Notable Chinese Restaurant #5: Noodletown
- December 17, 2003
- Rated 5 of 5 by
ext212 from New York, New York
Noodletown
28 1/2 Bowery on Bayard
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212/349-0923
Noodletown is not only a restaurant, it's an institution. When Chinatown finally closes its stores by 11pm, Noodletown is still hanging in there up to 4 or 5am. You come eat here around that time and you will see a lot of kids dressed up because they're coming from a long night of drinking and dancing. Noodletown is their last stop before they head home in order to skip the hangover feeling the next day. It's loud and they've got the hanging roasted pig and duck at the window--it's a true Chinatown experience.
Recommended dishes: pork over rice, duck over rice, congee with slivers of duck, soft-shell crabs (seasonal), calamari, and just ask what kind of vegetable is in season and say YES to whatever they recommend.
From journal Eat in New York City but don't let New York City eat you!