts serving food are Tibetan and Nepali, specializing in momos. Most of the Himalayan momo street vendors are concentrated around the Roosevelt Avenue subway station, while the brick and mortar Himalayan restaurants are more spread out throughout the area. Authentic Chinese food is largely absent from the area, while American Chinese and Chinese South Asian fusion restaurants are relatively common. Many of the grocery store chains in the area are smaller chains of South and East Asian markets, rather than the usual American grocery titans. Aside from the chains, there is a large number of smaller specialty food markets.  The area is so densely packed with food businesses that so many cultural food enclaves can exist within such a small space.