Chinese Restaurants: Chinatown Brasserie
Phone: (212) 533-7000
Address: 380 Lafayette St (Between Great Jones St & East 4th St) New York, NY 10003
Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:30am-11pm
Fri 11:30am-12am
Sat 11am-12am
Sun 11am-11pm
Review:
Chinatown Brasserie re-imagines the 1940s Chinese banquet hall as downtown hot spot. Large parties of on-the-prowl singles focus their attention past ivory columns, ornately decorated screens and oversized red-and-white lanterns in hopes of glimpsing each other over a mai tai. But all this overlooks the real value of Chinatown Brasserie, which is as a showcase for the art of dim sum master Joe Ng, who makes thousands of the delicate treats every day by hand, in addition to overseeing a menu of classic Cantonese standards like roast pork, sea bass with black bean sauce, e-fu noodles and other elevated versions of familiar Chinese dishes.