Buddakan

(212) 989-6699
75 9th Ave
New York, NY 10011
Categories: Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants

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Updated 08/28/2008
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When I say that they have the best shrimp I’ve ever had, I’m not kidding. I’m so serious in fact that I would swear on my grandma’s life. The Chili Rock Shrimp is outrageous.
I was a bit apprehensive about Buddakan when I walked in, it’s a huge restaurant, with trendy looking people and a lot of dark corners for celebrities to hang out in (I saw Derek Jeter, his corner apparently wasn’t dark enough, because I spotted him) and loud hipster music that makes you feel like you’re on a photo shoot for Vogue.
However after my first bite into an Edamame Dumpling, I was sold. If you’re into fancy drinks order the Heat or the Charm.