南华茶室

We’ve visited this restaurant multiple times and we love it! It’s one of the best dim sum restaurants in New York City. Our favorites are the Roast Pork Bun, Scallion Pancakes, Spring Rolls, Shrimp and Bacon Rolls. While it can get busy with a long waiting line, the food is served incredibly quickly. Love the old diner-style ambiance and decor. There’s plenty of both indoor and outdoor seating. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend dining here!

This spot is NYC’s oldest dim sum restaurant, serving authentic Hong Kong style dim sum in Chinatown since 1920 and somehow the prices are still reasonable in this economy! Tucked away in one of Chinatown NYC’s most iconic alleyways, this spot is known for classic dim sum favorites like shrimp dumplings, soup dumplings, shrimp shu mai, beef rice rolls, scallion pancakes, egg rolls and pan fried noodles. You can get 4 massive dumplings for under $7 😮‍💨 They are incredibly delicious and the portion to price ratio is a steal! If you’re looking for the best dim sum in NYC, a Chinatown food spot, or affordable dim sum in New York City, add Nom Wah Tea Parlor to your list ASAP.

This place was a delight. It was authentic, food was delicious and arrived quickly. I will say, the service could be much better. Take a buddy and chat and you will be able to get over the surly manger. Regardless of this, I will be back happily!

The dim sum here is, unfortunately, aggressively mid. This place has been in Chinatown since I was a kid, and somehow that history is doing all the heavy lifting now. The line is usually out the door and packed with non locals. I never felt compelled to wait for food I can get literally anywhere else in Chinatown, so it was always a place I walked past without a second thought. I finally came in after watching a YouTuber promise great food and big portions.. they are average normal size btw. There was no line that day, thank god, because I would not voluntarily wait for this. The food is fine, not bad enough to send back, not good enough to remember, and absolutely not worth standing around for. There are plenty of nearby spots that are just as good, if not better, and cheaper, with no lines. Nom Wah feels like a textbook tourist trap for young out of towners checking Chinatown off a list. And the ha gow (shrimp dumplings) my favorite basic dim sum item was abysmal. The skin was too chewy and hard. I've had better frozen ones from the supermarket. The only thing I enjoyed was that it wasn't as noisy as a typical dim sum restaurant. But I guess this place will once again be exactly what it always was for me, somewhere I walk past and never step into.

Agree with other comments - very mid food. Nice venue with history, which I appreciate is kinda rare for the states. Grab a pot of tea and enjoy the venue. Also, they only take cash and amex. We got a good sampling of the food and some was better than others. Unfortuanly lots of fried (deep and pan) and the oil wasn't fresh.