Bananas

Name: Bananas
Address: 174 1st Avenue, New York, NY, 10009
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.5

East Village · Asian

174 1st Avenue, New York, NY, 10009Directions

4.5209 reviews

Diners say this new American restaurant serves up delicious char sui pork with caramelized banana, étouffée, and dynamite fried rice. They also highlight the friendly and attentive staff, the fun and inviting atmosphere, and the unique Asian-Cajun fusion dishes.

Banana shrine, Cajun spices, and busy weekends.

Bananas is a $$$ Asian restaurant in East Village, New York. It has logged 1,403 check ins on Blackbird, and is busiest Sunday evenings. Check in on Blackbird when you visit.

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The experience

Vibrant eatery for American staples with an Asian flair, including fried chicken and pancakes.

Google Places/ updated 21d ago

Why go

Bananas is an $$ Asian restaurant with a 4.6 Google rating from 224 reviews and 1,403 all-time Blackbird on-chain check-ins. Saturday and Friday are its busiest check-in days.

The review trail points to a playful room: friendly service, great music, drinks, and banana-themed decor, including a banana shrine. The food reads cross-cultural in the dishes diners name-check, from buffalo kaarage and dynamite rice to Nola BBQ octopus, étouffée, shrimp alfredo with udon, and a banana dessert with a salty bite.

Reviewers call out creamy, hot rice; tender octopus; Cajun-spiced sauces; and comfort-food riffs like chop cheese and French dip.

editorial/ updated 21d ago

Fast facts

Bananas holds a 4.6 Google rating across 224 reviews.
Blackbird shows 1,403 all-time on-chain check-ins from Sep. 4, 2025 to Aug. 5, 2026.
Saturday and Friday are its busiest Blackbird check-in days.
Reviewers call out friendly service, great music, and banana-heavy decor.
One reviewer singled out the banana-themed shrine as 'so cool.'

editorial/ updated 21d ago