Mei Lai Wah
Bakery and Chinese Restaurant$$$$
Chinatown, New York
"Steamed (white) or baked (Brown) roast pork buns are delicious."(102 Tips)
"Try the Steamed Combination Bun - So good! (via @Foodspotting)"(20 Tips)
"Pork buns & coconut buns are the best in the city"(5 Tips)
"Get the "Famous bun"!!!!! Delicious"(5 Tips)
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Cristina F-MJanuary 12, 2010steamed pork buns have a disappointing dough to meat ratio, but I like the baked pork buns. pork shumai are the bomb.
My family has been coming here since 1973:1) coconut bun2) baked pork bun3) steamed red bean bun
Kaz NakamuraMarch 17, 2010Pork Buns. Old school style. Different from Momofuku or Ippudo's but can't beat the value.
Linda Mendez Jr.September 27, 2012Food is good and reasonable but the waitress are rude. Decided to stay and eat instead of leaving got pushed outta the door because we had to go orders instead of eat in
What, no congee? go across the street - Xi'an - try a lamby sandwich ($2.50)
david yeeApril 3, 2009Stop by Mei Li Wah. Grab a roast pork bun, baked, hot out of the oven. On your way out, ask for sticky rice and a soy milk.
Candy SuiJune 28, 2014All they care abt is ppl who comes to take out. They don't service u at all when u dine in. POOR SERVICE!
ChongsiSeptember 18, 2013Not as good as it used to be. Might as well go around the corner to Hop Shing
Their roast pork buns have gone downhill, often filled with fatty gristle and chewy ligaments. Their other buns have too much dough, not enough filling. Go elsewhere.
- Sadly, their quality's gone down recently. Their pork bun fillings have a lot of gristle that's tough to chew. Too bad.
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- Mon–Sun
- 8:30 AM–7:30 PM
(212) 966-7866
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"Some of the best steamed buns in Chinatown. You can't go wrong with an order, but we love the pumpkin, salted egg yolk (sweet), roast pork, and pork-vegetable options."
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"Favourite bakery in Korea Town! All pastries are fresh daily and their morning coffee and croissant combo is gold."
Sanam Lakhwara - 8.8
"The original is so great. If you're a chocolate lover like me get the chocolate cheesecake - so good!! The Oreo one a third fave."
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