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Sentosa

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39-07 Prince St., Queens, NY 11354
nr. 39th Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-886-6331 Send to Phone

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Cuisine: Asian: Southeast

Photo by Michelle Rial

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Hours

Daily, 11am-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

E, F, G, R, V at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave.; 7 at Flushing-Main St.

Prices

$2.50-$24

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Delivery
Good for Groups
Kid-Friendly
Private Dining/Party Space
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

31st Ave. to 56th Ave, 61st Rd. to Whitestone Expy.

Profile

Good restaurants don’t die. They just move to this Flushing side street, where the relocated Sentosa, a top-notch Malaysian kitchen late of Manhattan’s Chinatown, has materialized two doors down from the transplanted Spicy & Tasty. Like its Szechuan neighbor, Sentosa has spruced up its décor but preserved its brash, taste bud-grabbing flavors characteristic of its native cuisine. Malaysian is the ultimate fusion food, with a penchant for the pungent shrimp paste called belacan and a tendency to bury treasures, like shrimp and squid stuffed inside tofu. Roti canai, the fried pancake you dip into chicken curry, and beef rendang simmered in a chili powdered coconut milk curry are our go-to litmus test dishes for Malaysian restaurants; Sentosa’s are smashing. So is its ice kanang ABC, a Southeast Asian kitchen sink of a shaved-ice concoction, full of red beans, corn kernels, palm seeds, and jelly. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Roti canai, $3; beef rendang, $10; ice kanang ABC, $4