18 E Broadway at Catherine St
212-941-0911
Chinatown Dim Sum can be so mysterious, so wonderfully anonymous, that you could wander into a tiny storefront, pay your ten dollars for plate after plate of finger food, leave woozy and full,... Read More
13 Doyers between Pell & Bowery
(212) 962-6047
The one that started it all: Opened in 1920, Nom Wah Tea Parlor can be found down a winding, old-world curve of Doyers Street, deep in Chinatown, and once you enter you’re immediately overcome by... Read More
330 W. Broadway (W. Broadway & Grand)
212.226.8111
www.salumenewyork.com
Prosciutto is the meat of the gods, and we don’t care who knows it. There’s very little you can pair our favorite cured specialty with that we wont gobble right up, that being said, when... Read More
172 Thompson St., New York, NY 10012 Thompson and Houston
212-777-9346
http://www.tomoesushi.com
If you’re something of a sushi snob like we are, there’s little that will get in your way to find the freshest cuts of fish that you can get your hands on, and for years the barebones... Read More
28 Watts St (Watts and Thompson)
212-219-8888
www.mooncakefoods.com
Long time favorite of the GrandLife offices, Mooncake Foods has been populating our lunchtime bellies since it opened in 2003. Combining a rich selection of Asian traditional with a dash of American... Read More
250 Mulberry St, New York, NY (@ Prince St.)
212.965.0955
www.piginahat.com
By day, Torrisi Italian Specialties is a sandwich shop on the northern edge of Little Italy. This is noteworthy, because Torrisi is nothing quite like the tourist traps and lackluster Italian food... Read More
267 Lafayette St, New York, NY (Prince & Spring Sts.)
212.274.8615
www.falainyc.com
A sleek, white, heaven-like interior on Lafayette is home to an exceptional Italian restaurant that feels like a bit of Florence on the Lower East Side. Eponymously christened by the acclaimed... Read More
235 Mulberry St. New York, NY (Prince & Spring St.)
212.965.0500
www.rubirosanyc.com
Run by Staten Island pizza guru, Giuseppe Pappalardo, Angelo Pappalardo, and the legendary Beatrice Inn doorman, Angelo Bianchi, Rubirosa brings the charisma of the Italian family to Nolita. A... Read More