Commerce & Culture
Despite its name suggesting otherwise, Chinatown boasts a convergence of cuisines that’s hardly singular — it’s a regular orbit for foodies from up the block or halfway around the globe. Mainstays like Nom Wah Tea Parlor, a Doyers Street staple since 1920, balance out more avant-garde alternatives, tag teaming with rooftop lounges, mixology bars, matcha cafes, and basement speakeasies. Galleries and pop-up design shops round out a retail landscape that’s still primarily dominated by independent businesses, many of them family-owned and around for decades.