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Mulberry Sts; breakfast, lunch & dinner; ; J, M, N, Q, R, W, Z, 6 to Canal St)
Meat-
studded soups, fish-infused flat noodles and curried rice dishes.
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( 212-941-1514; 198 Grand St btwn
Banh Mi Saigon Bakery
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Mulberry & Mott Sts; mains $4-6;
10am-7pm Tue-Sun;
J/M/Z, N/Q/R/W, 6 to Canal St)
Some of the best Vietnamese sandwiches in town.
www.joeshanghairestaurants.com
; 9 Pell St btwn Bowery & Doyers St; mains $5-16;
11am-11pm Mon-Sun; J/Z, N/Q, 4/6 to Canal St, B/D to Grand St)
Always busy and
tourist-friendly. Does good noodle and soup dishes.
10:30am-9pm; 6, J, N/Q to Canal St)
Looks like an old-school American diner, but is
the oldest dim sum place in the city.
www.chinatownicecreamfactory.com
;
65 Bayard St; scoop $4; 11am-10pm; ; J/M,
N/Q/R/W, 6 to Canal St)
Overshadows the nearby Häagen-Dazs with its scoops of tea,
ginger, passion fruit and lychee flavored sorbets.
Lower East Side
Katz's Delicatessen
DELI$
( 212-254-2246;
www.katzsdelicatessen.com
; 205 E Houston St at Ludlow St; pastrami on rye
$15, knockwurst $6; 8am-10:45pm Mon-Wed & Sun, to 2:45am Thu-Sat; F/V to Lower East
Side-2nd Ave)
One of the few remaining Jewish delicatessens in the city, Katz's attracts
locals, tourists and celebrities whose photos line the walls. Massive pastrami, corned
beef, brisket and tongue sandwiches are throwbacks, as is the payment system: hold on to
the ticket you're handed when you walk in and pay cash only.
Yonah Schimmel Knishery
KNISHES$
( 212-477-2858; 137 E Houston St, btwn Eldridge & Forsyth Sts; 9:30am-7pm; ; F/V to
Lower East Side-2nd Ave)
Originally selling from a pushcart on Coney Island c 1890, this