Suggestions for seafood/ fish/ vegetarian lunches in Chinatown?

[catrae]

I have recently started a job close to Bowery and Delancey, and have enjoyed so many of the Chinatown recommendations from this board on my lunch breaks. I am wondering if anyone can recommend where to go specifically for good, cheap fish and vegetarian lunch dishes? I would love to try some of the fresh seafood in the neighborhood but am unsure where to go and what dishes are good to order. Time constraints have made me hesitate to go to some of the fancier sit down restaurants for my lunch break. Any suggestions for your favorite, quick (hole in the wall) fish and/or vegetarian meals in Chinatown?

[swannee]

I heartily concur with NY Noodletown and Oriental Garden (but at lunch they only have Dim sum as far as I know), but no one has mentioned Yueh Yueh (or Ren Ren) on Bayard, a true hole in the wall. They now have a menu in English and have quite a number of delicious fish and vegetarian options (I recently had sliced fish with bitter melon over rice, and fish belly with ginger over rice, both wonderful).

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Great New York Noodletown
28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

Oriental Garden
14 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013

Yuen Yuen
61 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013

[SpaceFood]

Great NY NoodleTown

Bowery and Bayard

If you want inexpensive and tasty chinese food, I would check out Great NY NoodleTown.

I recommend the salted fish and vegetable pan-fried noodles dish or any of the meat and rice dishes.

They're also open really late.

Good review here:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/678367

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Great New York Noodletown
28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

[femmevox]

I found the Shrimp and Lobster Sauce rice plate at Noodletown to be exceptionally and surprisingly delicious.--prawns cooked just enough in a garlicky, eggy sauce with a little ground pork. Generous portion, too. I think it's about $8.

There are a couple of vegetable and/or tofu rice plates that are under $5.

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Great New York Noodletown
28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

[kdgchow]

Don't know if this is too much of a hike, but there's Xian Foods on Bayard Street between Bowery and Mott Street, which has its liang pi cold skin noodles - IMO, one of NYC's great vegetarian dishes.

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Xi'an Famous Foods
67 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013

[diprey11]

Please define cheap? Would a $5.75 lunch special at Amazing 66 count? (steamed fish-slice in the black bean sauce + rice + soup). The fish is reasonably fresh: not the sushi-kind of fresh of course

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Amazing 66
66 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

[catrae]

I think I will try Amazing 66 tomorrow based on your and ScoopG's suggestions. Cheap is basically $10 and under for lunch. I appreciate the suggestions- I'm from the heartland and while I can catch grow and cook the foods I grew up with, I have little knowledge of ocean fish, or good Chinese food. I guess I'm just learning now.

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Amazing 66
66 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

[scoopG]

Make sure you ask for their lunch special menu - printed on one sheet of paper. This is where the 65+ lunch specials are. They will hand you the regular menu. Depending on the time you arrive, you may have to sit at a table with others - they have only about 3-4 two tops.

[small h]

Banh Mi Saigon has several vegetarian sandwiches, and one with sardines. Good, cheap, and fast, as is Vanessa's Dumpling House. Nyonya and Congee Bowery, while not holes in the wall, have quick service and plenty of seafood and vegetarian options.

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Nyonya
199 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

Vanessa's Dumpling House
118 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

Banh Mi Saigon
198 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

Congee Bowery
207 Bowery, New York, NY 10002

[foodwhisperer]

Vanessa's has a good pork sandwich on fresh sesame bread for only $3. This was the one on Eldridge St.

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Vanessa's Dumpling House
118 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

[small h]

I'm sure that's good intel, but note the heading of this thread.

[scoopG]

Hi catrae - this should get you started. Many of these places will have lunch specials. At Amazing 66 they have over sixty-five $$5.50 lunch specials which include tea, soup, entree and rice. Make sure you grab this one sheet special menu and not their regular menu.

For straight-up vegetarian only fare, there is the Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell and Buddha Bodhai on Mott Street.

CANTONESE
Ah-Ping Snack Bar:
http://www.chow.com/digest/7568/in-chinatown-fujianese-soul-with-a-subtle-hand/

Amazing 66:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/340879

East Corner Wonton:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/611302?tag=boards;topic-611302

Fujian operated Homemade, Hand-Pulled Noodle spots:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/492376
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/504362

Great New York Noodletown:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/678367

Oriental Garden:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/764593

Noodle Village:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/493604

South China Garden:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/679270
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/750220

FUJIAN
Best Fuzhou Restaurants: (Note the Best Fuzhou one on Forsyth Street has changed hands and is now Henan Flavors).
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/483902

Double Dragon:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/714304

Fujian operated Homemade, Hand-Pulled Noodle spots:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/492376
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/504362

SHANGHAINESE
456:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/770707

Shanghai Café Deluxe
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/769840
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/704166
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/583263

SICHUAN
Famous Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/753398

Old Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/742493?tag=search_results;results_list#6143259
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/753976

Also there are these old standbys:
Big Wong King at 67 Mott Street, 10013.
Fuleen Seafood at 11 Division Street, 10002.
Yogee Restaurant at 85 Chrystie Street, 10002.
Yummy Noodles at 44 Bowery, 10013.

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Great New York Noodletown
28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

Amazing 66
66 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

Best Fuzhou
71 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

Big Wong
67 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

Buddha Bodai
5 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

Fuleen
11 Division St, New York, NY 10002

Shanghai Cafe
100 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

Noodle Village
13 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

Yogee
85 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002

Yummy Noodles
48 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

Oriental Garden
14 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013

Vegetarian Dim Sum House
24 Pell St, New York, NY 10013

East Corner Wonton
70 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002

Double Dragon
13 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

Ah Ping Snack Bar
2 E Broadway, New York, NY 10038

Famous Sichuan
10 Pell St, New York, NY 10013

Old Sichuan
65 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013

456 Shanghai Cuisine
69 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

[catrae]

wow! thank you- I will definitely try some of these out. I appreciate your help.

[AubWah]

cheap fresh seafood lunch in chinatown doesn't really exist