If you want a fully immersed in Asian cultures experience, don't go to Manhattan, take the 7 train to the last stop in Queens, go upstairs and you'll realize you've been transported to somewhere very different. Almost everyone on the streets are Asian and a ton of different Asian languages are being spoken. It's called "Chinatown" however it should (IMO) be called "Asiatown". You can find tons of Korean beauty stores, all sorts of Chinese-owned businesses and as of late, Japanese stores such as Daiso, the Japanese chain $1.99 store. I love going to Flushing because it's like a vacation to a foreign land without leaving NYC. When I first started visiting about 12 years ago I would literally be the only non-Asian person you could find despite the throngs of people. Now more non-Asian people are discovering this gem and you see more colors of people in the mix, however, not a lot. And you can get anything you want in THIS Chinatown without someone asking you if you want counterfeit purses or counterfeit perfumes every two seconds.
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The REAL Chinatown in NYCRoosevelt Ave & Main St., Flushing, NY Last stop on the 7 train
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