NYC's Chinatown and Little Italy Walking Tour

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The approximately 1.5-kilometer-long street stretches from Chinatown to Little Italy and Nolita, connecting many atmospheric neighborhoods.\n\nThe best place to start is Chatham Square, located deep in the heart of Chinatown, where East Broadway meets Bowery. The best thing that Mott Street has to offer is food – and there is lots of it.\n\nAt the beginning of the street, you can find the Chinese Ali Baba supermarket that lures shoppers in with a mouth-watering array of fruits. Even the scent tells you that you are in Chinatown: the dried fish and mushrooms sold in the stores emit a pungent aroma that mixes with the scent of noodles sizzling on the street grill.\n\nNew and old restaurants stand side by side, and it is difficult to say which one is the best. One of the most popular restaurants in the area is located right around the corner, on Doyers Street. There is always a queue for Nom Wah Tea Parlor, which was opened in 1920, and for a good reason: the milieu is wonderful, and so are the dim sum. If you crave dessert, just take a few steps in the direction of The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory. Go for an exciting ice cream flavor, such as lychee or durian."}]},{"address":"Mulberry Street","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":40.719393913668554,"longitude":-73.99727310000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Mulberry Street"},{"type":"text","content":"From a tourist's perspective, Mott Street has the best that New York's Chinatown has to offer – a fantastic array of authentic Chinese food, cheap gift shops, tea houses, jewelry stores, fish and vegetable markets, as well as some remaining Italian businesses. From a resident's perspective, Mott Street is home. After more than a century, it continues to be home to Chinese immigrants and their American-born children. Unlike many other Chinatowns throughout the U.S., this one is an actual community where families are born and raised and continue to thrive.\n\nThe best part, though, is the food. You have to go eat at WO HOP on the south side of Mott street: they are a Chinatown institution and open very late (4:30am) for all you night owls. There are two parts: the upstairs (newer, with booths) and the downstairs (older, with plain tables and chairs). While the environment in both is very basic, the food is delicious with just about every Chinese dish you can think of on the menu – try the house special fried rice and/or the shrimp in lobster sauce. Large portions, so come hungry!\n\nWalk further north to Grand Street and you'll be in vegetable heaven, as shop after shop sells fresh produce at great prices. For an incredible selection of Italian meats, handmade cheeses, olive oil, vinegar, spices, etc., the family-owned DI PALO'S FINE FOODS (Mon-Sat: 9am–7pm; Sun: 9am–6pm), which represents all 20 regions of Italy, is worthy of a special trip. They provide personalized service and will gladly answer any questions and give suggestions (ask for free samples if you wish); in addition, there's a delivery system that allows sending products to friends in other states.\n\nAs you walk along Mott and other nearby streets, pay attention to the Eastern decorative motifs on the buildings: sunbursts, floral swirls, shells, and human faces."},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2Fimage.jpg?alt=media&token=1d62e146-b036-4b8a-912c-22bf6003ee25"},{"type":"text","content":"Little Italy fills every tourist's must-see list—its romantic, old New York atmosphere is world famous and its authentic pasta dishes, served by the best Italian restaurants, can't be beat. The once-Italian enclave stretchedblob:https://app.freeguides.com/3149e1b5-0ebd-4c6b-9360-0200e8a9436e from Canal to Houston Streets, between Lafayette Street and the Bowery, as immigrants from Naples and Sicily flooded the area in the 1880s. Now, it's mostly on the blocks surrounding Mulberry Street, where some of the trendiest clothing stores and the best bars in NYC are located, but what's left is still going strong. "},{"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FSnaptik_6860138166695775494_luis-picture-perfect-nyc.mp4?alt=media&token=d3df2ec2-f8de-40b3-aa08-4786ddb91206"}]},{"address":"Canal Street","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":40.71895691366838,"longitude":-74.0012863},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Canal Street"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2F17CANALST-Streetview-jumbo.jpg?alt=media&token=cc9e3d4a-9734-4fed-9c7e-5ba964ec1027"},{"type":"text","content":"Back in the 1980s, this street in NYC was the place to go for electronics, as every month Popular Electronics would publish DIY plans for hobbyist projects, and if one took those down to Canal Street, one could find all the components. Over time, the electronics shops faded out and were replaced with industrial plastics and consumer good knock-offs like handbags, fragrances, jewelry, watches, and designer fashions – all made China and brought via container ships.\n\nIt's still a fun place to shop, with street vendors hawking coconut drinks, durian fruit, and vegetables, homemade noodles, and other Chinese specialties lining pretty much the entire south side sidewalk as far as the Manhattan Bridge. Also, virtually every doorway leads to a store, and there are some wonderful, exotic shops for handmade Asian ceramics here, but also a good number of (cash-only) small shops with many more typical souvenirs, at only a fraction of the price you would pay in Times Square. Since they hate seeing people walk away empty-handed, vendors will always bargain and there are some good deals to be found.\n\nAt 200 Canal St, the NEW KAM MAN Supermarket (9:30am–7pm) offers 3 floors of Chinese grocery; Asian pottery; teapots; cast iron teapots; woks; rice cookers; handheld and decorative fans; chopsticks; traditional Chinese patterns of china; Japanese-style lunch boxes; cosmetics; loose and packaged teas; herbs; herbal medications and ointments. The upper level has been renovated to house an extensive Hello Kitty stationery; trinkets; sauce holders; sake bottles and cups; bags; blankets; lunch boxes; jewelry; wallets, etc., plus Japanese cosmetics and skincare.\n\nThere are also hundreds of exotic restaurants on Canal Street, and on nearby streets: mostly Cantonese, but also many others. Some of these can be authentic and/or VERY good. Usually, the prices at these eateries are reasonable for the quality of food they serve.\n\nTip:\nDon't mind the weird whispers for backroom watches and handbags. If you're looking for a knockoff of a $1200 bag that is hit or miss close to real or totally cheap, this is your place for the low low price of about $20-$150. Again, haggling is taken to the extreme here and strange between-alley deals are happening all over the place. There's nothing intrisically dangerous about this – it's just a different world."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FText-to-Speech_20-Jun-2022_16-27.mp3?alt=media&token=04573bd4-8e18-4e85-9a1b-15b6429e058c"}]},{"address":"Columbus Park","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":40.715405563666664,"longitude":-74.00011895000003},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Columbus Park"},{"metadata":{"width":800,"height":533},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2Fcolumbus-park-6b79a77180e9ec3a7ca351ebe54641a2-1404414030-columus-park-montague-street-brooklyn-heights-fair.jpg?alt=media&token=c4350bec-a3b7-4c98-83c4-4a74c57249d6"},{"metadata":{"width":576,"height":1024},"type":"video","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FSnaptik_7076089195512745262_alldaynyc.mp4?alt=media&token=1f02889e-6684-4ee1-a917-349859187215"},{"type":"text","content":"There is much to be learned of the dark past of the surrounding buildings and streets, gang warfare and crime (as portrayed in Martin Scorsese's historical gangster epic \"Gangs of New York\"), but this park is the center of life in the transformed neighborhood – a small world unto itself, where locals gather for Tai chi in the morning, music playing on traditional Chinese instruments, and board games that sometimes go well into the night. It is quite obvious when you see an outsider walking around the park, usually taking pictures, because everyone else seems to belong here.\n\nThere are pathways and walkways leading from end to end, gardens and tree-surrounded benches, a water area for the hot summer days, frequent games of soccer set up on the main field nearby, and plenty of kids playing hoops or even volleyball. Sun Yat-sen, the revered Chinese revolutionary leader, has been memorialized with a statue sitting in the middle of it all.\n\nIf you're walking through Chinatown and are looking for a good place for a break, this is a great spot to come and people-watch, or get out of the sun.\n\nOpening Hours:\nDaily: 6am–10pm"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FText-to-Speech_20-Jun-2022_16-27.mp3?alt=media&token=2cb04a41-1f6a-4cce-b786-c86749aeb52f"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FText-to-Speech_20-Jun-2022_16-33.mp3?alt=media&token=ac6f5ec1-6305-4585-8993-19aa1fc93f63"}]},{"address":"Kimlau Square","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":40.713422078679145,"longitude":-73.99809145249029},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Kimlau Square"},{"metadata":{"width":900,"height":597},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2Fkimlau-square-chinatown-lee-dos-santos.jpg?alt=media&token=f761ea3e-7bf2-4bc5-8953-239379bec742"},{"type":"text","content":"This bustling memorial plaza was named after Lt. Benjamin Kimlau, a Chinese-American bomber pilot who died serving his country in World War II. An 18-foot tall memorial honors Lt. Kimlau and the many other Chinese-American soldiers who lost their lives defending the United States. The site is also home to a statue of Lin Zexu or Yuanfu, a Qing dynasty-era scholar-warrior. Nearby, a larger-than-life bust of Confucius serves as an inspiration and important meeting place for the community."},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FText-to-Speech_20-Jun-2022_16-35.mp3?alt=media&token=d4c51337-3af2-47ed-8dbc-71fd3844feff"}]},{"address":"Mahayana Temple Buddhist Association","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":40.716090913666974,"longitude":-73.99545934999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"# Mahayana Temple Buddhist Association"},{"metadata":{"width":550,"height":413},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2Fmahayana-buddhist-retreat.jpg?alt=media&token=49521989-b047-4d6c-b469-c1b677d91a24"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":667},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FMahayana-48.jpg?alt=media&token=325882fa-632f-47f7-bebf-e93e9005414a"},{"type":"text","content":"The retreat of NYC's first Buddhist Temple on the East Coast of the U.S. Open to the public year-round.\n\nTraditional temple structures rise from a beautiful landscape, including the seven-stories-tall Jade Buddha Pagoda and Arhats Hall (the only set in the U.S.). Treasured by Buddhists everywhere, it's a great place to reset and escape from hectic city life and enjoy meditation.\n "},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkmqIyXTicY7r3ndRXgMo%2FText-to-Speech_20-Jun-2022_16-38.mp3?alt=media&token=dcb3cec8-3230-410d-82b7-d44ee45e9a40"}]}]