Hwa Yuan Szechuan is a sichuan chinese restaurant in Chinatown, New York City.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Taste Your Way Through Chinatown & Little Italy on NYC’s Ultimate Foodie Tour! Indulge in a flavorful journey through two of New York City’s most vibrant neighborhoods!
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New York’s best kept culinary secrets are in Chinatown, but after you take this experience, they’ll be secrets no longer.
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Satisfy your pizza cravings on a 3-hour walking tour of New York’s Greenwich Village. Sample 3 different pies in one of the city's most historic neighborhoods and tast...
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Mark Iacono's candlelit Carroll Gardens pizzeria in New York City turns out a coal-fired Brooklyn pie and a calzone, cash only, BYOB, no reservations.
OrderThe plain margherita, charred-crust slice.
TipWalk-in only. Put your name down at 17:30, then come back at 19:30; the wait is the room's whole social fabric.
Katz's on East Houston has cured, smoked and hand-sliced pastrami in New York City since 1888. The corner-of-the-counter sandwich is the deli's whole point.
OrderHand-cut pastrami on rye, mustard, half-sour pickle.
TipTip the slicer a dollar when you get your ticket; a thick fatty slice samples your way and the sandwich comes built right.
Pino Pozzuoli's Carmine Street counter has folded the canonical New York slice in New York City since 1975. Located in Greenwich Village. Priced at $.
OrderPlain cheese slice, fresh out of the oven.
TipOrder at the counter, eat standing at the window. Pepperoni runs out by 21:00; arrive earlier if it matters.
Russ & Daughters has slung appetising on East Houston in New York City since 1914: hand-sliced smoked salmon, sturgeon, schmaltz herring and bagels to take.
OrderThe Classic: Gaspe Nova lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, capers on a poppy bagel.
TipThe shop is for take-away. Sit down at Russ & Daughters Cafe around the corner on Orchard for table service.
Peter Luger has dry-aged porterhouse on Broadway in Williamsburg, New York City since 1887. Cash or house card only, no reservations after 17:00 for walk-ins.
OrderPorterhouse for two, sliced and sauced at the table.
TipBook at least four weeks ahead for dinner. Lunch is the easier seat and the same meat.
Anthony Mangieri's Orchard Street pizzeria is the editor's neapolitan pie in New York City: 60-second wood-fired bake, twelve-pizza menu, no slices.
OrderThe Margherita, San Marzano and fior di latte.
TipSix covers at the counter, ten tables, reservations open 30 days out and vanish fast. Wednesday is the longest wait.
