One Michelin star for Chinese fine dining that's unlike anything in Chinatown. Chef Bolun Yao honors his late grandmother from Xi'an with a $165 tasting menu that spans Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, a...
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Cantonese Dim Sum · Chinatown · 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 roll, the shrimp and sn...
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Bonnie's
Cantonese-Caribbean · Williamsburg · Michelin Star
A Cantonese-Caribbean mashup in Bed-Stuy from Calvin Eng that earned critical raves and a Michelin nod. The chili crisp chicken, the jook with Chinese sausage, and the cocktails are all sharply person...
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Chuan Tian Xia
Sichuan · Sunset Park · Michelin Recommended
Sunset Park Sichuan that the Michelin Guide and The Infatuation both rate as one of NYC's sharpest — Chengdu classics, dry-pot, mapo tofu, and a chili-oil program that earns the lines out the door. Ca...
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Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao
Shanghainese · Flushing · Michelin Recommended 9 Consecutive Years
The xiao long bao at this Flushing institution are the benchmark by which all New York soup dumplings are measured. Thin skins, scalding broth, and pork filling that's been perfected over decades. The...
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Xi'an Famous Foods
Chinese Noodles · Chinatown
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 addictive, and the spicy c...
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Chongqing Lao Zao
Sichuan Hot Pot · Flushing · NYT 100 Best 2025
Chongqing Lao Zao on Prince Street serves some of the most authentic Sichuan food in Manhattan. The boiled fish in chili oil is a towering bowl of fire, numbing peppercorns, and tender whitefish that ...
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Szechuan Mountain House
Sichuan · East Village · New York Times Top 100 Best NYC Restaurants 2026 (#45)
An East Village Sichuan spot that takes regional cooking further than the neighborhood's other Chinese restaurants are willing to go. The menu pushes into lesser-known Sichuan dishes with real ma la h...
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Tolo
Chinese · Lower East Side · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Bib Gourmand wine-bar/Chinese-restaurant hybrid where Chinatown meets the LES — small dining counter, mix-and-match dishes spanning multiple regions of China, paired with a serious natural-wine list. ...
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Lei
Chinese Wine Bar · Chinatown · MICHELIN Guide New York · New York Times Top 100 Best NYC Restaurants 2026 (#76)
Annie Shi's Chinese wine bar on Doyers — hand-rolled cat's ear noodles with cumin-tomato braised lamb, soy-braised short ribs with strawberry jam, sesame shao bing with cold butter. The wine program r...