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Top 10 Restaurants in New York City
Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春 is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

1. Joe's Shanghai 鹿嗚春

9 Pell St (btwn Doyers St & Bowery), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 564 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: The dumplings are good, but you MUST try the fried rice!

Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

2. Vanessa's Dumpling House

220 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · East Village · 217 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Get 8 chive dumplings (not the fried kind) and a sesame pancake sandwich of your choice.

White Castle is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

3. White Castle

781 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Williamsburg · 28 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Get 4+ of the original cheeseburger.

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

4. Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

38-12 Prince St (btwn 38th & 39th Ave), Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Downtown Flushing · 283 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Try the "chun you bing", or scallion pancake, and the cold soy milk along with your "xiao long bao".

Shake Shack is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

5. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Ave (at E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1234 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Very close contender to In-N-Out, and possibly beating because of the great shakes!

The Palm is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

6. The Palm

206 West St (Warren St), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Tribeca · 55 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Unless your boss is paying for you don't even think about it. You can get your picture on the wall for $15,000.

Cha Chan Tang is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

7. Cha Chan Tang

45 Mott St (btwn Bayard & Pell St), New York, NY
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 116 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: Try the Cantonese-style french toast!

Lombardi's Pizza is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

8. Lombardi's Pizza

8.2
32 Spring St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · NoLita · 535 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: A large pizza should do just fine for a group... get half and half so you can try some different toppings.

Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

9. 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

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: The dimsum here is very good and should only come out to about $10 per person.

Fried Dumpling is one of Top 10 Restaurants in New York City.

10. Fried Dumpling

7.0
106 Mosco St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Chinatown · 62 tips and reviews

Derek O.Derek Ouyang: 5 dumplings for $1. Need I say anymore?