WAU Menu – New York, NY

Type : Southeast Asian restaurant

Location : New York, NY

The name Wau is inspired by the intricate Malaysian moon-kite of the same name, often decorated with beautiful floral designs. Flown in celebration of a bountiful harvest, Wau are symbolic of beauty, grace and good fortune.

A much-anticipated occasion, the flying of the Wau offered an opportunity for padi planters and farmers in the field to take a break and observe the beauty of these handmade kites.

At Wau, our team are looking to offer a similar experience to diners—a respite from the busyness of everyday life and a comforting oasis that celebrates culture, tradition and lift your spirits as high as a kite reaching for the moon.

Rice dishes, noodles & soups, plus cocktails & wine presented in a stylish setting. Based on 202 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

WAU 10024

Address:
434 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024

Phone: (917) 261-5926

Website:

Social Profile:

Hours

Sunday 12–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 12–3:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 12–3:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Wednesday 12–3:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Thursday 12–3:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Friday 12–10 PM
Saturday 12–10 PM

Menu

Cocktails at WAU
Jamu
Vodka, Turmeric, Ginger, Honey, Lime
Lasso The Moon
Gin, Blue Lotus Flowers, Maraschino and Claried Lemon
Black Jasmine
Tequila Reposado, Longan, Jasmine Black Tea, Lemon, Soda
Rendang
Rye Whiskey, Beef, Coconut, Lemongrass, Galangal, Lime Leaf
Fresh, Light, And Easy
Gin, Baijiu, Cucumber, Mint, Lime
Api- Api
Tequila, Housemade Sriracha, Mango and Black Lava Sea Salt
Bubble Trouble
Lychee, Mango Pearls, Ginger and Nigori Sake
WAU-Lah
Mezcal, Sochu, Ginger, Grapefruit and Seltzer
Singapore Sling
is a gin-based sling cocktail staple of Singapore. Gin, cherry hearing, pineapple juice.
APPETIZERS at WAU
Be Advise : Following Items, We Believed, We Can Serve Certain Dietary Restrictions. However, We Are Not A Free-Allergy Kitchen
= vegetarian (by request) | = Vegan ( by request) | = gluten free | = contain nut | = contain shellfish / fish sauce | ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy | = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
Roti Canai ( ️ Mild On Sauce, Sauce As It)
The OG. Fluffy, Malaysian/Singapore-Indian savory pancake served with coconut milk curry potato dipping. Roti: contain butter
Roti Telur ( ️ Mild On Sauce, Sauce As It)
Another popular roti option: stuffed with egg, onions, bell peppers, jalapeno. Roti sauce: coconut milk, curry potato dipping sauce, 4 oz. on the side. Mild spicy. Roti can be made not spicy or spicier. Sauce as-is – means the item cannot be alternate. Roti contains butter, egg – cannot be removed. Vegetarian.
Murtabak ️ ( ️ Mild On Sauce, Sauce As It)
Malaysian-Indian dish. Pancake stuffed with minced chicken, egg, onions, bell peppers, and jalapeno. Roti sauce: coconut milk, curry potato dipping sauce, 4 oz. on the side. Mild spicy. Roti can be made not spicy or spicier. Curry sauce pre-made as-it. Vegetarian, roti contains butter. Egg – cannot be removed. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Satay Ayam
Chicken satay served with peanut sauce and pickled onion and cucumber. 4 skewer
Shrimp Toast ️
chicken and shrimp mince on mantou (as-it)
Wontons In Chili Oil ️
Chicken and shrimp dumplings in soy vinaigrette and chili oil
Savory Donuts
Chicken and shrimp mince, kaffir lime leaf, chili padi, panko crust
Honey Chili Sambal Chicken Wings
Southeast Asian-Malaysian take of a classic, aromatic, and spicy. contain: sesame seed. 4 wings
Daging Bakar ( Grilled Beef) ️
Spicy grilled beef, tamarind, shallot and chilli padi.
Singapore Black Pepper Prawns (AS-IT )
Prawns cooked with curry leaves, black pepper, garlic, and shallots
Salt And Pepper Young COCONUT ️
Young coconut meat tempura, salt and pepper style
Cantonese Salt And Pepper CALAMARI ️
Battered in pepper, garlic, five spice, bell pepper w. sambal aioli
Perkedel
3 pieces – Potato cakes seasoned, coated in egg, and fried to perfection. Indonesian potato fritters derived from Dutch
Soup
Hainanese-Style Mushroom Soup
Shiitake mushroom and jujube broth. Choose : Veg+tofu / chicken / shrimp +3 / seafood +3)
Cantonese-Style Wonton Soup
Bok choy, wonton (shrimp & chicken- steam) in chicken stock
Please Note:
Following items, we believed, we can serve certain dietary restrictions. However, we are not a free-allergy kitchen, our food may contain or cross-contact with nuts, sesame, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish. = vegetarian (by request) = Vegan ( by request) = gluten free = contain nut = contain shellfish / fish sauce ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
Salad At WAU
Urap Urap Salad ️
Indonesian Salad with spice coconut grated topping. Long beans, onion, blanched green, beansprout.
Tahu Tek Tek ️
Surabaya style tofu, egg, beansprout, potato with sweet soy sauce, peanut sauce dressing and shrimp cracker.
Please Note:
Following items, we believed, we can serve certain dietary restrictions. However, we are not a free-allergy kitchen, our food may contain or cross-contact with nuts, sesame, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish. = vegetarian (by request) = Vegan ( by request) = gluten free = contain nut = contain shellfish / fish sauce ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
Signature Dish at WAU
Be Advise :
Following items, we believed, we can serve certain dietary restrictions. However, we are not a free-allergy kitchen, our food may contain or cross-contact with nuts, sesame, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish. = vegetarian (by request) = Vegan ( by request) = gluten free = contain nut = contain shellfish / fish sauce ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
Rendang Beef ️
Caramelized beef curry, slow cooked braised in spices and coconut milk. Comes with side of jasmine Rice / Coconut Rice +1.50/ Aromatic Chicken Rice +1.50 on side FYI. based on ” CNN Your Pick : World ‘s 50 best food” 2017. RENDANG BEEF is #1 the best food in the world.
Ikan Pepes (Steam Sea-Bass In Banana Leave) ️
Steamed Sea bass in fragrant banana leaves which gives it an earthy flavor that works well with the rich Sumatran sambal and tomatoes.
Pineapple- Flower Fish Curry ️
Sea bass in a tamarind coconut milk broth, with galangal flower and hint of fresh chili.Comes with side of jasmine Rice / Coconut Rice +1.50/ Aromatic Chicken Rice +1.50 on side . Gluten free, sauce contain fish sauce
Eggplant Balado ( Charred Eggplant)
Charred eggplant topped with a fiery spicy sambal belado (hot sauce is found in Minang cuisine in West Sumatra)
Ayam Suwir
Crispy Thighs Chicken shredded with onion, sweet soy sauce mixed with sambal rica-rica ( pretty damn hot spicy Manado-Sulawesi sambal).
Gudeg
A traditional Javanese dish from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Gudeg is made from young unripe jack fruit stewed for several hours with coconut milk, soy, dominated by the sweet taste of palm sugar, tofu puff and boiled tea egg. comes with homemade sambal on side
Stir- Collard Green
Basil, onion, lime leaf bamboo shoot. contain fish sauce cannot be removed choice of (chicken , shrimp , seafood, tofu ), choice of (jasmine rice , Chicken Rice +1.50, Coconut Rice +1.50)
Charred Lobster Tail Salted Egg Hokkien Mee ️
Charred lobster with Singaporean noodle salted egg and our homemade sambal on side. Gluten free: request for rice noodle
Rawon (Oxtail Soup )
A traditional Javanese soup utilizes the black keluak nut as the main seasoning, which gives a dark color and nutty flavor to the soup.
LEGENDARY RICE DISHES at WAU
Be Advise :
Following items, we believed, we can serve certain dietary restrictions. However, we are not a free-allergy kitchen, our food may contain or cross-contact with nuts, sesame, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish. = vegetarian (by request) = Vegan ( by request) = gluten free = contain nut = contain shellfish / fish sauce ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
Nasi Campur
2 Layer rice (coconut and chicken rice) served with crips chicken, hard-boiled egg, sambal hijau, collar green and perkedel. Green sambal contain shrimp paste can be removed by request.
Ayam Goreng Kalasan
Crispy chicken topped with kremesan( crisp bits of fried batter ) served with rice stepped in chicken stock, soy, ginger and chili sambal on side. Green sambal contain shrimp paste can be removed by request
Bone Marrow Nasi Ulam ️
Cooked with onions, bird’s eye chili, basil, and garnished with fresh slices of tomato. Contain: soy sauce, egg & fish sauce can be removed by request (Choice : Chicken, Shrimp +3, Seafood +3, Tofu)
Nasi Goreng ️
Indonesian fried rice spiced with kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), shallots, garlic, ground shrimp paste, tamarind and chilli. Choice of (chicken, shrimp +3, seafood +3 , tofu). Containing shrimp cannot alternate
Butter Garlic Fried Rice
crispy garlic, scallions butter and chef’s love (Choice of : plain egg fried rice / tofu / Chicken / Shrimp +3 / Seafood +3). contain soy sauce egg and butter can be removed by request
Nasi Mawut Indomie Goreng
Indonesian fried rice and Indo-mie noodle combination spiced with kicap manis (sweet soy sauce), shallots, garlic, ground shrimp paste, tamarind and chilli.
NOODLES at WAU
Be Advise
following items, we believed, we can serve certain dietary restrictions. However, we are not a free-allergy kitchen, our food may contain or cross-contact with nuts, sesame, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish. = vegetarian (by request) = Vegan ( by request) = gluten free = contain nut = contain shellfish / fish sauce ️ = mild/ medium spicy, can be alternate to mild / no spicy = medium spicy (cannot be alternate)
WAAAU Noodle
The name already describes it. Please choose protein : Lobster tail / Vegetable and tofu / Chicken / Shrimp / Seafood. Contain : Egg (can be removed)- Noodle is egg noodle (cannot be subs ). Sauce contain soy sauce (cannot be removed).
Peranakan Laksa Soup ️
Spicy egg and vermicelli noodle soup in a rich curry coconut milk broth, laksa leaves, cucumber, mixed seafood, tofu puffs and bean sprouts. Gluten free/ Vegetarian by request
Pangsit Mie Ayam
Lomein noodles tossed in aromatic scallion-ginger oil, ground chicken, and green, wonton (shrimp and chicken) served with sambal on the side
Mie Goreng Jawa
egg noodle sauteed on a wok with shrimp paste, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), chives, beansprout and shrimp cracker on side. choice of : tofu, or chicken, or shrimp +3, Beef +3, or seafood +3 ). Be advise, contain shrimp paste can be removed by request.
Char Kway Teow
Stir fried (for that wok hei flavor) flat rice noodles in dark soy sauce, chili, topped off with bean sprouts and chives. Contain egg can be removed by request(Chicken, Shrimp +3, Seafood +3, Tofu)
Mie Bakso
Indonesian-style beef meatballs in a peppery clear broth, bean sprout, crispy shallot, and scallion. Mie Goreng Jawa 19 egg noodle sauteed on a wok with kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), chives, beansprout and shrimp cracker on side. choice of : tofu, or chicken, or shrimp +3, Beef +3, or seafood +3 ). Be advise, contain shrimp paste can be removed by request. Peranakan Laksa 25 Egg noodle and vermicelli noodle soup in a rich curry coconut milk broth, laksa leaves, cucumber, mixed seafood, tofu puffs and bean sprouts. Gluten free/ Vegetarian by request. Shellfish Spicy Very Spicy Gluten Free Vegan Vegetarian Thank you for choosing to dine with us! We would love to be able to welcome all our guests at WAU. Given our limited seating capacity, we kindly request all guests to keep their dining experience to 1.5 hours. Kindly note that this applies as soon as the first guest is seated at the table. Before ordering, kindly inform your server if you or any guest in y
Pad See Ew
Thai rice noodles fried in light and sweet soy sauce, onion, bok choy. Contain egg and fish sauce can be removed by request(Chicken, Shrimp +3, Seafood +3, Tofu)
White Wine
J & H Selbach ‘21 Incline [ Riesling ] Mosel, DE
Familia Torres ’22 Pazo Bruxas [ Albariño ] Rias Biaxas, SP
Michel Barraud ‘21 Macon-Villages [ Chardonnay ] Burgundy, FR
Jacques Dumont ’22 Sancerre [ Sauvignon Blanc ] Loire Valley, FR
Bubbles
Jeio Prosecco Brut Veneto, IT
Rose | Orange Wime
Red Tail Ridge ‘22 Estate Rosé [ Pinot Noir, Teroldego ] Finger Lakes, NY
Bonny Doon ‘22 Le Cigare Orange [ Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris ] California
Red Wine
Magoutes Vineyard ’19 Siatista [ Moshomavro ] Macedonia, GR
Famille Dubard ‘20 Couer Du Mont [ Pinot Noir ] Loire Valley, FR
Senorio De P. Pecina ‘16 Crianza [ Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano ] Rioja, SP
Sette Cieli ’20 Yantra Super Tuscan [ Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot ] Tuscany, IT
Sake
SOTO Junmai
Chilled. Clean and light on the palate, apple, soft rice, touch of umami. 180 Ml
Sho Chiku Bai Nigori
Chilled. Silky fruit flavors and satisfying rice custard finish
Beer (by the bottle only )
OEC Brewing Yuzu Pilsner
Other Half Poetry Snaps Rice Lager
Other Half All Citra Everything IPA
Hitachino Nest White Ale
Beverage
Indonesian Iced Tea
Butterfly Lychee Lemonade
Still / Sparkling Water, Large
Mexican Coke / Diet Coke
WAU Top Shelf Collection
Clase Azul Plata
Clase Azul Reposado
Clase Azul Gold
Clase Azul Guerrero [Mezcal]
Batavia Arrack
Iichiko Sochu
Mugi Hokka Sochu
Bhakta 50
Bhakta 27:07
Moutai Kweichow Baijiu
Hibiki Harmony- Blended
Yamazaki 12- Single Malt
Macallan 12- Single Malt
Macallan Rare Cask
Macallan 25
Hakushu 12-Single Malt
Balvenie 21 Portwood- Single Malt
Yamazaki 18
Dessert
Kopi Tiramisu
Creamy, rich. lightly bitter finish Courtesy of the addition of a dash of java coffee

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: resy.comopentable.com

Reviews

Jack P.
This is an excellent Indonesian restaurant and is highly rated for good reason. We ordered two of the daily specials, and they both tasted delicious and we felt like it was a great deal for the area. My wife very much enjoyed all the fancy non-alcoholic drink options they had.

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Yiyi Zhang
Beautifully appointed restaurant, inside and out. I’ve been to a bunch of Indonesian / SEA fusion restaurants in NYC but this was the first time I’d encountered salt+pepper fried young coconut on the menu. It was really interesting and delicious!

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End
I will certainly be coming back to this place when I’m on the west side of manhattan. It was a delish meals. It was 3pm when we arrived. Tried to go to two other restaurants in the area for them to be closed until 5pm. Glad I didn’t go to those others. This will certainly be our spot when we are in this area.

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Nicolia Eldred-Skemp
Great gem of a place with delicious & unique food! I specifically looked for an Indonesian restaurant while visiting NYC because its a hard to find cuisine in the US, but I’ve had it a few times including in Indonesia. Food was great, very flavorful. We got the Nasi Campur which was great to try a lot of small dishes, great chicken with coconut and peanut flavors & the food had a nice spice level that wasn’t too strong but flavorful. Also got the Singapore Black Pepper prawns and the sauce was rich, slightly on the sweeter side. We got coconut rice which paired well with prawns but wasn’t as strong coconut as Burmese coconut rice. Cocktails were very refreshing. Good service and the outdoor covered patio is very cute. I definitely recommend this place if you’re in the area and want to try some different food!

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Rahul Mane
Fantastic Indonesian, Thai and Malaysian food. Service was friendly. Drinks were great.

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Carmine Battista
Great flavors with the right of sweetness, spiciness and temperature. Been to Indonesia several times over the years…I like their attempt to bring a bit of Indonesia to NYC.

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Your Mom’s
Don’t order Roasted Hainanese Chicken Rice, it’s dry. And roasted. If you’re gonna remix a classic dish, it better be amazing. It’s not. The Nasi Goreng was just ok. It’s pricey for what it is, average.

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J T
The Fish curry (seabass) was to die for. Excellet taste & presentation. The chicken bumbu rujak was also delish. The price was quite high, but it measures up with the taste & service. Great job Wau. Thanks

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Ryan Lesane
I came for restaurant week and I’d like to say they provided the best deal out of all restaurants I visited over the years for restaurant week. 2 drink, appetizer and entrée; everything was so delicious I had to try their dessert also (I never get dessert). Though the food was delicious this drink was my favorite thing on menu, in fact I’d say it’s my favorite drink thus far. I will certainly be back.

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Neal Jhaveri
Excellent Malaysian/Asian fusion cuisine with rich flavors and unique interpretations. The ingredients were fresh and the service was very good. The space is a little tight but the attached sidewalk covered outdoor seating has a lot more elbow room if needed. Will be back soon.

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