Suggestions for Dining and Drinking near Little Italy, New York

Karen C. • November 13, 2016Yummy! I get lemongrass beef every time. Cash only. Try the canned lychee juice

Kailin H. • June 1, 2011Fantastic Italian cookies by the pound and the best cannoli in the city!

Minda A. • July 14, 2010The coffee and ovaltine are amazing as well as those fresh out of the oven sponge cakes. Yum.

Bram H. • August 31, 2018Best bánh mi in Manhattan with great vegan options. I love the curried mock chicken

aanwar • May 10, 2023Great place to come and hang with friends and work. For the tea, I’d recommend the traditional one and samosas for a quick snack.

Ev B. • December 15, 2017Very cozy and warm Italian restaurant!!! Try the inferno pizza and meatballs!!!

Tian X. • December 23, 2015Clean, modern unlimited hot pot without blasting happy bday music every 10 min. Try the triple pot!

RP Z. • June 6, 2019Salpicon awesome crab treat. Almond tarta filled with almond cream extraordinary!

Sarah P. • January 1, 2015The avacado toast with an egg is pricey, but worth it. Super great place.

Victoria M. • April 9, 2017Gotta try the cannoli and chocolate cannoli are delicious. Excelente lugar en la pequeña Italia🍨

Erik W. • December 19, 2019The Macau style egg custards are excellent! Flaky crust, fluffy, perfectly sweetened filling

Alex T. • April 21, 2017Roti Canai, Prawn Mee, Satay, and Nasi Lemak -- you can't go wrong with any of these gems

Crystal • January 24, 2022Dim sum in the new space feels more intimate and elegant, although still miss the cavernous nature of the old place and more of the old school crowd.

Elise M. • December 21, 2018Must get this hummus. They brought us two extra bread baskets so we could finish it!

Serious Eats • September 24, 2013Top notch customer service (the best we've seen in Chinatown) and some great steamed red bean buns.

Noah W. • February 1, 2016#8 pho and the spring rolls were both great and unbelievably good value.

Lydia V. • March 29, 2017Great ice cream cakes that are fun for a birthday celebration. Order the day before for flavors like coffee, mango, WASABI (!!), etc. Vanilla, chocolate, or red bean are available walk-in.

Andrew S. • November 19, 2016You must try the straight from Japan. This place does not sell the warm filled taiyaki, but the ice cream filling versions instead. It is great place and worth the visit.

Sara J. • August 4, 2018Healthy servings of cream cheese! Definitely try the varieties, and opt for a flagel for sandwiches that are easier to eat.

Lisse r. • March 9, 2012Get the amaretto sour the best drinks in there omg. And the incredible hulk the best if you want to get sauced :)

Kim W. • October 15, 2022Watched the owner make homemade pasta the way my mother used to do! Pasta carbonara was outstanding!! Highly recommend

Paloma C. • December 9, 2012Very cozy place. Amazing snapper! Mmmmm!

Iain • December 12, 2020Lobster Guangdong style

Biubiu • June 24, 2021Best value and best flavor in NYC! They reopened after Covid hours: Thur. to Sun. 3pm-12am. They get their wine, cheese and cured meat from smaller producers in Italy, super high quality and yummy!!

Brad S. • December 20, 2018For the uninitiated or those averse to spicy, BBQ spareribs with noodles. Great place overall.

Kim P. • September 20, 2019It gets the job done for $6. Make sure to get the tea egg!

Jessica L. • December 5, 2016The large onigiri are very large. I went with two small onigiri and was stuffed! The tuna and Yaya chicken onigiri were pretty solid.

Elina N. • February 15, 2017My favorite one is 3Gems💘 Bubble tea is amazing there 👍🏼

Danielle R. • November 29, 2019Het what they’re known for, brown sugar boba milk with cream mousse. You won’t regret it!