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🥟 Chinatown, New York City
35 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 35 Restaurants
✨ Dim Sum, Cheap Eats, Late Night
The most authentic Chinese food in America. Dim sum palaces, hand-pulled noodle shops, and $5 meals.
Known for: Nom Wah, Doyers St, hand-pulled noodles, bakeries
Don't miss: Nom Wah, Apotheke, Golden Diner, Mei Lai Wah
💡 Doyers Street has the best hidden restaurants and bars in the city.
Top 10 in Chinatown
1
Yamada
Japanese Kaiseki · Michelin 1-Star (New 2025), NY Times 4-Star
Chef Isao Yamada's kaiseki counter inside the Canal Arcade in Chinatown is one of the most intimate dining experiences in New York. Ten courses for $295, focused on seasonal precis...
93
2
Corima
Mexican · 1 Michelin Star
One Michelin star for Mexican fine dining in Chinatown from chef Fidel Caballero, who evolved his acclaimed pop-ups into a permanent restaurant. The $125 tasting menu features crea...
92
3
Bridges
New American · 1 Michelin Star
A creative New American spot tucked into Chinatown that draws on the neighborhood multicultural energy for a menu that is inventive and soulful. The space has a cool, slightly mood...
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4
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Cantonese Dim Sum · NYC Institution Since 1920, Oldest Dim Sum Parlor in NYC
Chinatown's oldest dim sum parlor has been serving har gow and siu mai since 1920, and the renovation a few years back made it better without killing the soul. The original egg rol...
89
5
Xi'an Famous Foods
Chinese Noodles
The hand-pulled noodle empire that started as a tiny Flushing basement stall and conquered New York City one spicy, cumin-laced bowl at a time. The liang pi cold noodles are addict...
88
6
Sunn's
Korean · Eater Best Wine Bar 2025
Sunny Lee's Chinatown wine bar won Eater's Best Wine Bar award, and the banchan alone is worth the trip. Every dish is vegetable-forward and creative — even the house salad is extr...
88
7
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum
Maya Lin-designed museum documenting the history of the Chinese diaspora in the United States. Rotating exhibitions and an extensive archive; the main Centre Street location is the...
88
8
Joe's Shanghai
Chinese / Soup Dumplings
Joe's Shanghai in Chinatown has been serving soup dumplings since before soup dumplings were cool. The pork and crab XLB are the classic order — thin skin, scalding broth, and a fi...
87
9
Hwa Yuan
Sichuan
The modern revival of a legendary East Broadway Sichuan restaurant that originally introduced NYC to cold sesame noodles in the 1970s. The multi-level space serves elegant Sichuan ...
87
10
Vanessa's Dumpling House
Chinese Dumplings
The original Vanessa's on Eldridge Street has been feeding the Lower East Side cheap, excellent dumplings since forever. Pork and chive fried dumplings — crispy on the bottom, juic...
86
All 35 Restaurants in Chinatown
Spicy Village
Chinese / Henan
86
Kopitiam
Malaysian Coffee Shop
86
Golden Diner
Asian-American
86
Museum at Eldridge Street
Museum
86
Wah Fung No. 1
Chinese Roast Meats
85
Peking Duck House
Chinese / Peking Duck
85
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles
Chinese
82
Taiwan Pork Chop House
Taiwanese
82
The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Dessert
81
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