Past the outlet stores of Austin Street, you can just make out the familiar thwack of la mian dough hitting the counter at Xin Taste Hand Pulled Noodle. Down the block, a cafe called Pink Forest serves creative bubble tea flavors and jianbing — Beijing’s famed savory pancakes — alongside bagels and almond croissants. Snowdays, a Taiwanese shaved ice chain with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, doesn’t have a branch in Flushing or Elmhurst. But it does have a storefront on Austin Street.

Each of these businesses has opened in the last two years, a sea change in a neighborhood better known for its decades-old pizza parlors and Jewish delis.

“Growing up on Yellowstone Boulevard, I always knew the local delicacy was Knish Nosh or a mean bowl of matzo ball soup,” said Nora Lum, the rapper and “Crazy Rich Asians” actor who goes by the name Awkwafina. When her family wanted a taste of Chinese food, they had to trek to Flushing and Elmhurst.