Café China
(Now Closed)Chinese Restaurant and Szechuan Restaurant$$$$
Garment District, New York
The experts at Travel + Leisure and Eater recommend this place
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Victoria ChanNovember 16, 2017Food was excellent but the service was so-so.... also it is very noisy inside. not sure if i will come back.
Satvik BeriSeptember 17, 2014Pretty bad service and experience–took more than 15 minutes to take our order even after we flagged down a waiter, and got our order wrong. Waiter was constantly absent and hard to reach.
Vaidehi KJanuary 8, 2019It was good, but not great. Their sister restaurant China Blue, which serves Shanghainese food, is much better.
Maggie BlackwellOctober 21, 2015Food is good and fast but servers were dry and unhelpful. Don't ask for iced green tea. I guess they dont like that
Lance LiuJune 22, 2013Don't get why this place is so hyped. Nothing special. Plain food. Tasteless and poor material. One of the waitresses was hot but that's the only thing worth mentioning, yeah, at a restaurant.
Annie JAugust 11, 2013Bad service and sub par Chinese food. They serve frozen packaged soup dumplings to their customers!! Overpriced and small portions. You're better off going to Evergreen for Chinese good in the area.
AmateurConciergeMarch 18, 2018Best food and worst decor of this crew’s restaurant group. Err on the side of more dumpling. The crispy chicken, sesame noodles are a must
M GonzalezMarch 17, 2019Very cozy but not worth the wait time or price - decent but not great. Skip the dumplings, stick to entrees.
- Lears FoolFebruary 17, 2016For a regular place, it is damn good. For a Michelin star, it was meh. Pork dumplings with chili oil was great.
Congrats on 2 stars with the NY Times! Well deserved!!!
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Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Wed, Sun
- 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
- Thu–Sat
- 11:00 AM–10:30 PM
(212) 213-2810
Features
Reservations
Yes
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Parking
Street
Restroom
Yes
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Full Bar, Cocktails
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"Am so excited that there's finally one open close to where I work! This food is my favorite and worth the wait in line, the lamb dumplings and sour hawberry tea being my go-to order."
Siobhán - 8.5
"Pastrami egg roll. Pac Man dumplings. Crab long life noodles. Mango pudding."
Nicole Dupras - 8.4
"Delicious food in a cozy setting! The dry pot is a must - load it up with ~7 things and share with the table"
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- 8.7
"Mini mochi - you get to choose 4 from vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, mango, coffee, black sesame and green tea. (Highly recommend the last 4)"
kate k - 9.5
"One of my fav parks in manhattan. Always a great time just grabbing a quick meal to eat there and watch the world go by"
Victoria Wong - 9.2
"I work from here everyday. It's the most beautiful home for books I've ever been in. Lots of little places to study and get work done. Free wifi all day!!!"
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