The best chicken wings I've ever had, anywhere, hands down. The crispy fried rice is also phenomenal. This is absolutely a dive bar, but the food is incredible. The staff is great, and if you're lucky, you might get a complimentary shot or two of Jameson.

Yum and fun! This is always a great spot for great vibes, drinks; and food. The owners here are the best and very personable. The crispy fried rice is actually amazing!!! It is so tasty and flavorful. I really enjoyed that the most.

Food (5/5): Wow the food is absolutely amazing and delicious. Truly a hole in the wall type of place with really great dishes and food. I ordered the beef rendang, dumplings, and Mama's curried chicken while some friends ordered other dishes. The rendang was absolutely delicious with amazing sauce and super tender meat. Some of the best I've had. Service (3/5): While some of the staff had great energy, don't expect upscale type service here. They served food in to go containers, paper plates, and disposable plastic cutlery. Additionally, some of the food came fast but some of my friends had to wait a while for their fried chicken. Also, be aware there is a 3% surcharge for credit card. We accidentally paid with card and when asked if we can change to cash after finding out about the charge, they seemed to not want to try to figure it out so we left if as-is. One thing I appreciated was they worked to fit our group of 8 and moved us to a more spacious table when it was available. Overall, not the best service but there is some charming aspects. Ambiance (4/5): We came as a large group of 8 after an event at Tin Building and I picked this spot because it was close and had great Yelp ratings. I was really confused at first looking at the restaurant from the outside because it seemed shady and not the usual Asian restaurant look. The door also had a broken door handle so it was hard to open. When we finally figured out how to open the door, it seemed like an American dive bar rather than a Malaysian restaurant. So we ended up walking out, double checking if it's the right place and thinking if we should go elsewhere. But one of the staff who was working opened the door again and someone from the staff said don't be scared, just come in. So we decided to go for it since there was available seating. The whole place seemed to be doing lively karaoke and drinking and we were the ones there mostly for the food. It was a super interesting and unique vibe that I hadn't seen before. Feels like if we were in Malaysia and the Malaysians were trying to make an American Dive / Sports bar restaurant. Tons of flags everywhere and sports playing on many TV's.

This place is packed How do they still get drinks on time, food hot, and a free shot??? Listen, I have lived in the shadows of Manhattan my whole life. I have eaten at the best and worst places This is hands down the best fried rice ever!!!! Wings were great Everyone is friendly Including the customers I'm coming back

A nurse from the nearby hospital downing beer from an enema, cheered on by her inebriated peers still dressed in scrubs. Lawyers shooting the shit with each other after a long trial day. Sweaty wall street bros with unbuttoned shirts raucously shouting at the Yanks game on the screen. This is just a small sample of regular patrons at the Fish Market on any given night. Here owners (and brothers) Dan and Jeff run the bar, and are known to give out free Jameson shots all night, while their mother is laboring in the kitchen fulfilling orders from "Mama's Menu", some of the best home cooked Malaysian food in the city. If you live or work in Lower Manhattan, you probably already know about this dive. If you don't, this is a bit of an off the radar spot to add to your rotation to impress out-of-towners with your underground knowledge of the city.

I've had Fishmarket Restaurant bookmarked for ages and decided to stop in yesterday afternoon. First and foremost, we spent about 10 mins trying to get inside. I was grabbing and pulling for dear life on the only door with a doorknob outside the bar with no success. Turns out the second door WITHOUT any doorknob or place to pull the door is how you get in. You have to grab the top of the door and pull. I had no idea, but finally someone saw me struggling and kicked the door open to let us in. They have an American menu and a Mama's Malaysian menu. I came all the way out here to try Mama's legendary food, so we ordered the shrimp puffs, curried chicken, and crispy shrimp fried rice. All the food comes out in to-go containers with paper plates. I thought the food was delicious and flavorful. The curry chicken is on the spicy side but comes with white rice to balance it out. The crispy rice was amazing too, and the shrimp puffs were tasty. We got a free round of Jameson shots after we finished our food which was super nice of them. After we finished our shots, the true VIP arrived: Mama. I was kind of bummed that she arrived after I ordered my food as I thought she was in the back the whole time. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing to give her a warm welcome. TLDR: the food was great, the atmosphere was rowdy (the Giants game was on and full of fans), and you have to literally earn your way in here.

A hole in the wall. This bar is near my best friend's apartment in the city and we come here every time I visit her. Nothing special about the drinks, but the owners are extremely friendly and cool. Every hour or so, one of them will go around with a bottle of Jameson and shot glasses. We would do free shots all together! Pretty cool, right! They do this throughout the night. The highlight of this place is the food. I heard it's one of the owners mom that does the cooking. The crispy fried rice here is the best! We have also tried the chicken wings and fried shrimp. Both are good, but we never leave until we have the fried rice. The bathroom is kind of gross, especially towards the end of the night. I try to avoid it at all cost. The place can use some remodeling or at least get the door fix, but I guess that's charm of this place.