When it comes to cheap eats, it’s a cornucopia out there in Chinatown Manhattan.
Hey, where else can you get four Fried Chive Pork Dumplings for $1.25 or a delicious Scallion Pancake for 75-cents. Only in Chinatown, kid.
Only in Chinatown can you eat to your heart or rather stomach’s content.
Besides the cheap prices, the good part of a meal in Chinatown is that the food is often fresh. Not sitting there since the Great Deluge.
I’ve been to several restaurants in Chinatown Manhattan and never had a bad experience.
Sure, the language barrier is formidable in Chinatown if you want details on what you’re eating.
But that’s part of the adventure accompanying a meal in Chinatown. 😉
Central Buffet
195 Centre St
(Between Howard St and Hester St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-226-2905
$5 gets you a lot of food. Avoid White Rice at the Cash Counter.
I paid a total of $9.50 including tax for one order each of five-item Non-Veg and Veg lunch buffet.
Central Buffet – Non-Vegetarian Lunch
Central Buffet – Vegetarian Lunch
Hours: 10AM-9PM
Subway: J, Z, N, Q, 4, 6, 6X to Canal St
Tasty Dumpling
54 Mulberry St
(Between Mosco St & Bayard St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-349-0070
Eat in or take out your Fried Chive & Pork Dumplings and Pork Wonton Soup to nearby Columbus Park and sit on the benches there.
Tasty Dumplings $1.25 Fried Chive Pork Dumplings
Tasty Dumplings $3 Vegetable Dumplings
Tasty Dumplings 75 cents Pancake
Hours: Daily: 8AM-8:30PM
Subway: J, N, Q, Z to Canal St; 4, 6 to Canal St
Yao’s Dragon Beard Candy
If you’re in Chinatown don’t miss Yao’s Dragon Beard Candy made from powdered sugar. $3 for six white candies
Location: Corner of Chrystie and Grand Aves, near subway exit, or at Bowery and Canal or Canal and Mott.
Shanghai Asian Cuisine
14 Elizabeth St
(Between Bayard St and Canal St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-964-5640
Try the Soup dumpling ($7.45). Cash only
Hours: Mon-Sat 11AM-9:30PM, Sun 11AM-9PM
Subway: B, D to Grand St
Vanessa’s Dumpling House
118 Eldridge St
(Between Grand & Broome St)
New York, NY 10002
Ph: 212-625-8008
This Chinese restaurant deserves NYC Landmark Status. Most items below $5. Sesame Pancake with Roasted Pork for $2 and with Peking Duck for a mere $2.25. What more can you ask for in life?
Hours: Daily: 7:30AM-10:30PM
Subway: B, D to Grand St and a short walk
XO Kitchen
148 Hester St
(Between Elizabeth St & Bowery)
New York, NY 10013
Steamed Rice Noodle coated in a spicy sauce of minced pork $3.50
Ph: 212-965-8645
Subway: B, D to Grand St station and walk a couple of blocks
Shanghai Café
100 Mott St
(Between Canal St and Hester St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-966-3988
Rice Balls with Pork in Soup $3.95; Scallion Pancake $1.75
Subway: J, Z, N, Q to Canal St
Joey’s Pepperoni Pizza
381 Broadway
(At White St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-219-3555
99-cent Pizza Slice. What more do you want from Life?
Subway: 6, N, R, J, N, Q, Z to Canal St
Sau Voi Corp
101 Lafayette St,
(At Walker St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-226-8184
Takeout place offers several varieties of Banh Mi $4-$4.20
Hours: Mon-Sun 9:30AM-7:30PM
Subway: J, N, Q, Z, 6, R to Canal St
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles
1 Doyers St
(Between Pell St and Bowery)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-791-1817
Hand-Pulled Noodles Pan-Fried Vegetables $4.75, Steamed Pork & Chive Dumplings $3.50
Hours: 10:30AM-10:30PM, Daily
Subway: J, Z to Chambers St; B, D to Grand St
Sweet House Inc.
239 Grand St
(Between Bowery and Chrystie)
New York, NY 10002
Ph: 212-219-3373
Fried Chicken Sandwich $1.75
Subway: B, D to Grand St; J to Bowery
Mama Eatery
46 Mulberry St
(Between Mosco St & Bayard St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-608-7440
Banana Wheat Pancake $4.75 for Breakfast Chicken Burger with Fries/Onion Rings/Cole Slaw $6
Hours: Mon-Sat 7AM – 8:30PM; Sun 8AM – 8PM
Subway: J, N, Q, Z to Canal St; 4, 6 to Canal St
Buddha Bodai – Kosher
5 Mott St
(Near Chatham Square)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-566-8388
$6.75 Lunch Specials, Mon-Fri, 11AM-3PM (except public holidays)
Hours: 10AM-10PM Daily
Subway: J, Z to Canal St or Chamber St
Roll and Go
357 Broadway
(At Franklin St)
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-925-7655
99-cent Pizza Slice. What more do you want from Life?
Subway: N, R to Canal St
Prosperity Dumpling
46 Eldridge St
(Between Canal St & Hester St)
New York, NY 10002
Ph: 212-343-0683
Five (no typo) Chives And Pork Fried or Vegetable Dumplings for $1
Hours: 7:30AM-10PM, Daily
Subway: B, D to Grand St; F to E.Broadway
Koki & Vegi
1 Centre St
(At Chambers St)
New York, NY 10007
Korean BBQ and more
Bibimbap with meat ($7.49), Seafood Pancake – 2 for $4.99
Subway: 4, 5, 6, N, R to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall; J, Z to Chambers St
Jaya Malaysian-Thai-Chinese Restaurant
90 Baxter St
(Between White St and Canal St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-219-3331
Noodles $5.95-$9.95
Hours: Daily 11:30AM-12AM
Subway: J, Z, N, Q, 6 to Canal St
Bo Ky
80 Bayard St
(Between Mulberry St and Mott St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-406-2292
Fish Ball Noodle Soup $3.75; BBQ Pork Chop on Rice $5.25; Country Duck on Rice $5; Cambodian Noodles $5
Subway: J, Z, N, Q, 6 to Canal St
Excellent Dumpling House
111 Lafayette St
(Between Walker St & Canal St)
New York, NY 10013
Ph: 212-219-0212
Lunch specials start at $5.95; Scallion Pancake $2.25; Fried Pork Dumpling $4.95
Hours: Daily 11AM-9PM
Subway: J, Z, N, Q, 6 to Canal St
Ming’s Cafe
28 Canal St
(Between Essex St and Ludlow St)
New York, NY 10002
Ph: 212-978-1888
Fish Balls & Rice Noodle Roll $3.50
Hours: Mon-Sat 7AM-9PM Sun 7AM-8:30PM
Subway: F to East Broadway