A Guide To Chinatown Eats: Where To Feast On Dumplings And Dim Sum Now
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Some Chinatown highlights for where you can sit down — or do takeout — and feast on dumplings, dim sum and noodles in our beloved neighboring culinary hub.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
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The dim-sum classic has set up cozy red- and yellow-painted gazebos for outdoor nomming on roasted pork buns and scallion rice rolls. (13 Doyers Street / photo: @coronashaxxx)
Buddha Bodai
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The reliable kosher vegan staple offers vegan dishes like sesame “chicken” and triple mushroom pan-fried noodles to accompany an inexpensive BYOB dining experience. (5 Mott Street)
Xi’an Famous Foods
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The beloved Flushing-born, now citywide noodle chain is still closed for indoor dining at its Bayard Street location, but you can enjoy menu favorites like the Spicy & Sour Dumplings or the Spicy Cumin Lamb Hand-Ripped Noodles (above) at the sidewalk tables or order at the counter for takeout. (45 Bayard Street)
Shanghai 21
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This popular destination (formerly Shanghai Asian Manor) on Mott Street has a never-ending selection of promising entrees: eggplant in garlic sauce, Chinese broccoli with garlic, braised tofu, Szechuan-style bean curd, and the reliably reliable scallion pancake. (21 Mott Street / photo: @shineyvegnyc)
Famous Sichuan
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Dine outdoors daily from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at this low-key eatery specializing in Sichuan classics like Dan Dan Noodles and Mapo Tofu. (10 Pell Street / photo: @circuit_tree_eats)
Carol’s Bun
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Eater recommends this eclectic cafe for beef brisket noodle soup, fried turnip cakes, Fujianese fish balls and plenty of dumplings (above), per its namesake. (139 East Broadway)
Canton Lounge
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Go big on Cantonese specialties like Scallop, Shrimp and Squid with Pepper and Salt, or the popular Peking Duck. (70 Mott Street / photo: @cantonlounge70, @nomlife, @foodloversdiary)
Deluxe Green Bo
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Enjoy Shanghai-style staples like scallion pancakes, soup dumplings inside or outside in the adorable yellow shantytown. Cash only. (66 Bayard Street)
Great N.Y. Noodletown
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This Cantonese-style eatery lives up to its name with a generous menu of handmade noodles, salt-baked seafood and an incredible roast duck and noodles soup (above). The late-night spot currently closes at 7 p.m. now, not 4 a.m., FYI. (28 Bowery Street)
top photo: @xianfoods
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