New York City, along with Los Angeles has a very diverse selection of authentic Chinese food. During a short weekend trip to NYC I decided to visit a few of my favorite foodie spots.
The first stop on my NYC food trip was Flushing in Queens. My favorite hot pot joint is Haidilao. This chain restaurant is famous for its excellent customer experience, so I would recommend this place to anyone who enjoys good hot pot. Be Aware, if you order noodles, there is a good chance your waiter will prepare your hand-pulled noodles while dancing, but if you can stomach that, the food is excellent. You can select your choice of broth, how many kinds (1,2,4 etc) and what items you want to add to the broth.
For breakfast in Flushing, i would recommend trying the jianbing at the New World Mall–look for the bright yellow food stand. The jianbing is a savory egg creppe filled with spicy bean paste, ham and crunchy fried wonton with green onions, cilantro and black sesame seeds.
The last leg on my journey was a dim sum restaurant in Manhattan. Nestled in the back streets of Chinatown you will find Nom Wah Tea Parlour. This place serves some of the best dim sum in NYC and for an affordable price too. I recommend ordering the sweet egg yolk buns, fried shrimp stuffed egg plant, shrimp and snow pea leaf dumplings and the turnip cake with Chinese sausage. Having said that, there wasn’t an item on the menu that i did not enjoy.
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