Chinatown Map | Best Dim Sum Restaurants
1. 456 Restaurant
If you're looking for soup dumplings in Chinatown, 456 is a great choice for this Shanghai staple. Eggplant in garlic sauce packed a little spice and was as good as I've ever had, and the extensive menu offers plenty of other delicious options, including stars marking all the dishes recommended by the NYTimes review.
- Address: 69 Mott St.
- Phone: 212-964-0003
- Review:456 Shanghai Cuisine from the New York Times
2. Amazing 66
Amazing 66 offers diners a clean and cheerful spot amongst the chaos of Chinatown for enjoying Cantonese standbys that are a notch above average. There are plenty of large, round tables making this an ideal choice for groups, but there is also comfortable seating for smaller parties.
- Address: 66 Mott St.
- Phone: 212-334-0099
3. Congee
Shrimp in walnut sauce, anything prepared with ginger and scallions and the various congees are all popular choices at Congee.- Address: 98 Bowery
- Phone: 212-965-5028
4. The Grand Sichuan
If you're looking for spicy, Sichuan cuisine, Grand Sichuan International is the perfect Chinatown choice. Stick to the Sichuan dishes (ma po tofu, wontons in spicy oil, fresh-killed chicken) and you can't go wrong.- Address: 125 Canal St
- Phone: 212-625-9212
5. Green Bo Restaurant
Specializing in Shanghai cuisine, Green Bo restaurant is a great place to get Lions Head, yellow fish with dried seaweed and rice cake dishes, as well as soup dumplings.
- Address: 66 Bayard
- Telephone: 212-625-2359
- Cash only
6. Hop Kee
Fill up on the deliciously cheap offerings at Hop Kee. From pan fried flounder and salt baked squid to chow fun and roast duck wonton soup, Hop Kee makes old Chinese standby dishes taste delicious.- Address: 21 Mott St
- Phone: 212-964-8365
7. N.Y. Noodletown
Salt-baked shrimp and roasted pork are among the delicious offerings at this spartan Chinatown standby. It's open 'til 3 a.m., making it a great choice for late night dining.
- Address: 22 Mott Street
- Phone: 212-602-9988
8. Nha Hang Pho Viet Huong
This Vietnamese restaurant serves delicious pho, despite the charmless interior. Fans of the restaurant enjoy many of the beef dishes on the menu, particularily the beef in grape leaves and the warm beef salad.- Address: 73 Mulberry St
- Phone: 212-233-8988
9. Oriental Garden
Excellent Cantonese-style seafood dishes, as this is their specialty. Here, you can see the live fish that will soon become your dinner in the many fish tanks throughout the restaurant. Stick with the fresh seafood dishes for the best meal here.- Address: 14 Elizabeth St
- Phone: 212-619-0085
10. Ping's Seafood
In addition to its fresh-killed fish dishes, Ping's Seafood is known for serving delicious dim sum. The pleasant atmosphere and credit-card friendly policy at this Cantonese seafood restaurant in Chinatown mean that there are often lines, but they move quickly.
- Address: 22 Mott St.
- Phone: 212-602-9988
11. Wo Hop
Open 24 hours, Wo Hop is a great choice for late night Chinatown dining. Chop suey, chow fun and other typical Cantonese dishes are delicious, if a little greasy. Service is quick, and there is a steady stream of customers no matter when you dine. The walls are plastered with photos of customers, some famous, but mostly not, giving you something to look at while you wait for your food at this subterranean restaurant.
- Address: 17 Mott St
- Phone: 212-962-8617