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5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year

5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year

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Created by Guest of a Guest • Updated On: February 8, 2012

Lots of company (family reunion), good food (overeating), firecrackers (Boom, Boom, Pow), dragon dance parades, red envelopes (MONEY). Happy Chinese New Year!

Ping's Seafood is one of 5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year.

1. Ping's Seafood

8.1
22 Mott St (at Mosco St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 82 tips and reviews

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: Whether you go in the mornings for dim sum or later for dinner (with the option to dine on fish fresh from the tanks), Ping's is guaranteed to satisfy your appetite for great Chinese food. Read more.

Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of 5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year.

2. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 565 tips and reviews

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: Go here for lunch or dinner. Joe's Shanghai cannot be missed if only because its soup dumplings are AMAZING. Read more.

Wo Hop Restaurant is one of 5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year.

3. Wo Hop Restaurant

7.9
17 Mott St (btwn Worth & Mosco St), New York, NY
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 263 tips and reviews

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: You can't get a better deal in town than a bowl of their delicious wonton soup for less than $3.00. AND it's open 24 hours! Read more.

Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of 5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year.

4. Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓

20 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 286 tips and reviews

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: Definitely the place for dim sum if you can swing it in before watching the celebrations. You'll get your pick of fresh, tasty, and hot dim sum from carts that are pushed around. Read more.

Big Wong King 大旺 is one of 5 Places To Eat For Chinese New Year.

5. Big Wong King 大旺

7.7
67 Mott St (btwn Canal St & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 185 tips and reviews

Guest of a GuestGuest of a Guest: If you're looking for a quick bite for lunch, this is the place to go. Get the spare ribs. "Finger-lickin' good" doesn't just apply to Colonel Sander's chicken. Read more.