Trinkets abound, where good-luck kitty key chains can be picked up for a dollar, and corkscrew stalks of bamboo ($5–$20) make an ideal souvenir for fledgling green thumbs. Read more.
Start with juicy xiao long bao and terrific hot-and-sour soup. For more interesting options, order the spicy scallops with black pepper or Shanghai-style crispy chicken. Downtown-worthy martinis. Read more.
If you are visiting Chinatown you MUST get a drink from Joy Yee. My favorite is the red bean coconut milk freeze with tapioca!
I've never been to Asia but I imagine I would frequent places like this there. Order some delicious soup and noodle dish, get yourself a ginger tea, watch Chinese TV & bask in the seedy neon lighting.
