"If you’re looking to eat dim sum on a heated patio, try Ping’s. They built a tiny heated outdoor house in front of their restaurant on Mott Street where you can get pork buns and egg tarts all day, as well as a full menu of Hong Kong-style dishes like garlic eggplant, and a massive, fried soft shell crab. Whatever you do, order the fried shrimp balls - they’re crispy with light batter, and we’d like to stuff our pillows with the shrimp in the middle. Ping’s is cash-only, but know there’s an ATM in the bodega at the end of the block." - Matt Tervooren