LOWER EAST SIDE, NY – A Chinese restaurant that opened on the Lower East Side nearly 100 years ago is one of 17 city eateries recognized for their decades of service.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor on Doyers Street in Chinatown opened in 1920. It is one of 23 city restaurants to be awarded the Legacy Award by the Chinese Restaurant Association.
The awards are designed to recognize the nation's 100 longest standing establishments.
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Top of the list is Sam Wo, a restaurant that's been serving diners in San Francisco for 113 years.
The NYC restaurants to make the list, along with their age, are:
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor
99
Wo Hop and Hehe
81
Shun Lee Palace
48
Peking Duck House
41
Jing Fong Restaurant
41
Great New York Noodle Town
40
New Wong Restaurant
40
Panda Garden Chinese Restaurant
Bayside
32
Grand Sichuan Eastern
23
New Ruan's Restaurant
Brooklyn
28
Szechuan Delight Restaurant
Brooklyn
27
China Sun Asian Cuisine
25
Wuliangye
24
Homes Kitchen
24
Luming Spring Restaurant
Flushing
24
Hua Rong Chinese Restaurant
Elmhurst.
23
Congee Village
22
Grand Sichuan Eastern
21
Fuleen Seafood Restaurant
21
Vanessa's Dumpling House
20
King Wah Restaurant
Ridgewood
20
Szchuan Gourmet
Flushing
17
Dynasty Taste Inc
Staten Island
17
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