Hop Kee is a
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
restaurant in
Chinatown, Manhattan
Manhattan's Chinatown is a Neighborhoods in Manhattan, neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy, Manhattan, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center, Manhattan, Civic Center to its s ...
, opened in 1968, described as “the cornerstone of a legendary block of Mott Street.”
When restaurants in New York City were allowed to open in the early days of Covid, they were takeout and cash only.
Hop Kee appeared on Season 12, Episode 7 of ''
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'' and was one of his five favorite “under the radar” NYC restaurants.
See also
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List of Chinese restaurants
This is a list of notable Chinese restaurants. A Chinese restaurant is an establishment that serves Chinese cuisine outside China. Some have distinctive styles, as with American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine. Most of them are in the ...
References
External links
Hop Kee Chinese Restaurant, Delicious Snails in Chinatown New York City
Chinese restaurants in Manhattan
Chinatown, Manhattan
1968 establishments in New York City
Restaurants established in 1968
Cantonese restaurants in the United States
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