Mee Sum Cafe

The 27 Best Restaurants In Chinatown - New York - The Infatuation

"On Pell Street, House of Joy tends to get all the attention. But right next door to that huge Cantonese restaurant, there’s a tiny spot that’s also worthwhile. It’s called Mee Sum Cafe, and, as evidenced by its old-timey cash registers and ancient urns of steaming water, it’s been around for over half a century. The menu consists of dim sum, soup, congee, and other breakfast and lunch items, and nothing costs more than $12. Get some salted chicken over rice (around $6), or try some Toisan-style joong with pork, egg yolk, and dried shrimp." - Hannah Albertine, Bryan Kim, Hillary Reinsberg, Matt Tervooren, Carina Finn Koeppicus