The decor is simple and so is the menu, with wonderful soups, noodles, meat dishes, and creatively prepared seafood.
28½ Bowery St at Bayard St
212 349 0923
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Great N.Y. Noodletown
Joe’s Shanghai
The Chinatown branch of the Flushing (Queens) restaurant famous for its soup dumplings (look for steamed buns on the menu).
9 Pell St at Bowery
212 233 8888
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Grand Sichuan
For the spicy flavors of China’s Sichuan province, this is a no-frills bargain storefront with authentic specialties.
125 Canal St at Broadway
212 625 9212
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Fuleen Seafood
Fresh,
well-prepared seafood dishes and bargain prices at this Chinatown
favorite. Dungeness crab and lobster appetizers (four ways) are a steal.
11 Division St, off Bowery
212 941 6888
Golden Unicorn
Dim
sum is the star but all the dishes are well prepared in this crowded,
third-floor restaurant. Go in a large group to enable more sampling.
18 East Broadway at Catherine St
212 941 0911
Golden Unicorn
Jing Fong
This glittery room is packed daily for the vast selection of dim sum. Just point at your choices as the carts roll by.
20 Elizabeth St, between Bayard & Canal Sts
212 964 5256
New Green Bo
This busy Shanghai spot is famous for its dumplings. Service is perfunctory, but the lines move quickly.
66 Bayard St, between Mott & Elizabeth Sts
212 625 2359
No credit cards
Lombardi’s
Pizza doesn’t come much better than at this unpretentious old-timer that turns out delectable thin-crust pies.
32 Spring St, between Mott & Mulberry Sts
212 941 7994
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Da Nico
A rustic setting and a wonderful courtyard garden make this family-run restaurant with a dozen varieties of pizza a favorite.
164 Mulberry St, between Broome & Grand Sts
212 343 1212
Il Palazzo
One
of the better choices on Mulberry Street; cozy, candlelit,
non-touristy. The menu includes all the Italian favorites, and the
garden is a summer delight.
