"Trust us on these two facts: you will (almost certainly) have to wait in line to get a table at Shanghai 21, and it will (certainly) be worth it. This bright-green restaurant, sandwiched right between Chinatown legends Wo Hop and Hop Kee, turns out notably fantastic soup dumplings, but we also love the spicy-sweet Szechuan-style wontons and the tender shredded beef with dried bean curd. And the walls are covered with blown-up, illuminated glamour shots of food, in case you're in need of some outside-the-box apartment decor inspo." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman
Noah Devereaux
