The options for Chinese food in New York are vast. We have three major Chinatowns just to start, with about six more emerging. Then there are restaurants specializing in the country’s many regional cuisines, and of course American-Chinese takeout counters, still brightening up the avenues with their backlit menus every few blocks. It would be impossible to narrow down a list of all the best places for dim sum, noodles and peking duck, not to mention soup dumplings, pork buns, and Chino Latino food. But here’s a sampler of our favorites, from elegant Sichuan restaurants to Manhattan Chinatown institutions, and beyond.
THE SPOTS
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Have you come across a $10 bill in the depths of that tote bag? Take it to Shu Jiao Fu Zhou. Order the saucy $3 peanut noodles, and 10 steamed pork-and-chive dumplings for $4.50, and use that extra $2.50
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