Mott Street EateryCHAIN

7.0/10

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A Chinatown food court with a bunch of stalls, and the cheap way to eat in the neighborhood. The tip people repeat is that the Sanmiwago inside makes better than its own standalone shop down the block. Others name Gai Kitchen, the at the front stall and the 4-in-1 from the Xi'an stall. Some think you can do better at a real restaurant a few blocks away.

98 Mott St, New YorkChinatown / Tribeca, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • Also you can call me fucking crazy but I swear that the [Sanmiwago location at Mott Street Eatery](https://www.yelp.com/biz/sanmiwago-new-york) taste a lot better than the standalone Sanmiwago store on the corner down the block lol. The soup taste more herbal and rich and more flavorful for whatever reason.

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  • replying to u/crazeman: Honestly I feel like there wasn't that much closure in Chinatown. I mean there were a few that closed but they were mostly old school bakeries or like old school HK cafes that most people on reddit would have never visited anyhow lol. Some "newer" places that I like that have opened up in the past few years: Sanmiwago at Mott St. Eatery, Good beef noodle soup chain from Taiwan. Mabu Hong Kong Cafe is from Toronto and they have a "modern" take on Hong Kong cafes. Chang Lai Fishballs Noodles opened up last year? They used to be a rice noodle cart. I love them but its typical rice noodle + fish balls cart fare. Matcha Cafe Maiko has great matcha/green tea ice cream. It's attached to a Kyu Ramen which is also new. Kitchen Co Ut has pretty good Vietnamese food. Some "New" places I have **NOT** been to yet: (it's on the list lol) Mam is supposed to have good Vietnamese and they made it to [26 on NYTimes Best 100 Restaurant list](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/dining/best-nyc-restaurants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE0.nmDU.h0YEY4Iz7USs&smid=url-share). They recently expanded and took over the storefront next door as well. They have some weird ordering system (probably because before they expanded, they were a literal hole in the wall) where you have to pre-order the food via some link on their instagram. Their menu rotates like every few days and I like that they would feature a lot of lesser known Vietnamese dishes. Pot Luck Club has "modern" Cantonese food. It…

    it's worth checking out Mott Street eatery and sampling the different stalls

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  • And if lamb burgers count - the lamb rou jia mo at Mott St Eatery in Chinatown - from the stall that’s directly on the front left when you walk into the food court from the street

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