Nom Wah Tea Parlor
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1920 |
| Owner | Wilson Tang |
| Food type | Dim sum |
| Location | 13 Doyers St, New York, NY, 10013 |
| Coordinates | 40°42′52″N 73°59′53″W / 40.71449°N 73.99819°W |
| Website | https://nomwah.com/ |
Nom Wah Tea Parlor (Chinese: 南華茶室; Cantonese Yale: Nàahm Wàh Chàhsāt; lit. 'South China Tea House'), opened in 1920, is the oldest continuously running restaurant in the Chinatown of Manhattan in New York City.[1] The restaurant serves Hong Kong style dim-sum and is currently located at 13 Doyers Street in Manhattan.[2]
History
The restaurant first opened in Manhattan, Chinatown at 15 Doyers Street and moved to 13 Doyers in 1968.[3] The original owners of Nom Wah are unknown. Starting in the 1940s Nom Wah was operated by Ed and May Choy who primarily ran the business as a bakery. In 1950 the Choy's 16-year old nephew, Wally Tang, immigrated to New York and began working at the bakery. In 1976, Wally Tang purchased the restaurant.[4] In 2010 the restaurant was purchased by Wilson Tang, a former investment banker and Wally Tang's nephew.[5] Wilson Tang transitioned the restaurant from a traditional dim sum restaurant utilizing metal carts to a made-to-order style with a menu.[3]
The restaurant was featured as a location of a scene in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[6]
In 2015 the Met Gala pre-party was held at the restaurant.[7]
In 2017, the baogel, a hybrid between a bagel and a cha siu bao was created at Nom Wah Tea Parlor.[8]
Nom Wah also has locations in Philadelphia, Shenzhen, China and Nolita.[9]
In October 2020, Wilson Tang published The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant.[10]
See also
References
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 莊布忠(CH’NG Poh Tiong) (2019). 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World. THE WINE REVIEW. p. 201. ISBN 9789811407277.
- ^ a b Mishan, Ligaya (April 12, 2011). "Nom Wah Tea Parlor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Brienza, Laura, 1988- (September 2016). New York's historic restaurants, inns & taverns : storied establishments from the City to the Hudson Valley. Guilford, CT. ISBN 978-1-4930-2435-3. OCLC 948670590.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Goldfield, Hannah (March 20, 2020). "The Oldest Restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown Faces the Coronavirus Shutdown". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Solomon, Serena (February 26, 2013). "'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Set to Film at Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor". dnainfo. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Ringing In the Met Gala in Cinematic Fashion". Vogue. May 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Richard (October 31, 2017). "Two NYC restaurants have combined bao and bagels to make a glorious new sandwich". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Nom Wah Tea Parlor". Pace Magazine. Fall 2019. p. 25. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Issuu.
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (November 16, 2020). "A Cookbook From the Heart of Manhattan's Chinatown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.