Category Archives: New York City

456 Shanghai Cuisine, New York, NY

456 Shanghai Cuisine is run by the grandson of the owner of the well regarded original 456 that was located in China Town’s Chatham Square in the 1970s. Forty years later the reborn 456 is an unassuming, plate glass fronted … Continue reading

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Veselka, New York City

Veselka is an East Village classic, serving up Ukrainian food around the clock to locals and late night bar crawlers.  Today’s full service restaurant had it’s beginnings in 1954 as a news stand that also served soup and sandwiches and … Continue reading

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Hibachi Dumpling, New York, NY

New York City’s East Village is quickly developing a Dumpling Row of innovative, sometimes quirky, and often tasty dumpling joints. While geographically in Dumpling Row Hibachi Dumpling is light years away from having these qualities. The Dumplings: for a place … Continue reading

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Mimi Cheng’s, New York City

Mimi Cheng’s is a relatively new joint on what is fast becoming the East Village dumpling row and has been getting a lot of good press lately. This dumpling house is named for the mother of the co-owners sisters Hannah … Continue reading

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Peking Kitchen II, New York NY

I have reviewed dumpling spots in China and in China-towns, in Korea and in Korea-towns, in Little-Tokyos, in Italy, in Tibetan enclaves and in old school Eastern European neighborhoods. But I haven’t yet reviewed an old-school Ghetto Chinese restaurant, a … Continue reading

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Gothamist seems to have gone mad for Dumplings

The Gothamist, which runs a series of city specific blogs, seems to have gone mad for dumplings this summer, they put out dumpling related list-icles across almost of their outlets. Gothamist:  The 8 Best Chinese Dumplings in NYC LAist:  The Best … Continue reading

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Jado Sushi Harlem, New York, NY

The wave of gentrification that has swept through South Harlem has brought luxury condos, interesting bistros and celebrity chefs. Unfortunately it has not added to the dumpling eating opportunities in Harlem.  Jado Sushi Harlem, is a case in point, it … Continue reading

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Ollie’s, New York NY

Locally known as “Oillie’s”, the Manhattan mini-chain Ollie’s has been serving up Sichuan inspired American-Chinese food to West-siders for 25 years.  I recently noticed that the 116th street Columbia University location had a poster in the window advertising that they … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen, New York, NY

As a huge fan of Kung Fu movies I was predisposed to like Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen just based on the name and before I ever read the strong review in the New York Times.  Thankfully all of my … Continue reading

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Tea Magic, New York NY

Tea Magic provides the local bubble tea (boba milk tea) fix for Columbia University students.  They also sell steamed Chinese buns and have a cooler with cooked boiled dumplings and noodles in to-go containers.  They will microwave the dumplings for … Continue reading

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