New York City Chinatown

New York's Chinatown surpasses San Francisco's Chinatown in terms of the population of Chinese-American immigrants. Located on the lower East side of Manhattan, New York's Chinatown offers visitors a variety of activities, dining and shopping as well as a look into Chinese-American culture.

Restaurants in New York City's Chinatown range from Asian restaurants serving Thai, Malaysian, Japanese and Vietnamese foods; Chinese restaurants featuring Cantonese, Shanghainese and Fujianewse foods, Dim Sum and Tea Houses.

One of the best Chinese restaurants in New York City's Chinatown is the Shanghai Garden Restaurant located at 63 Mott Street. This Shanghainese restaurant offers everything from Lunch specialties to late night suppers and is perfect for family dining. In addition to serving authentic Shanghai cuisine, the restaurant is also one of the few that offers Hang Chow Cuisine. The price range for Shanghai Garden Restaurant is moderate with the most expensive entrée costing $23.

Another great Chinese Restaurant is Eat Inn located at 42 Bowery, that offers Cantonese cuisine. The restaurant has a cozy atmosphere and also has a special VIP room. It is family friendly and relatively inexpensive.

Asian Restaurants tend to offer spicier foods than the traditional Chinese restaurants. One you will want to try is the Singapore Café. This tiny restaurant serves both Singaporean and Malaysian foods and has a diverse menu guaranteed to appeal to most appetites. The Singapore Café is located at 69 Mott Street.

The XO Café & Grill at 96 Walker Street has an appealing view from both outside the doors and inside. It is a cozy restaurant that is family friendly and offers a variety of Asian dishes at moderate prices.

Dim Sum is a variety of dumplings and appetizers that is usually served from a cart. Dim Sum is served ala carte and each person chooses a variety of appealing specialties to share with companions. Dragon Palace at 202 Centre Street is the ideal place to taste authentic Dim Sum in New York City's Chinatown. In addition to Dim Sum, Dragon Palace also offers authentic Cantonese seafood and has a private room where, after eating, you can entertain your companions with Karaoke singing.

The Vegetarian Dim Sum House located at 24 Pell Street serves Vegetarian Dim Sum as well as other vegetarian dishes. It is a family friendly restaurant and moderately priced. In addition to the vegetarian specialties, you will want to try one of their healthy fruit shakes.

In addition to the many different restaurants and bakeries in New York City's Chinatown, the area also has many fine shops, including those that sell art, antiques, clothing, souvenir gifts, jewelry and health and beauty aids. There are over 100 shops to choose from; one can indeed spend an entire day in New York City's Chinatown just shopping.

Throughout the course of the year, New York City's Chinatown offers a variety of entertainment depicting Chinese-American culture. Visitors can also tour the Museum of China in the Americas that explores the history of Chinese-American culture in the West. The museum has many artifacts and exhibits for anyone who wants to learn about this fascinating culture.

New York City's Chinatown has the largest population of Chinese-Americans in the Western hemisphere. It is truly a cultural paradise and wonderful place to visit when in New York City.

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