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Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour
Prince Street Pizza is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

1. Prince Street Pizza

9.1
27 Prince St (btwn Mott & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 368 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This spot, (formerly Ray's) serves some of the finest square slices in the city, like the Spicy Spring, which comes with natural casing pepperoni that curls and crisps in the oven.

Taïm Falafel and Smoothie Bar is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

2. Taïm Falafel and Smoothie Bar

8.9
45 Spring St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · NoLita · 243 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Our pick for the best falafel sandwich in New York. Clean, crisp, and grease-free, with great hummus, salads, and smoothies.

Mulberry Street Bar is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

3. Mulberry Street Bar

7.4
176 1/2 Mulberry St (btwn Broome St & Grand St), New York, NY
Bar · Little Italy · 44 tips and reviews
Di Palo Fine Foods is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

4. Di Palo Fine Foods

8.9
200 Grand St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Little Italy · 74 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Prosciutto Cotto, Mortadella and Provolone: The meat is delicate, flavorful, and perfectly salty; it's all stuffed within a soft piece of pizza bianca that works just right for this sandwich.

Golden Steamer is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

5. Golden Steamer

7.6
143 Mott St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chinatown · 71 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: THE place to go for steamed buns. We love the pumpkin buns and the BBQ pork buns the most, but they're all pretty amazing.

iFresh Market is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

6. iFresh Market

6.8
128 Mott St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Chinatown · 46 tips and reviews
Shanghai Café Deluxe is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

7. Shanghai Café Deluxe

100 Mott St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Little Italy · 365 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Full-service Shanghai-style restaurant with our favorite soup dumplings in the neighborhood.

Tai Pan Bakery 大班 is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

8. Tai Pan Bakery 大班

8.1
194 Canal St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bakery · Little Italy · 90 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A great overall bakery, we especially like the Portuguese egg custard tart and the slices of plain roll cake.

Prosperity Dumpling is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

9. Prosperity Dumpling

46 Eldridge St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 260 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: It's one of the best deals in the city: $1 for 5 large, juicy pork-chive dumplings––definitely a meal. http://bit.ly/oMj1L5

Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

10. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.6
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The dumplings aren't the best in Chinatown, but their crisp, doughnut-light sesame pancakes stuffed with meat and vegetables are great.

Caffé Roma is one of Serious Eats' Little Italy / Chinatown Tour.

11. Caffé Roma

6.7
385 Broome St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Café · Little Italy · 72 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Italian pastries and coffee aren't great here but the Little Italy atmosphere is top-notch.