Best New York Restaurants for the End of Summer | Eater NY

"Doyers Street winds its way through Chinatown, revealing beloved noodle shops and old-school dumpling houses, and now Lei , the new wine bar from King’s Annie Shi. Lit by long taper candles, with a darling window perch looking out onto the quaint pedestrian-only street, the bar feels like it has a history even though it just opened in June. Maybe that’s because it’s a labor of love; it’s named after Shi’s late sister and works as an ode to the Chinese cooking that the Queens native grew up with. Chef Patty Lee, an alum of Mission Chinese , turns out hand-rolled cat’s ear noodles in a lamb ragu that’s rich with tomatoes, cumin, and chiles. The dog days are made for the Couples’ Delight beef carpaccio, where ribbons of ruby red beef are wreathed in soft herbs, or the buttery Montauk scallop crudo garnished with ginger and lily buds. I’m not a wine nerd, but if you are, chatting with wine director and Heroes alum Matt Turner about his 25-page wine list — full of both legendary producers and youngins from Italy, Greece, and China — is the best way to figure out what to drink." - Andrea Strong