"The first American outpost of a Hong Kong restaurant awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand (ten years running since 2014) opened in Long Island City, founded by Hong Kong physics professor Guanhua Chan who launched the original Cafe Hunan in 2012 to fill a need for good Hunan food near Hong Kong University; the New York location brings that regional Hunan approach and the chef’s institutional backstory to Queens." - Emma Orlow