Visit Wo Hop in Chinatown to get notoriously Americanized (but still delicious) "Chinese" food. Snap a photo while you're at it and add it to the basement photo wall.
The egg foo young--a gravied dome of eggs chock full of meat and veggies--is a standout dish, as is the chow fun. The thick, wide noodles are the perfect vehicle for soy and the wok's flavor. Read more
Fried dumplings are some of the best in Chinatown. I had the chow mei fon (curry rice noodles with shrimp and peppers). It was delicious, and TONS of food.
Wo Hop is the bomb have to hit up the basement...17 Mott...crispy chicken and crispy beef are the play and they make awesome egg rolls and hot and sour soup...
Food is delicious, the fried dumplings are addictive, cant just have one. The shrimp mei fun is amazing too. Be patient the wait can be long but the payoff is worth it.
Huge portions! You will have lots of leftovers. Order stuff to share. These are combination plates so get your rice extra and it will feed the whole table.
Old school Cantonese from before Americans knew better. Dumplings, egg rolls, fried rice, and amazing wonton soup are to die for. And from - not a healthy place but worth the trip downstairs.
AMAZING, worth every $ (and it's redic cheap!). Huge portions. I love the crunchy noodles with duck sauce, pan fried noodles w/ chicken, honeycrispy chicken, & broad noodles! But everything is great!
Great Chinese food order your favorite dish u won't be disappointed. Cash only. Make sure you are heading to the one downstairs from the street/sidewalk.
Open til 5 a.m. Steamed dumplings are amazing, pork fried rice, wontonegg drop soup, shrimp w/lobster sauce, are some simple dishes I like but I've never been disappointed in anything I ordered here
Located down a narrow red staircase at the end of Mott Street, Wo Hop has served all-hours Cantonese fare since 1938 and is one of the city's great pilgrimage sites for late-night revelers. Read more
Regularly awesome NYC late dining/drunk munchies experience. Dumplings, chow fun, and salt & pepperpork are all regular winners. Birthday? They'll bring out pineapple rings, candles and yes, a song!
Head down the basement for a no-frills, delicious experience. Huge portions that are unlike anything else you're used to. It's open late too, so come with the drunchies.
Wo Hop can’t hold a candle to our list of spots in Queens. But it’s a favorite late night spot among chefs for noodles and dumplings after a long shift! (Cash only)
One of the few restaurants in Chinatown that's open late, and one of the oldest in the neighborhood to boot. Mostly greasy Americanized fare, but classic nonetheless.
Late night spot. Alway order from the OVER RICE menu. Should only be $7. I always substitute the white rice for fried rice for extra $2. Shrimp with egg sauce over shrimp fried rice. Mmmmm
Wo-Hop upstairs has the best fried dumplings. You can make food combinations up and they will make it for you. Try beef with egg sauce over chinese sausagefried rice or add a fried egg to a dish.
This place is really good. You walk under to get in but it's sooooo good! Authentic chinese food and you'll definitely leave happy. Make sure you have a healthy appetite.
"You may end up waiting in line, but the subterranean Chinatown hang’s dirt-cheap dishes are worth it. Tips: Take cash, expect gargantuan portion sizes, and leave upscale dining notions at the door."
The best Chinese restaurant in NY. Downstairs Wo Hop! Used to take a cab all the way from Upper Westside just to order those fried dumplings and BBQ spare ribs. ❤️
Best t-shirts. Also great to end a long night on the town with authentic chinese food. Don't worry if the waiters point and laugh at you while you eat. It's (probably) not the food.
I've been coming here for 24 years. Always great food, even though the demeanor here is always no smiles. But I'm not here for smiles, and the food is always worth it.
EVERYTHING. Been hopping to the wo hop since I was born! My mom went into labor with my little brother on our way into Wo Hop! Everytime we are in NY we make sure to go! WO HOP Forever!
a long wait. avoid dinner times! however, so worth it. the salt and pepper chicken is to die for. the soft shell crab IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER TASTED.
If you want the full NY experience, this is it. Located in underground Chinatown Wo Hop won't disappoint withe their egg rolls the size of California burritos and shrimp in lobster sauce.
The downstairs one is almost always crowded, but I think it's worth it. The food is good, and pretty cheap. Plus, they'll give you a bunch of Fortune cookies! :)
Always gotta order the seafood in this place, else it's not the better bang for the buck! Escargot, clams, lobster, minced beef with crabs are their specialty! #GenuineChineseDishes
Must haves at Wo Hop's, snails,flounder cubes and pickledcabbage with squid. Do you know that Wo Hop's upstairs is the only place that use fresh squid! maybe in the whole of NYC.
This is the institution in Chinatown where people, who really don't care about quality, go to satisfy their late night craving for Chinese food. It's the White Castle of Asian food.
That's right go down the fuckin stairs moron! Who goes upstairs? I'll tell you: Assholes! Closed on Chinese New Year for a few weeks & occasionally around 5am to clean up. Go with friends, share food
Pretty standard—wouldn't wait more than 15 min. Tiny place & it gets packed around 7. Dishes under the "spicy" section literally have little to no spice. Plates are large.
in terms of Chinatown-people friendly. Very convenient location for children and to visit with the whole family. Near the Brooklyn Bridge-exotic indeed
Perfect late nighteatery if you're trying to soak up all the alcohol you consumed in the hours prior. Authentic, greasy Chinese food. Gotta love it. I have a thing for the chickenegg foo young.
Downstairs is better. If you have a head shot, they'll add it to hundreds already on the wall, some even famous. But the atmosphere is not why you go to Wo Hop. It's the great food & late night hours
Eat classic Cantonese food and leave as the sun rises. Chef King Phojanakong (Kuma Inn, Uni Nom): “Favorite for late night. It’s downstairs on Mott Street.”
A NYC tradition since 1938 and always full of characters day or night, we recommend the delicious ducklo mein or anything from the 'oriental specialities' menu
Make sure you get a table downstairs, and be prepared to wait even late into the night; the restaurant is tiny, and its refusal to shut its doors makes it a prime destination for LES night-dwellers. Read more