CHELI FLUSHING浙里
Chinese restaurant · Flushing ·
Upscale Shanghai fare with pork buns, braised duck, and attentive service.
Upscale Shanghai fare with pork buns, braised duck, and attentive service.
"Shanghainese fare entered the spotlight when CheLi opened in the East Village, and as Eater critic Robert Sietsema noted, the restaurant takes a spirited look at the cosmopolitan city’s food that extends far beyond soup dumplings. Diners can feast on vinegar-drenched drunken crab, tea-soaked rice topped with uni, and other elaborate dishes at the new Flushing location, which is much easier to get into than the packed Manhattan location." - Eater Staff
"A Shanghainese stunner with locations in the East Village and Flushing, CheLi was named among Michelin’s new adds; the guide explicitly counted its Flushing location among the Queens entries (those Queens additions are noted as being clustered a block from one another in Ridgewood), and that listing should be read as an indication of inspector interest rather than a promise of stars or Bib Gourmand honors." - Luke Fortney
"I fell for this Shanghainese spot the moment I walked in and ordered an eye-catching bowl of pu’erh tea‑soaked rice topped with sea urchin ($16); each grain tasted tea-steeped and pairing spoonfuls with uni or fish roe delivered salty ocean notes without overpowering the dish. Other dishes like braised pork belly were also excellent, and I would have ordered another serving of the rice and uni if we hadn’t been full." - Eater Staff
"I noticed that CheLi, well-reviewed after opening earlier in 2021 in the East Village, is expanding to Flushing and aims to broaden what Shanghainese cuisine offers in New York beyond soup dumplings." - Emma Orlow
"Already less than a year old, this Shanghainese restaurant is expanding with a second Queens location from the Dashan group that also owns Szechuan Mountain House and other city businesses." - Emma Orlow
