Little Alley

"Thank Chef Yuchun Cheung for brightening Murray Hill by way of authentic regional dishes from China, with an emphasis on Shanghai. This cooking is accomplished, serious and high quality, but one could still make a very enjoyable meal by just focusing on appetizers and dumplings alone. Signatures, and fittingly so, include toothsome slices of pig’s ear seasoned with chili oil, peppercorns and cilantro for freshness. Also explore dim sum, featuring pork- and crab-soup dumplings or caramelized, juicy and puffy pork buns. The Chinese sausage fried rice is a fragrant and wholly delicious treat. The attractive interior is festooned with wood furniture, dark walls, cozy lighting and a small bar up front. Younger crowds lend the space a lively appeal." - Michelin Inspector

"Little Alley is a Shanghainese place in Murray Hill, and it’s one of the better dinner options in the area (especially if you order their soup dumplings). If you’re celebrating at home, and want something special and seafood-leaning, try their Dungeness crab with salted duck egg or the grilled whole fish with chopped chile. Little Alley’s Lunar New Year specials are available for delivery between February 8th and February 14th." - hannah albertine

"For dinner we ordered from Little Alley, a Chinese restaurant in Murray Hill, which I don’t think we’ve ever ordered from before. It was a giant feast again: Chinese sausage fried rice, scallion pancakes, oxtail soup, beef dumplings, pan-fried pork buns, potstickers, rice dumplings in rice wine, Shanghai rice cake and capsella flower."

"The most noteworthy items at Little Alley are the casual classics, the dishes that taste like home." - Jiayang Fan