Chinatown is excellent to be explored at one’s own pace, with a wealth of attractions, restaurants, and things to do that won’t leave couples, groups of friends, or families in want of an excellent adventure. Here are some must-have sights to visit – and food to eat – in this district.
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The Visitor’s Kiosk provides free copies of Time Out magazine and pocket-sized foldable subway maps to help one in exploring. Popular attractions include Baxter Street and the Manhattan House of Detention, once the sight of a swampy area called Collect Pond and provided drinking water to Colonial New York. It became the site of New York City’s jail.
Manhattan Criminal Court Building is next to the House of detention, and the criminal courthouse is open to the public. Columbus Park and its surrounding streets are a sight to behold for those seeking a taste of Chinese culture. The Museum of Chinese in America offers a crash course of the relatively short history of the Chinese in the country.
Chinatown’s restaurants are more than just dim sum and Pecking duck, although one would definitely enjoy the tastes at restaurants like Nom Wah Tea Parlor, Mission Chinese Food, Royal Seafood Restaurant, and Spicy Village.
The area is also a melting pot of French and Chinese fusion restaurant Aux Epices, or the playful SoCal-inspired café Dimes, where the lineup changes weekly.
Find a visual feast of brick tenement apartment buildings on Pell Street, or get your fix of sweets at Aji Ichiban Candy Store. The choices for a unique Chinatown experience are all yours.
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John Clemenza is a surfer from Oahu, Hawaii, who enjoys eating and is fond of New York and its rich diversity of tastes and cultures. More on his interests here.
