The 13 best Chinese restaurants in New York City
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Grand Sichuan
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There are several branches of the local Grand Sichuan chain, but the one on St. Marks Place is arguably the best in the city.
The menu of traditional Sichuan dishes is so extensive that you may have trouble choosing.
Han Dynasty
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The beloved Philadelphia restaurant chain opened its first outpost in New York's East Village in 2013, and it quickly became a favorite with New Yorkers. An Upper West Side outpost followed in April 2015.
Items on the menu are scored 1-10 based on spiciness, with 10 topping out at mouth-scorching. Order the famed dan dan noodle appetizer, and follow it up with a hot pot or one of the dozen or so other options on the entree section of the menu.
Hot Kitchen
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Hot Kitchen serves spicy Sichuan cuisine in a low-key spot in the East Village. The menu features lots of seafood dishes, like soft-shell crab and steamed whole fish with hot bean sauce.
Dishes are served family-style, so this place is best for groups.
Jing Fong
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If you're looking for an authentic dim sum experience, there's no better spot than Chinatown's Jing Fong, a massive banquet hall where servers wheel carts filled with various delicacies around the tables.
The Hong Kong-style eatery is great for groups and serves more than 100 varieties of dim sum.
Joe's Shanghai
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Joe's Shanghai is famous for its soup dumplings, called Xiao Long Bao or "Little Dumplings in the Basket."
They come in either pork or crab meat varieties, served in a bamboo basket. Bite the edge of the dumpling and carefully slurp up the soup, being careful to avoid spilling the piping hot broth all over yourself.
Some people say Joe's Shanghai is overrated and expensive with long lines. Others swear by it. Love it or hate it, this place is an institution.
Legend Bar & Restaurant
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A meal here will leave your mouth scorched — but in a good way.
Legend serves extra spicy but delicious Szechuan classics like Dan Dan Noodles and Sichuan Spicy Ma Po Tofu with black beans. Order the Sichuan cucumbers to cool the fire in your mouth.
Mr. Chow
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Mr. Chow turns Chinese food into fine dining. The dining room is elegant, service is excellent, and the food is superb — but you'll pay for the experience.
There are two locations in Manhattan — in Tribeca and Midtown East — but both are trendy.
Nancy Lee's Pig Heaven
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Nancy Lee's Pig Heaven serves both Taiwanese and American-style Chinese food in a kitschy setting. The menu and decor are eclectic, but the food is always delicious.
Reserve in advance as this place gets booked up early — and order the pork ribs, a house special.
RedFarm
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RedFarm is a creative, high-end Chinese restaurant that serves innovative Chinese dishes presented in a very whimsical, playful manner.
Check out, for example, Pac-Man ghost dumplings with sesame seeds for eyes, or the Katz's pastrami egg roll.
There are two locations in Manhattan: one in the West Village and one on the Upper West Side.
Royal Seafood
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While every New Yorker has his or her favorite spot, Chinatown's Royal Seafood is our pick for the best dim sum in the city.
They have all sorts of dumplings and delicious dim sum bites, but the lobster is one of the best things on the menu.
Shun Lee West
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Shun Lee serves haute Chinese cuisine in an elegant dining room with black-lacquered walls and a golden dragon design.
The food is equally upscale and delicious, but it's not cheap.
Xi'an Famous Foods
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Multiple locations in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn
Xi'an Famous Foods serves western Chinese specialties, like awesome hand-pulled noodles and a cumin lamb burger, at incredibly cheap prices.
They have locations in Chinatown, the East Village, Midtown, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Flushing, Queens.
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