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10 Recommended Chinatown Restaurants

Enjoy affordable, authentic cuisine at these Chinatown restaurants

By Heather Cross, About.com

Chinatown dining is a great choice for visitors to New York City. Manhattan's Chinatown is a popular tourist destination, restaurants in Chinatown are affordable (as well as delicious), and most Chinatown restaurants can accommodate both groups and families with children.

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1. 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

2. N.Y. Noodletown

Salt-baked shrimp, soups featuring freshly made noodles, and late night hours bring many folks to this Chinatown standby famous for its Hong Kong style cuisine.
  • Address: 28 1/2 Bowery
  • Phone: 212-349-0923
  • Cash only

3. 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 mean that there are often lines, but they move quickly.
  • Address: 22 Mott St.
  • Phone: 212-602-9988

4. Wo Hop

Open 24 hours, Wo Hop is a great choice for late night dining. Chop suey, chow fun and other typical Cantonese dishes are delicious, if a little greasy.
  • Address: 17 Mott St
  • Phone: 212-962-8617

5. 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

6. Nyonya

If you'd prefer to try Malaysian cuisine in Chinatown, Nyonya is the perfect destination. Reasonable prices and delicious roti canai mean that there is often a wait, but lines move quickly and the food is worth the wait.
  • Address: 194 Grand St.
  • Phone: 212-334-3669
  • Wine and Beer served
  • Cash only

7. 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

8. 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

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. 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
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