
They’re crispy and delicious and definitely a must order item. They’re not as layered as many recipes but more like a fried dough pancake. Deluxe Green Bo also has the best scallion pancakes. They aren’t very spicy so you can always ask for a side of chili oil. Boiled wontons filled with pork are tossed in a sweet and savory peanut sauce along with a spicy chili oil. The hot and spicy wontons are my favorite thing to order. It’s a seated restaurant with both outdoor and indoor seating but cash only.

Since then I have continued to bring every friend and family member who has visited me. My friend Emily aka introduced me to Deluxe Green Bo when she played tour guide around Chinatown when I had just moved to New York in October of 2020. What to order: sour lamb dumplings hand-ripped spicy lamb and cumin noodles Deluxe Green BoĦ6 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013 | And are filled with ground lamb and served in a sour and spicy sauce with black vinegar and chili oil topped with cilantro and sesame seeds.

The skins are thicker and chewier than many other dumpling styles. The wheat noodles are hand-pulled into wide, flat noodles similar to Italian pappardelle noodles. They’re most well known for their hand-ripped spicy lamb and cumin noodles with mouth-numbing sichuan peppercorns (they also offer a vegetarian version with spicy hot-oil seared noodles). I think this cuisine is so interesting because it’s characterized by Islamic influences – namely the use of lamb and mutton as a main protein. aan), now has many locations including one just down the street from Deluxe Green Bo off Bayard Street in Chinatown.The restaurant, featuring food from the Xi’an provenance of Northwestern China (pronounced shee Xi’an Famous Foods’ original Flushing location skyrocketed to fame (they ship their noodle kits nationwide on Goldbelly now) after it was featured on Anthony Bourdain’s show “No Reservations ” in 2007. Multiple locations Chinatown location 45 Bayard St., New York, NY 10013 | What to order: shrimp dumplings (har gow) shrimp balls dim sum sampler sesame balls Xi’an Famous Foods Don’t forget to order sesame balls for dessert! While many other stops close after lunch, Dim Sum Go Go stays open until 9pm so you can go for dinner. Their thin skinned shrimp dumplings (har gow) are served wrapped in crystal wrappers and the shrimp balls are deep fried and made with minced shrimp paste. It comes with 10 pieces of their most popular (and colorful) items from shumai to a curry beef dumpling. If you’ve never been, I recommend the dim sum sampler. Popular for Cantonese dim sum-style cuisine, Dim Sum Go Go is on Michelin’s Bib Gourmand list, meaning it’s a good quality and high value meal. What to order: steamed rice roll, rice roll with fried dough and the “original” egg roll Dim Sum Go Goĥ E Broadway, New York, NY 10038 | The large “original egg roll” has vegetable and chicken filling encased in a thin omelet shell rather than egg roll wrapper, served golden brown and crispy. I also love the rice roll with fried dough where the rice rolls encase airy pieces of fried dough for a unique contrast of textures. I personally love their steamed rice rolls with shrimp – sheets of rice gluten are rolled with small steamed shrimp and served with soy sauce. Since COVID they have added outdoor seating to accommodate social distancing and are now taking reservations on Resy. I’d recommend going right around when it opens at 11AM since a line often builds quickly. The Doyers Street location is one of the oldest dumpling houses in New York City, open since 1920 when it operated as a tea parlor and bakery making it a great stop on a Chinatown tour. While there are many places that may do dim sum as well if not better than Nom Wah, its history sets this spot apart. Nom Wah Tea Parlor is located in a small alley. A lot of places in Chinatown close fairly early in the day so it’s best to go around lunchtime.ġ3 Doyers St, New York, NY 10013 | /chinatown.So I’d recommend going with a group of four or less. Most of the restaurants on this list don’t take reservations.Don’t be afraid to branch out and try something unique.


Bring lots of cash! Many of the small businesses on this list are still cash-only.
