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2 sichuan places in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Sichuan across every city.

Sichuan cooking brought numbing heat and chili oil to a New York Chinese scene long dominated by Cantonese food. Hwa Yuan Szechuan in Chinatown revived a historic name on East Broadway, while Han Dynasty in the East Village made dan dan noodles and dry-pot dishes familiar downtown. Both helped push the cuisine's bolder flavors into the city's mainstream.

Hwa Yuan Szechuan ★ 4.3

$$$Sichuan ChineseChinatown

Hwa Yuan on East Broadway brought Sichuan cooking to New York City Chinatown in 1968, closed in 1992, and was rebuilt by the founder's family in 2017.

OrderCold sesame noodles to start, General Tso's chicken in the founder's original sweet-and-savoury glaze.

TipThe cold sesame noodles claim to be the original American version; whether or not you buy that, order them.

Han Dynasty ★ 4.2

$$SichuanEast Village

Han Dynasty's East Village outpost runs Chengdu-style numbing-spicy Sichuan in New York City. The dan dan and the dry pot are the room's calibration plates.

OrderDan dan noodles, dry pot fish, cucumber salad to cool.

TipThe spice scale runs 1 to 10; the menu says 7 is hot, the kitchen means it. Start at 5.

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