At the end of your meal, take your ticket to the cashier to settle up. Select the items you want, and they will mark it off on your ticket under 3 different price categories: small, medium or large. As is customary, servers will roll their carts up to your table. You might have to share the large dining tables with other patrons and it can get fairly loud, so don't plan on having any intimate conversations. Jing Fong has only been around since the 1970’s, but don’t let its relative youth fool you: it’s very highly regarded as a community fixture.
From the moment you ascend the grand escalators until you are seated in the overwhelmingly expansive, 20,000 square foot, 800 seat, auspiciously red-hued banquet hall, you know you’re in for an authentic dim sum experience. If you’re looking for something a little more traditional, with constantly rotating carts and myriad dim sum options to choose from, you’ll find them in spades at Jing Fong. Nom Wah Tea Parlor may the oldest dim sum parlor, but Jing Fong is the largest. The only downside? It’s tiny, and there’s usually a wait. Dim sum newbies don’t have to worry about using Google Translate to place their orders. Vegetarian and gluten-free items are clearly marked. Everything is laid out simply on the glossy, photo-heavy menu and made to order fresh. There are no traditional carts haphazardly navigating the crowded dining room. Upon entering Nom Wah, you’ll still find their memorable eastern parlor meets western diner vibe: the antique fans, the red vinyl booths, the Art Deco tables, and the 1930’s countertop.Īlthough Nom Wah Tea Parlot is considered the first dim sum parlor in Chinatown, it offers a uniquely contemporary dim sum experience. More recently, this Chinatown staple went through major renovations back in 2010-much of it back of house in the kitchen-and emerged stronger than ever. Over the years, Nom Wah has had its up and downs but has remained a neighborhood institution throughout. The bakery aspect of the business later faltered and the dim sum became the star of the show. Nom Wah started out as a tea parlor and bakery, serving dim sum on the side, all the way back in 1920. And so, in honor of these other New Yorkers as well as visitors of all faiths, we thought we'd provide three great dim sum spots, all of which are open for business on Christmas Day. New Yorkers of all affiliations engage in this non-traditional tradition. You may have heard pop culture references to the phenomenon known as “Jewish Christmas”, though the dilemma of having to fill one’s time at Christmas is not limited to Jews (they're only about 7% of that non-Christian population). So, on Christmas Day, where do these other New Yorkers congregate for a meal? Turns out, there's a tradition for that!The tradition we speak of is Christmas Day Dim Sum.
A solid quarter of it’s estimated 8.6 million population is made up of non-Christians-they include Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Atheists, and many, many others. But one of the many things we love about New York City is that it’s incredibly diverse. On Christmas Day, a majority of businesses will be shuttered to observe the day's celebration, food establishments included.
And another thing we’re pretty big fans of? Food.
#DIM SUM CHINATOWN NYC WINDOWS#
In case our posts about Christmas Lights and Holiday Windows didn’t give it away, we’re pretty big fans of the holiday season.
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