New York: Chinatown USA


The roast pork bun at Mei Lai Wah. // Credit: Molly Tavoletti for Resy

Chinatown USA

The Resy Guide to Manhattan Chinatown, By Those Who Love It Best

New York City’s first Chinatown does not kid around. The oldest of nine, it was established in the 1870s when…

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Chinatown USA

The Resy Guide to Dim Sum in New York

Dim sum got its start in New York more than 100 years ago when Nom Wah Tea Parlor first opened, and…

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Guides

The Resy Guide to Celebrating Lunar New Year in New York

While we’ve just celebrated the start of 2024, in just a few weeks — on Saturday, Feb. 10 to be…

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Chinatown USA

Chefs and Restaurateurs Explain Why Dim Sum Matters More Than Ever

Dim sum brings all of us together, across generations, cities, and Chinatowns. We asked Asian American chefs and restaurateurs from…

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Inside Potluck Club, a new restaurant that just opened in Manhattan Chinatown.

Interviews

At Chinatown’s Potluck Club, a Revival for Cantonese American Flavors Takes Shape

In the past decade, being Cantonese in New York felt like having an identity dreading its eventual extinction: Our food…

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Enjoying Cantonese barbecue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Chinatown USA

How to Have a Lunar New Year Feast, Wherever You May Be

The Year of the Tiger will be upon us come February 1, and so a generous spread is most definitely…

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The Classics

The Family Restaurant That’s Become New York’s Melting Pot for Nearly 50 Years

This March, one of New York City’s most beloved dim sum palaces closed its doors and the city lost a shared piece…

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Illustration by Jeannie PhanM for Resy

Taste Matters

Stop Calling Chinese Food Cheap. It Can Be Exceptional at Every Price.

There never has been a better time to eat Chinese food in New York City. From pleated Cantonese dumplings to…

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Illustration of WY Industries soy sauce, mustard, duck sauce and hot sauce packets

Chinatown USA

Packet by Packet, This Duck-Sauce Dynasty Forges On

Individual restaurants come and go, but the soy sauce packet is forever. And if you live and eat lo mein…

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Chinatown USA

The Resy Guide to Celebrating Lunar New Year in New York

Like many other celebrations, the Lunar New Year will look quite different this year. Manhattan Chinatown’s annual parade has been put on…

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