A big, family style dim sum restaurant is where most people go to eat away their hangovers. There’s no better fix for the the bleary-eyed masses than chicken feet wheeled straight out to their Lazy Susan-adorned tables. But in a brilliant business move, the folks down at Chinatown dim sum banquet hall 88 Palace have decided to not only cure hungover misery, but to cause it. More»

The team behind absinthe-centric Chinatown lounge Apotheke just got cleared to open Pulqueria, a taco and margarita joint next door on Doyers Street. Pulqueria might seem like an affront on the area’s innumerable dumpling holes-in-the-wall and noodle shops. But it’s really just another instance of NYC bars, restaurants and clandestine strip clubs operating in unexpected places. Some of the spots below are stubborn holdouts. Others are examples of neighborhood imperialism. But all make for pleasant detours from the scenes that surround them…. More»

[Photos by Etta Shon]

It was in a seedy-ish strip on the border of Chinatown with no other clubs in sight. And, it was THE place to be (well the OTHER place to be).

The “doorgirl” was a little hipster who looked like she was about 16 and was having a lot of fun with her newfound clipboard power. There was a long line outside that must have been an hour wait, and
everyone was smoking and checking out each other’s ’80s-throwback outfits.

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Yes it’s true! There is an Asian cafe, called Rainbow Cafe Inc. on Mott between Grand and Broome, selling a two egg breakfast for only $3.25. It comes wih two eggs, two sausage, hash browns, and toast. Not to mention fast service and a large selection. So next time you are hungry in SoHo and don’t feel like burning a hole in your pocket from places like Whole Foods, check this place out.  Sure beats the Hamptons Coffee joint these two keep whining about.

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