"Royal Seafood is just one big carpeted room on Mott Street full of huge round tables, and though it can get busy on the weekends, it's our go-to spot for a weekday dim sum brunch when we remember work doesn’t matter, but egg tarts do. Make sure to snag plenty of pork buns, rice rolls, and chicken feet off the carts because it sometimes takes a while for them to recirculate. Even on a Tuesday morning, you'll see someone pairing their chicken feet with a bottle of Hennessy, so come here when you'd like to briefly forget about all of your responsibilities, and just focus on eating a lot of shrimp." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman