Renee Dizon started out selling homemade empanadas and steamed buns to groceries around Woodside before opening a tiny restaurant on 69th Street. Nearly four decades later, Renee's Kitchenette is a Little Manila institution, with her sons helping carry on the family's recipes.

At the end of the A train, South Richmond Hill’s Little Punjab comes into focus through chole bhatura and lassi at Punjabi Dhaba, langar at a Sikh gurdwara, and a neighborhood market stocked with the flavors of South Asia.

Our guide on where to eat in Queens during the U.S. Open Tennis Championship.