“Do you Dim Sum? Or do you roll-y with the cannoli?”

You haven’t seen NYC until you’ve walked through this, the most New-Yorky of neighborhoods, Chinatown. A working class outlier, surrounded by luxury shops and expensive high rises. An ethnic enclave created by the Chinese community, for the Chinese community. . . and everyone else.
Understand how the most populous Chinatown in America held onto its authenticity and roots, through
displacement, gentrification and a global pandemic.

In contrast, right across Canal street is an ethnic tourist Disneyland, Little Italy. Although this used to be a haven for the Italian communities in NYC, now it’s a stretch of souvenir shops and mediocre restaurants. However, some amazing eats can still be discovered.
Let your guide lead the way to the authentic foodie finds off Mulberry Street.