Chinese in Williamsburg — 4.8 on Resy across 7,831 diner reviews
📍 20 Skillman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
a Hong Kong-style cafe with strong milk tea and breakfast sets under $10
Must-try: Ham and egg sandwich, Peanut butter french toast, Curry fish balls
📍 6205 18th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204
Assertively spicy Sichuan cooking that holds up against anything in Flushing
Must-try: Smashed eggplant, Slow-simmered fish with tofu and chilis, Crispy shredded beef
📍 72-06 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Proper, fiery Sichuan cooking in a room nice enough to dress for
Must-try: Mapo tofu, Dan dan noodles, Black truffle soup dumplings
📍 191 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
a pastel-and-neon wonderland of Hong Kong breakfast and lunch
Must-try: Salted egg yolk lava french toast, Beef satay instant noodle soup, Milk tea
📍 42-35 Main St Ste 1A, Flushing, NY 11355
The essential hand-ripped noodle shop from Xi'an — the spicy cumin lamb face noodles are one of NYC's great cheap eats
Must-try: Spicy cumin lamb hand-ripped noodles, Liang pi cold skin noodles, Lamb burger (rou jia mo)
📍 24 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Shanghai-region seafood in a serene, waterfall-clad room on St. Marks
Must-try: Dungeness crab in Shaoxing wine, Red braised pork belly, Cold appetizers
📍 19 Saint Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
a counter specializing in soft fish dumplings with mackerel and chives
Must-try: Shandong fish dumplings, Pan-fried pork and shrimp dumplings, Vinegar
📍 135-23 40th Rd, Flushing, NY 11354
A Flushing counter selling wontons in chili oil for a few dollars — one of the most famous cheap dishes in New York
Must-try: #6 wontons with hot sauce, Pork dumplings, Cold noodles
📍 135-02 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
a small Shanghainese room whose wontons arrive under crushed peanuts and vinegar
Must-try: Scallop xiao long bao, Deep-fried pork wontons, Mock duck
📍 1869 Bath Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11214
live tanks greet you, and the specials rotate with whatever is in them
Must-try: Ginger scallion lobster, Clams in black bean sauce, Peking-style pork chop
📍 1217 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229
an always-crowded noodle shop built on a Yunnan love story
Must-try: Crossing bridge noodles, Wood ear mushroom salad, Fried steamed buns
📍 2059 86th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Chengdu cooking in Flushing — numbing, oily, properly spiced, in a theatrically decorated room
Must-try: Mapo tofu, Chengdu-style fish, Sliced beef in chili oil
📍 39-16 Prince St, Flushing, NY 11354
a Szechuan room built around a customizable dry pot
Must-try: Dry pot with beef balls, Bok choy, Bacon fried rice
📍 122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009
Chinese in New Springville — 4.5 across 1,562 diner reviews
Must-try: Pu pu platter, Family Dinner
📍 2845 Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314
a Shanghainese stall built on creamy, comforting crab roe
Must-try: Crab roe over noodles, Chicken soup with crab roe, Yellow croaker noodle soup
📍 133-35 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
Chinese in Sunset Park — 4.5 across 1,489 diner reviews
Must-try: Mapo tofu, Chongqing chicken, Whole grilled fish
📍 5502 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
A second-floor Chinese barbecue counter with the best meat-per-dollar downtown
Must-try: Roast pig, Roast duck, Multi-meat combo
📍 88 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
Fuzhounese dumplings and peanut butter noodles on Grand Street for a few dollars — one of the best cheap meals in New York
Must-try: Pork and chive dumplings, Peanut butter noodles, Fish ball soup
📍 295 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
A quirky Fujianese spot with a massive room and dishes sized for a crowd
Must-try: General Tso's whole chicken, Sizzling lamb chops, Bourbon and cumin cocktail
📍 609 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Flushing's soup dumpling benchmark since 2006 — eighteen folds, thin skins, and a queue that never really ends
Must-try: Pork xiao long bao, Crab and pork soup dumplings, Scallion pancake
📍 39-16 Prince St, Suite 104, Flushing, NY 11354
an always-packed Sichuan room with communal seating and fair prices
Must-try: Double cooked pork, Sichuan peppercorn dishes, Dan dan noodles
📍 191 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Chinese in Sunset Park — 4.4 across 2,211 diner reviews
Must-try: Siu mai, Har gow, Roast duck and pork
📍 6409 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Chinese in West Harlem — 4.4 across 1,926 diner reviews
Must-try: Ding ding noodles with cumin lamb, Dumplings, Wontons
📍 3600 Broadway, New York, NY 10031