Chinese and Pan-Asian Cuisine
More than 100 Chinese and Asian restaurants are crammed into Chinatown. You can hop a cab, tell the driver “Chinatown,” and walk into the nearest restaurant. You won't be disappointed. Here are some Chinese and Asian places on Mott Street alone:
Buddha Bodai (5)
Hong Ying (11)
Sing Wong (13)
Ajisen Noodle (14)
Hop Kee (16)
Wo Hop (17)
Ping's (22)
Peking Duck House (28)
Green Tea (45)
Mr. Tang (50)
Teariffic (51)
Wonton Garden (56)
Mandarin Court (61)
Amazing Restaurant (66)
Guang Dong Yen Jia (67)
Singapore Café (69)
Hoy Wong (81)
Grand Harmony (98)
Shanghai Café (100)
Oriental Food (103)
Big Wing Wong (102)
New Chao Chow (111)
Banh Mi Saigon (138)
Other recommended Chinese restaurants include the following.
Dim sum consists of a variety of small dishes traditionally served with tea. You can make an entire meal out of dim sum or sample them as snacks as you explore Chinatown. Traditional dim sum offerings include fried and steamed dumplings and rice balls, but every restaurant has its own version of dim sum.
Ollie's Noodle Shop ($-$$)
200-B West 44th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)
Times Square-West 42nd Street station (N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, or 7 train)
212-921-5988
Ollie's is always busy, and with good reason. Favorites here are the Cantonese roast meats, filled dumplings, the sizzling platters, and, of course, the noodle dishes.
Jing Fong ($-$$)
20 Elizabeth Street (between Bayard and Canal Street)
Canal Street station (J, M, N, Q, R, W, Z, or 6 train)
212-964-5256
Jing Fong is known for its dim sum. Every member of your family will find numerous treats among the succulent carts streaming out of the kitchen. This is a vast banquet-hall-like place (the way it's done in Hong Kong), and no one cares if the kids cry, drop their food, or act like kids. Jing Fong serves dim sum from 10
Shun Lee Palace ($$-$$$)
155 East 55th Street (between Lexington and 3rd avenues)
Lexington Ave.-East 53rd Street station (E or V train); East 51st Street station (6 train)
212-371-8844
Consistently one of the best restaurants in New York, Shun Lee has an upscale menu of unusual dishes served with extravagant presentation. The meals are sharable, especially the casseroles. Some entrées are served in appetizer portions. There is a low-carb menu and a great $20 prix fixe lunch that is easily shared.
