5 Catherine St. : New York, NY 10038 : 212-925-8308
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 A-Wah is a Hong Kong restaurant specializing in bo zai fan, designated on the English menu as "World Famous Rice in Casserole." Cooked rice is deposited in a lidded clay pot that?s been soaked in water, and then tidbits of meat, poultry, or fish are placed on top along with aromatic vegetables,... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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138 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-941-1541
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 Once ensconced in a stall under the Manhattan bridge, this distinguished Vietnamese institution was reinstalled in the rear of a jewelry store. One thing they do with the extra space is a lot of baking, including bright green mung bean cakes stuffed with coconut, chewy sweet beef jerky, and,... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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25B Henry St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-608-8962
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 The newest dumpling shack is also a shade better than most, and their chive-and-pork dumplings (four for around $1) are magnificent: crisp on the bottom and soft on top, dripping with flavorful juices. Other standard classics are rendered with similar aplomb, including sweet-and-sour soup with a... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese, Noodle Shop |
Takeout |
$ |
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143A Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-226-1886
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 This steamed-bun specialist offers a plethora of bao, filled with almost everything imaginable?lotus seed paste, egg custard, pumpkin, pork with greens and egg, chicken and ginger, salted egg yolk, and so on. The fluffy, cloud-like, white mantao that encases each filling is made on the premises,... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Takeout |
$ |
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130 Division St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-925-1921
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 For the past few years, Fujianese cafes have delivered the city's cheapest full meals. Currently foremost in the category is New Bai Wei Gourmet Foods, which piles almost three dozen tubs in the window, including shrimp, crabs, mussels, and whole fish, along with seasonal Asian vegetables, then... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Asian |
Takeout |
$ |
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111 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-226-2590
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 The cooking of Chinese expats in Southeast Asia is featured in area Chiu Chow restaurants, the best of which is that ancient Chinatown fixture New Chao Chow Restaurant. Experience the cuisine's delicacy and piquant flavors in the deconstructed version of pho known as "broth noodles," and in the... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese, Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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13 Doyers St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-962-6047
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 Tucked away on Doyers Street in the heart of Chinatown, you'll find Nom Wah, the city's oldest tea parlor. Red-and-white checkered tablecloths, potted palm trees, and a vintage diner counter add to the charming ambiance. Fifty-six classic dim sum options span the menu and can be washed down with... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese, Dim Sum, Tea |
Takeout |
$ |
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55 Grand St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-274-8225
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 The name refers to a pale nutty mole of toasted pumpkin seeds poured over enchiladas stuffed with scrambled quail eggs. Papatzul is New York's only real cognate of Chicago's Frontera Grill, an informal place that specializes in well made regional Mexican fare at prices that fall short of wallet... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Mexican |
Business Dining, Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$$ |
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277C Grand St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-965-5366
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 At what may be the best Vietnamese in town beef shines, mainly in French-leaning preparations. Bo nuong vi is particularly tasty, thin slices of very red beef sauteed tableside in butter, then wrapped in rice paper sheets with mint leaves and pickled carrots and radishes. Squirt on the chile... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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73 Mulberry St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-233-8988
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 Skip the legendary seven-course beef dinner that prefaces the menu at this restaurant decorated like a Southeast Asian village, and cherry-pick the constituent dishes that excel, including a warm salad of tender beef strips in a citrus dressing (goi bo), a delectable beef congee made with broken... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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100 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-966-3988
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 This Shanghai surprise has been largely overlooked. Its forte is dishes at the lower end of the menu, making this the perfect place to gorge on soup dumplings (a/k/a "tiny juicy buns") in three varieties. Pick the steamed ones with crab. Also sporting plenty of crustaceans are braised e-fu... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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27 Eldridge St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-925-0805
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 It's not often that a new kind of noodle appears in town, but this modest spot on a block that's mainly employment agencies for Fujianese day laborers has introduced something called "peel noodles." These strips are shaved into boiling water from a loaf of dough when you order them, and the... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Asian, Chinese |
Takeout |
$ |
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20 Henry St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-285-8727
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 This Fujianese noodle shop has presciently added northern and western Chinese fare to its repertoire, including the greasy pancake filled with pork and scallions called shar bing, heretofore unavailable in Manhattan's Chinatown. The plain scallion pancake is much bigger than usual, and so is the... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Takeout |
$ |
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26 Eldridge St. #N : New York, NY 10002 : 212-625-1198
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 The specialty of this narrow stall on the thronged last block of Eldridge is hand-pulled wheat noodles originating in Lanzhou, a city in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu. The preferred formulation features the noodles in a spicy red broth with slices of braised beef, but there are 16... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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89 Baxter St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-732-2822
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 The ambitious and expensive seafood restaurant strives to use only sustainable catch, which is a laudable goal. Via Chef Joe Isidori, who used to work in Vegas, the crudo starters are astonishingly tasty, little artistic compositions in which raw fish plays a co-equal role with other... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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213 Grand St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-226-4231
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The minute you enter, your eye is drawn to the 4-foot framed shark's fin at the end of the room. You may have been lured in by the perfect display of Chinese barbecue in the window: pig, cuttlefish, chicken, duck, mixed gizzards, pork, chicken feet—even duck blood, the potent folk cure for... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
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69 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-964-0003
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| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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66 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-334-0099
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 A longtime Chinatown staple, this two-story restaurant hosts hordes of tourists and families on a daily basis. The look is a bit classier than your usual lo mein joint; enter the dining room to find a large chandelier hanging over the round tables, which are all draped in white tablecloths.... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Delivery, Kid Friendly, Private Party, Takeout |
$$, $$$ |
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43 Murray St. : New York, NY 10007 : 212-732-2873
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| Chinatown |
American, Bar Food, European, Irish |
Delivery |
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102 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-274-0696
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 This old-school Cantonese joint simmers up a very serviceable congee, with generous helpings of pork liver or preserved egg. Try the roast meats, including duck with darkly burnished, crackly skin and juicy pig. Cantonese standbys like salt-and-pepper shrimp and Hong-Kong-style lo mein with... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Cantonese, Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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67 Mott St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-964-0540
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 People certainly don?t come here for the atmosphere, which is about as bare-bones as it gets with dingy floor tiles, unadorned walls and tables and a row of dead ducks hanging in the window. The reason people have been coming here for more than three decades has more to do with the food coming... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Takeout |
$$ |
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80 Bayard St. : New York, NY 10013 : 212-406-2292
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 The chaos hits you as soon as you walk in the door. In front, people crowd around the counter getting their to-go orders from the men hacking apart the ducks that were formerly hanging in the window. The dining room is filled with Chinese families and groups of young people eating cheap Chinese... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese, Vietnamese |
Kid Friendly, Takeout |
$ |
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171 Hester : New York, NY 10013 : 212-343-2623
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 Hong Kong soaked up the regional cuisines of China like a sponge, then turned to Southeast Asia, North America, and England for further inspiration. To savor Hong Kong's complexities, start with a salad of julienne jellyfish dressed with sesame oil and tossed with Vietnamese vegetables, or... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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13 Essex St. : New York, NY 10002 :
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| Chinatown |
Bakery, Coffeehouse, Tea |
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$$ |
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242 Canal St. : New York, NY 10002 : 212-343-2505
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 This Hong Kong?style bakery has some of the cheapest eats in Chinatown, and that's saying something. If you're craving a sweet, choose a pineapple roll, so called for its appearance rather than its flavor. Best of all, check out the rice noodle rolls called chee cheong fun. The noodle snacks sit... More >> |
| Chinatown |
Bakery, Chinese |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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