Chinatown Restaurants

by Josh Ozersky - Citysearch Editor - 170 Reviews - 49 Lists

Updated: April 14, 2009

Much more than a tourist attraction, Chinatown is one of the city's most delectable neighborhoods for food, with cuisines from all over Asia--much of it at absurdly low prices. We've got the scoop on the area's trusty classics and hidden gems.

On this page:Essential Restaurants, Off the Beaten Path.

Essential Restaurants

  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average Ping's Seafood
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    22 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Ping is one of the city's most adventurous and skillful Cantonese chefs, and the seafood both here and at the Flushing branch is beyond reproach.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended New York Noodle Town
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    28 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    There are better spots in town for roast duck, baby pig and char siu, but chefs still flock here at midnight for a Cantonese barbecue fix.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Fuleen Seafood Restaurant
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    11 Division St, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    One of the best seafood restaurants in any of New York's three Chinatowns, this fish house specializes in Cantonese-style fresh fish, many of which are still swimming around when you come in.

  4. 4 4 Star Rating: Recommended Wo Hop Restaurant
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    15 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    This is the Chinese food you likely grew up eating--spare ribs, egg foo young, egg rolls--served at its best, 24 hours a day, to a cult of New Yorkers who have grown up eating here.

  5. 5 4 Star Rating: Recommended Hop Shing Restaurant Inc
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    9 Chatham Sq, New York, NY 10038 (map)

    It's chaotic and none too pretty, but this old-school bakery and dim sum parlor is a delicious historic relic that still produces hot, strongly seasoned food whenever you go.

  6. 6 3.5 Star Rating: Average New Green Bo Restaurant
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    66 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    The first, and still the best, of Chinatown's Shanghai spots sports the city's mightiest soup dumplings in a stark, no-frills (even by Chinatown standards) room.

Off the Beaten Path

  1. 7 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Excellent Pork Chop House
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    3 Doyers St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Bargain-priced Taiwanese soul food joint delivers precisely what it promises: excellent pork chops.

  2. 8 4 Star Rating: Recommended Congee Village
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    100 Allen St, New York, NY 10002 (map)

    Ignore the hideous gray porridge that is the restaurant's big claim to fame, and concentrate instead on fantastic Cantonese specialties like crispy fried frog and pork tripe with riblets.

  3. 9 3.5 Star Rating: Average Shanghai Cafe
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    100 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Crowds gather for the rich, savory flavors of Northern Chinese cuisine, in a bustling '80s-tinged atmosphere. Lamb dishes are a particular strength.

  4. 10 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Jing Fong Restaurant
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    20 Elizabeth St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    A vast, block-spanning banquet hall serving an impressive variety of scrumptious dim sum goodies, with a handy do-it-yourself vibe.

  5. 11 4 Star Rating: Recommended Nha Trang Restaurant Inc
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    87 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Arguably Chinatown's best Vietnamese, the pho selection here is awesome, and the menu items uniformly strong. Plus, it's cheap as hell.