FLUSHING, QUEENS
Alley 41
A quiet, modern Sichuan room off Main Street — mapo tofu, cumin beef and pork belly rolls, Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Alley 41 sits a short walk off Main Street, on a side block you would not cross without a reason, and the room repays the detour: concrete walls, curved wooden chairs, panel screens that break the space into calm sections. The menu lives on a tablet, it is long, and the photographs are honest about what arrives.
This is Chengdu cooking that does not apologize for its chili. Start cold, with pork belly rolled around cucumber and sesame noodles, then chicken dumplings in red chili oil, mapo tofu, and sizzling cumin beef. The kitchen moves quickly, so the table fills fast; order in waves and keep rice close.
Editor’s tip
Order the pork belly and cucumber rolls and the mapo tofu first, then add cumin beef once you see how the heat sits.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 13, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.