5 editor picks in New York City.
5 chinese places 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 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.
OrderPork-and-crab xiao long bao, basket of eight.
TipTake the 7 train to Flushing-Main Street; the room runs 60-minute waits at lunch. No reservations; expect a buzzer.
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.
OrderBeggar's chicken, ordered 24 hours ahead.
TipOrder the General Tso's the first time as a history lesson; on return visits skip it for the Hunan beef.
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.
OrderPork-and-crab xiao long bao, eight per basket.
TipNo reservations; expect 30 minutes at peak weekend lunch. Bring cash to speed up the tab.
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.
OrderSteamed beef momo, ten to a plate.
TipEnter the phone shop on 74th, walk to the back. The counter is to the left through the curtain.
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.
TipThe mapo tofu and the spicy beef noodle soup are the two-order minimum. Walk-ins at the bar are easy after 14:00.
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