Brian’s guidebook
Recommended Restaurants
These are a few of my favorite restaurants in the area! Most of the restaurants are CASH ONLY!
Wah Fung Fast Food
79 Chrystie StEverything!
Taiwan Pork Chop House
3 Doyers StPork Chop over rice
Golden Unicorn
18 E BroadwayDim Sum (Food Carts pick anything!)
Tasty Hand Pulled Noodle
1 Doyers StXO Kitchen
148 Hester StBaked Pork chop with cheese over rice
Joe's Shanghai
46 BowerySun Hing Lung
58 Henry StRice Noodles!
Chinese Bakery. Very good for quick to go bite. I recommend the pineapple bun, coconut bun or egg tart!
27 Catherine St
27 Catherine StreetChinese Bakery. Very good for quick to go bite. I recommend the pineapple bun, coconut bun or egg tart!
21 Shanghai House
21 Division StWok Wok
11 Mott StWest New Malaysia
BoweryCha Chan Tang
45 Mott StPhoBar
43 Mott StTasty Dumpling
42 Mulberry StVanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StThe chicken club sandwich (fried) *Best chicken cutlet sandwich I've had in the area*
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Stop 1 Deli
122 Suffolk StThe chicken club sandwich (fried) *Best chicken cutlet sandwich I've had in the area*
69 Bayard St
69 Bayard StreetFor late night food (open until around 4am)
Great NY Noodletown
28 BoweryOpen late night until around 4am
Jing Fong Restaurant
380 Amsterdam AvenueDim Sum (Food carts pick anything!)
I-Canal Street Market
265 Canal StLots of food options in this market
83 Baxter St
83 Baxter StreetBreakroom Restaurant. Great for burgers
May Wah Fast Food
190 Hester StKings Kitchen
92 E BroadwaySuper Taste
26 Eldridge St99 Favor Taste
285 Grand StHot pot!
Not in the area but GREAT place for Korean BBQ!
20 abantu bendawo batusa
Dons Bogam & Wine Bar (Original)
17 E 32nd StNot in the area but GREAT place for Korean BBQ!
Let's Meat BBQ
307 5th AveNot in area but GREAT place for ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT Korean BBQ
Ippudo NY
65 4th AveNot in area but great place for ramen
Desserts
Here are some great places for dessert in the area. Some are CASH ONLY!
The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
65 Bayard StMango Mango Dessert
63 Bayard StCoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
129 E 45th StAlimama Tea
89A Bayard StMinus10 Ice Cream
10 Mott StBoba Guys
265 Canal Street
Max Brenner New York
841 BroadwaySightseeing
Empire State Building
20 West 34th StreetStatue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis IslandFreedom Tower
285 Fulton StTimes Square
Hudson Yards
20 Hudson YardsNight Life
Basement
45 Mott StSpeakeasy bar with beer pong, darts, and overall chill bar.
Pianos
158 Ludlow StBusy bar/club on weekends very lively
Hair Of The Dog
168 Orchard StBusy bar on weekends very lively
Can go during weekdays/weekends. Very chill bar (has some board games and stand up-comedy nights)
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Black Cat LES
172 Rivington StCan go during weekdays/weekends. Very chill bar (has some board games and stand up-comedy nights)
Comedy Cellar
117 MacDougal StGreat place to watch stand up comedy
The Delancey
168 Delancey StVery busy club on weekends
Mr. Purple
180 Orchard StCool busy rooftop bar. Long Line
Hotel Chantelle
92 Ludlow StBusy club on weekends
Very eccentric kind of bar. Many tourists and backpackers go to this bar.
183 abantu bendawo batusa
169 Bar
169 E BroadwayVery eccentric kind of bar. Many tourists and backpackers go to this bar.
La Caverna
122 Rivington StCool underground bar.