Wing Hing Seafood Restaurant is the best dim sum spot in Sheepshead Bay.

Long Wong Bakery II makes our favorite egg and milk tarts in Sheepshead Bay.

Golden Z is a solid Cantonese barbecue spot in Sheepshead Bay.

Lagman House is a Dungan restaurant in Sheepshead Bay specializing in hand-pulled noodles from Western China and Central Asia.

Silver Apricot in the West Village has a secret patio out back where you should bring a date and eat Chinese-New American small plates.

Kamboat is one of our favorite bakeries in Chinatown.

Sama Street is a Pan-Asian bar and restaurant in Greenpoint that’s a great place to go for cocktails and small plates.

Deluxe Green Bo is a cash-only spot in Chinatown that makes great xiao long bao.

Shanghai You Garden in Flushing makes some of the city’s best xiao long bao.

Dumpling Legend in Fresh Meadows is a great spot in the neighborhood for soup dumplings.

Fatima’s halal kitchen is a great Chinese spot in Astoria. They also have excellent fried chicken, which we very much support.

Nurlan is a casual, halal Uyghur restaurant in Flushing with great laghman hand-pulled noodles.

Carifesta in South Richmond Hill makes excellent halal Chinese-Guyanese food, make sure to get the fried chicken fried rice.

Chong Qing Lao Zao in Flushing specializes in Chongqing-style hot pot made with beef tallow and Sichuan peppers

Xiang Hot Pot is a hot pot restaurant in Flushing’s New World Mall that serves one of their broth options with an edible butter sculpture of a bear.

If you’re looking for a fun, all-you-can-eat hot pot and karaoke experience in Sunset Park, check out this Chinese restaurant on 53rd Street.