Chinatown
Most Popular guides
Guide
The Best Restaurants In Chinatown
Dim sum, hot pot, laksa, and more great things to eat in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Guide
14 Great Healthy Lunch Options Downtown
Where to go for a lunch downtown that won’t make you feel terrible for the rest of the day.
Guide
Where To Eat After A Run Across The Brooklyn, Manhattan, Or Williamsburg Bridge
All the restaurant motivation you need to finish your run across one of NYC’s bridges.
Guide
The Best East Village & LES Restaurants On Caviar
Our 18 all-time favorite delivery spots in the East Village and on the Lower East Side.
Guide
Where To Eat Outside In Chinatown
20 excellent outdoor options in Chinatown for when you’re in the mood for tender wontons in chili oil, banh xeo, oyster omelettes, or a BEC.
Guide
Where To Eat Ethiopian Food Downtown
Our favorite Ethiopian restaurants below 34th Street in Manhattan.
Guide
Where To Eat Dim Sum Outside In Chinatown
Have an excellent outdoor lunch and show some love to Chinatown’s dim sum restaurants.
All posts
Review
West New Malaysia
The salted egg prawns at West New Malaysia in Chinatown are one of the best things to eat in a neighborhood that's full of good things to eat.
Review
Sweet Moment
The over-the-top, almost creamy bingsoo at Sweet Moment in Chinatown is great for sharing.
Review
The Little One
The Japanese desserts at this small Chinatown cafe are little works of art, and taste as good as they look.
Review
Curry House
Grab lunch at this Malaysian restaurant when you need to take refuge from the bustle of Chinatown.
Review
Golden Unicorn
Golden Unicorn is a restaurant above a bank in Chinatown where you can eat some dim sum while a wedding reception is going down nearby.
Guide
The Best Restaurants In Chinatown
Dim sum, hot pot, laksa, and more great things to eat in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Review
House of Joy
For a festive dim sum experience or a Cantonese dinner with a huge group, head to House of Joy in Chinatown.
Review
King Dumplings
King Dumplings is a tiny shop on Hester street that makes great, inexpensive dumplings.
Review
Hakka Cuisine
This Chinatown restaurant specializes in dishes like stuffed tofu and salt baked chicken from the Hakka community.
Review
Mee Sum Cafe
A Chinatown classic, Mee Sum Cafe is the perfect place to drink a milk tea and eat some chicken over rice at 8am.
Review
Yi Ji Shi Mo
If you have a few dollars in your pocket, go spend them on shrimp-stuffed rice rolls at Yi Ji Shi Mo in Chinatown.
Review
Fu Zhou Wei Zhong Wei Jia Xiang Feng Wei
This counter-service spot in the basement of a nearly-abandoned Chinatown mall has decent dumplings and some very juicy and flavorful steamed pork buns.
Review
Shinka Ramen & Sake Bar
Shinka, tucked away inside a Chinatown hotel, is a great place to drink, watch sports, and eat a unique bowl of ramen with brisket and bone marrow.
Review
Burger By Day
Burger by Day is a counter-service spot in Chinatown that has some of the best smashburgers and fried chicken sandwiches in the city.
Review
Potluck Club
On the border of Chinatown and the LES, Potluck Club offers a playful take on Cantonese-American food.
Review
Alimama
Alimama is a dessert shop in Chinatown that specializes in mochi doughnuts and boba-filled cream puffs.
Review
Cheong Fun Cart
Every morning at the corner of Hester and Elizabeth, you'll find this cart serving simple, springy, and pleasantly chewy meat-filled rice rolls that start at $1.50.
Review
North Dumpling
North Dumpling makes extra-gingery dumplings for $3.50 a pop. It’s one of our favorite dumpling counters in Chinatown.
Review
Taiyaki
Taiyaki in Chinatown is a Japanese bakery that makes fish-shaped cakes full of soft serve.
Review
Round K by Sol
Round K is an all-day Korean cafe in Chinatown serving good food and exciting coffee.