This Is One of the Smallest Restaurants in New York

Every Tuesday, Indo Java in Queens, New York, turns into the hottest spot in town for traditional Indonesian cuisine. And the best part? You’re always guaranteed the best seat in the house. With only one table, Warung Selasa is one of the smallest restaurants in the city, located inside a tiny, two-aisle grocery store. Owned and operated by Dewi Tjahjadi, Warung Selasa has been spreading the flavors of Indonesia in Queens for the past 10 years.

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[metalomarvel]

Seeing a small business like this makes me sad but seeing how happy and friendly they get along with their customers makes me happy for them

[yudadicki]

You should update this, they bought another table now, they have two table. TWO!!!! it's like 2 more extra seat guys

[agungwidi]

"I'm so rich, I booked the whole restaurant that afternoon, just for me"
The restaurant:

[julius]

"Im not a professional chef, i learned to cook from my mom."

That's literally the best way to learn how to cook.

[MrCedricman]

This place is going to be overrun by foodie hipsters now.

[shi]

"I own 16 restaurants with at least 4.5 stars each."
I sleep
"I learnt from my mom"
Real *food*

[windfallkid]

She’s so happy with what she does, it’s making me happy too :)

[armstrong]

"I learnt from my mom"
Guess this would be the best place to try Indonesian food.

[wasifchowdhury]

I live like 4 min away from here didn't even know this a restaurant

[nirovskifurfag]

A magnet for a random homesick Indonesian at US

[lunanyaan]

omg she even use black plastic bag. so authentic 😂

[kolaiahbaldwin]

“Table for one please”
“You mean the one table that we have?”

[nevermoreamore]

i see this video from Indonesia and just like "meh".. but wait until homesick kick in when i am in another country, this kind of restaurant will be truly heaven for me..

[bennyezzy]

Well, after this she well have to buy a couple more tables 🤷🏽‍♂️

[Jacclynr]

I live literally two mins away from this store had no clue is was a restaurant too. I’ll definitely try it out next Tuesday

[bushidotestu]

there are times when a local cooked meal is so much better than some 5 star meal or some fastfood

[SlashvsAdamSadler]

"It's also the only table ."

Me smashes Like

[madmanoliver]

I always love how GBS covers everything from the famous and large to the small and personal.

[AaronJitSing]

I'm from Malaysia, glad to see some Indonesian friends expanding their culture in other Countries.

[BehindTheCard]

Ohh, so this is the one. Gonna try it when i had a chance to visit NY.