A Toronto-born fast-casual chain built around Himalayan dumplings has landed on Long Island, opening its first New York storefront at 231 Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park in June 2026. Momo2Go serves fried and steamed momos alongside South Asian and Indo-Chinese fusion dishes, and the new shop is already drawing steady crowds.
According to Newsday, the New Hyde Park location was busy during writer Andi Berlin's two visits, with the menu leaning into roughly 20 momo preparations that range from classic steamed versions to fusion creations. The chain lists dishes such as chilli chicken, gobi manchurian, creamy szechwan momos, and manchurian momos alongside its signature dumplings, which come filled with chicken, vegetables, or paneer cheese. Newsday's report notes that the New Hyde Park store serves slightly different flavors than Momo2Go's Canadian locations, reflecting menu tweaks for the local market.
Momo2Go got its start in 2016 in Toronto as a fast-casual spinoff of Himalayan Kitchen, a sit-down restaurant that three brothers and their mother opened in 2012 to serve family dumpling recipes, according to blogTO. Himalayan Kitchen is located in Toronto's Parkdale neighborhood, a district known as Little Tibet that holds the largest concentration of Tibetan diaspora residents in North America, with an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 Tibetans living in the Greater Toronto Area, per the Canadian Encyclopedia. That community traces back to Tibetan refugees who began settling in Toronto in the early 1970s.
A Franchise Partner With Family Ties
The New Hyde Park store is run by a franchise partner named Ngawang, who Newsday reports is a cousin of Momo2Go's main owners. Ngawang was born in Nepal and came to New York 16 years before the article's publication. Speaking to the outlet, Ngawang said Tibetan gatherings commonly include preparing and eating momos together, a tradition embedded in the dish's origins.
Momo2Go now has nine locations across Canada, plus a growing U.S. footprint. The chain opened a location in Dallas, Texas, and expanded further this summer with a 100% zabiha halal store in Frisco that opened in July 2026, according to Community Impact. That Texas location, the report notes, features handcrafted dumplings, noodle dishes, and rice bowls tailored for halal dining, marking its second North Texas storefront.
Fusion Sauces Built From Two Culinary Traditions
Momo2Go's fusion dumpling sauces, including butter chicken, tandoori, and Delhi masala, were developed by co-founder Tenzin Dharpo, a graduate of George Brown College's culinary program in Toronto, blogTO reports. The sauces blend traditional Himalayan dough recipes with street-food flavors Dharpo picked up while traveling in India. That fusion approach extends to specific dishes on the New Hyde Park menu, including the Kurkure Momo, which uses ground Indian puffcorn snacks in its batter and costs $14.99, and the Jhol Momo, whose gravy is made from cashew and sesame seeds, with the classic steamed version priced at $14.99. The Gobi Manchurian runs $12.99.
Newsday's report also lays out how the fillings differ from momos found elsewhere. Traditional Tibetan momos usually have chunkier meat fillings and fewer spices, while Nepali momos tend to include more vegetables and spices such as turmeric. Momos found across the Himalayas can contain beef or yak meat, and Momo2Go's own Canadian locations can serve beef momos and Nepalese recipes such as sadeko. Community Impact notes that traditional Himalayan momos in Tibet and Nepal frequently use yak, beef, or water buffalo meat, but U.S. fast-casual concepts like Momo2Go adjust to halal chicken, vegetable, and paneer offerings instead — which is reflected in the New Hyde Park menu's chicken, vegetable, and paneer fillings.
Why Long Island, and Why Now
The New Hyde Park opening lands amid a broader demographic shift across the region. Long Island's Asian population grew by more than 40 percent between 2014 and 2023, climbing from 173,649 to 244,287 residents, per U.S. Census Bureau data cited by Newsday. That growth has been driven in part by families moving out of New York City boroughs in search of suburban housing and school districts.
Locally, Asian residents make up roughly 34 percent of the Village of New Hyde Park's population and 45 percent of neighboring North New Hyde Park, according to Data USA estimates, making it one of the highest concentrations of Asian ancestry residents in New York State. Momo2Go is already looking to build on that base: the chain plans to open another location in Hicksville, where Asian residents account for more than 32 percent of the population following a multi-decade shift that turned Route 107 into Long Island's premier South Asian commercial corridor. Hicksville's Asian population doubled between 2000 and 2020, making it a majority-minority hamlet within Oyster Bay.
A demographic and voter study by the Asian American Federation found that Nassau County's 3rd Congressional District, which covers both New Hyde Park and Hicksville, has seen a significant rise in Asian American civic and economic presence over the past decade. The trend echoes what's already visible in Queens, where Jackson Heights is home to New York City's largest Tibetan and Nepalese community and has hosted the annual Momo Crawl since 2012 — an event that draws more than 1,000 food enthusiasts to sample Himalayan dumplings across dozens of neighborhood eateries, according to the Asian American Writers' Workshop.
For now, Momo2Go's New Hyde Park location is open daily from noon to 9:30 p.m. and can be reached at 516-216-1281. The full menu, including its roughly 20 momo preparations and fusion sides, is listed at momo2go.com.
