5 chinese rooms in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Chinese across every city.
Chinese food in New York spans regions and boroughs, from Chinatown classics to the dense restaurant rows of Flushing. Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao in Flushing is known for its soup dumplings, Joe's Shanghai in Chinatown helped popularize them downtown, and Lhasa Fast Food in Jackson Heights serves Tibetan momos from behind a phone shop. Shun Lee Palace in Midtown represents the older, white-tablecloth banquet tradition.
Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao ★ 4.6
flushing · 39-16 Prince Street #104, Flushing, NY 11354
Nan Xiang on Prince Street in Flushing pleats soup dumplings to 18 folds in New York City. Pork, pork-and-crab, and a green truffle-pork basket on weekends.
Shun Lee Palace ★ 4.0
midtown · 155 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
Shun Lee Palace has served Cantonese and Hunan food on East 55th Street in New York City since 1971. T.T. Order the beggar's chicken, ordered 24 hours ahead.
Joe's Shanghai ★ 4.2
chinatown · 46 Bowery Street, New York, NY 10013
Joe's Shanghai on Bowery has popularised the soup dumpling in Manhattan's Chinatown in New York City since 1997. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans chinese.
Lhasa Fast Food ★ 4.5
jackson-heights · 76-03 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Lhasa Fast Food hides behind a Jackson Heights phone shop in New York City. Tibetan momos, hand-pulled thenthuk noodles, butter tea, cash-only counter eating.
Milu ★ 4.3
flatiron · 333 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
Milu is a chinese room in Flatiron. The mapo tofu and the spicy beef noodle soup are the two-order minimum. Walk-ins at the bar are easy after 14:00.