NFT: Chinatown chinese restaurant recommendations

when in c-town. On Mott, just north of Worth.

I'm a sucker for Work Hop on Mott St. It's delicious and cheap.

It's a very good option. I prefer the downstairs Wo Hop.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor. And make sure you get the egg roll.

on Wo Hop. Noodles with Shrimp and Black Bean Sauce plus the Lemon Chicken are my favs for the past decades.

Wo Hop

Order seafood.

That said,; Soup Dumplings +Shanghai style? Are worth the trip, various places have good ones.

(Dumplings with the soup in the inside)

Or any place "Shanghai"

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Nom Wah tea parlor.

I couldn't give another answer

Joe's Shanghai is a great spot.

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but it's cheap. Be prepared though - calling it a dump is being generous. If you're OK with being below ground in a place that hasn't seen a lick of improvement done to it in 30 years, you'll be fine. If you're the kind of person that expects some ambiance from their dining area (and I am not, if the food is good enough) then you'll be disappointed.

Nom Wah listed above is pretty good as far as traditional goes, and if you want something a little funky (in a good way) check out Kong Sihk Tong.

In comment 14466856 McNally's_Nuts said:

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Nom Wah tea parlor.

I like the second. Joe's is way too touristy

Looks amazing.

Old work friend of mine grew up in New York, and was a life long Wo Hop patron. I went in there a few times with him, and he would order a Steak and Onion dish that was off the menu. It was awesome and a favorite of all us from work.

call the Hop Kee, which is not bad either.

On the Bowery about a block or 2 across from the Manhattan bridge. Also Big Wong on Mott St. I don’t get all these Wo Hop recommendations. Wo Hop was good 40 years ago at 3 in the morning after getting stoned at a party.

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In comment 14466975 Samiam said:

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On the Bowery about a block or 2 across from the Manhattan bridge. Also Big Wong on Mott St. I don’t get all these Wo Hop recommendations. Wo Hop was good 40 years ago at 3 in the morning after getting stoned at a party.

I love the (New) Big Wong. I would have mentioned it but it’s didn’t think that was what the OP would be looking for. But simple noodles, or, more appropriately, noodle soup it’s the best! The bbq (roast duck, char siu, soy sauce chicken, or siu yuk) is also the best around. Great jook too. It’s our never miss go to place whenever we go to the city.

Doyers St

I grew up in Flushing. All the pizza places now have ducks hanging in the windows, I hear.

but something not cool with men writing "I love Big Wong".....

But, we go more up the block on Mott to Hop Kee.

In comment 14466821 Southern Man said:

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It's a very good option. I prefer the downstairs Wo Hop.

Has to be downstairs.

But, for some really excellent and much more authentic northern Chinese food, try Petite Soo Chow in Cliffside Park, NJ, just across the GWB. The soup dumplings are what they are known for, each order made to order. But, everything is great there and a good portion of their menu is not what you would find in typical Chinese restaurants.

Petit Soochow. Nan Xiang is closing in Flushing, but SDP has the best soup dumpling in the tri-state region in my opinion.

Remember Gloria pizza?
I usedto love that place

Haven't been in a while but most of it's clientele was drunk NYU students.

Personally I like NY Noodletown but I wouldn't call it a nice restaurant. Joe's Shanghai is probably more like what you're looking for.

SF or Vancouver that’s as Chinese as you can get. Aside from Dim Sum, we only go to Oriental Garden for Cantonese seafood if Flushing is too far. Congee Village on the outskirts of Chinatown usually gets some votes when Chinese food comes up.

Have to know what to order though, if you want just wonton soup and beef and broccoli, then most eateries in Chinatown would suffice.

Ping's is quite good with a seafood emphasis. A newer place with particularly good sesame noodles and Peking duck is Hwa Yuan Szechuan Inn on East Broadway. The chef/owner is the son of Shorty Tang who had a restaurant of the same name on the same site forty years ago and is believed to have originated sesame noodles in the US.

In comment 14467061 JPinstripes said:

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but something not cool with men writing "I love Big Wong".....

I actually knew a girl in college named Anita Wang, so...point taken.

And go to Flushing for non-Cantonese.

In comment 14467126 Jim in Hoboken said:

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SF or Vancouver that’s as Chinese as you can get. Aside from Dim Sum, we only go to Oriental Garden for Cantonese seafood if Flushing is too far. Congee Village on the outskirts of Chinatown usually gets some votes when Chinese food comes up. Have to know what to order though, if you want just wonton soup and beef and broccoli, then most eateries in Chinatown would suffice.

I second Oriental Garden if you want seafood

103 Mott St.

Spacious, well lit, large variety of food, inexpensive, big tables -- can seat a big group.

on Mott for decades. Never disappointed.

In comment 14467112 sb from NYT Forum said:

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Haven't been in a while but most of it's clientele was drunk NYU students. Personally I like NY Noodletown but I wouldn't call it a nice restaurant. Joe's Shanghai is probably more like what you're looking for.

I love Wo Hop bit this is spot on. Wo Hop is just a glorified version of American Chinese food, it is greasy and just a better version of what you can get in any suburb in any tri-state area location. If you are looking for a more authentic experience I agree with Joe Shanghai and there is this place Joe's Ginger which is also a better option. This is not to undersell Wo Hop, it definitely has its virtues, but there are some limitations as well.