If you haven’t tried the fruit “rambutan,” I highly recommend it! It’s small-ish and round with a red/pink spiky exterior. It’s lined with Chinese restaurants and shops and adorned with lantern lighting overhead (like several other streets in Chinatown) that comes to life once the sky is dark.ĭuring the day, Mott Street is a hive of activity during the day with residents shopping at the local markets for fish, fruits, and veggies. On the list below, you’ll find everything from the best places to eat in Chinatown NYC, museums, historic streets, and iconic spots not to miss as you spend time in Chinatown on your very own self-guided tour! 1. Mott Street Particularly, if you were visiting the Brooklyn Bridge or shopping in Soho, you can get to Chinatown on foot in no time. If you’re already in Lower Manhattan, it might be just a short walk to Chinatown. The Grand Street stop leaves you just 1 block from the Bowery and 2 blocks from where Canal Street meets the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge.
This is the line shown in brown on the NYC subway map.Īnother option is to take the B or D line to Grand Street. The J and Z trains might be helpful if you’re coming from Brooklyn, sightseeing in the financial district, or finishing a visit to the Statue of Liberty. So for example, if you were near Grand Central Terminal visiting The Summit at One Vanderbilt, the 6 train would be a great option to hop down to Chinatown. The 6 train is indicated in green on the subway map. In fact, if you’ve taken the R or W train to Prince Street in Soho already, it’s easy to walk into Chinatown from there, as well.
These trains make several stops through midtown, the theater district, Herald Square, Greenwich Village, and Soho. If you look at a map of the NYC subway, the N, Q, R, and W trains are the yellow lines. The best option is to take the N, Q, R, W, J, Z, or 6 train to the Canal Street stop. It slices directly through Chinatown, which is on Manhattan’s lower east section. Many trains run through the area.Ĭanal Street is a main street that runs from east to west across Manhattan. It’s really easy to take the subway to Chinatown NYC. Given how close many of these places are, the neighborhood can be explored in as little as a few hours depending on how many times you stop to eat! Directions to Chinatown NYC
On the NYC Chinatown map above, you’ll find all the places mentioned in this guide of the best things to do in Chinatown New York City.Īs you can see, many of them are clustered around the small area that is the heart of Chinatown. Like on Mulberry Street, you can look in one direction and see Little Italy and turn the other way to see Chinatown! Map of Chinatown NYC Something really unique about this part of New York City is that you can actually see the dividing line between neighborhoods. It’s also not far from areas like Nolita (North of Little Italy) and the Financial District. This would be diagonally opposite to a neighborhood like the Upper West Side.Ĭhinatown shares boundaries with other popular neighborhoods like Little Italy, Soho, Tribeca, and the Lower East Side. More properly, Chinatown is on the lower east portion of the island. If you visualize the island of Manhattan as a long oval-ish shape, Chinatown would be towards the bottom-right of that oval. Ready to explore New York City’s Chinatown? Let’s go! Where is Chinatown in NYC?įirst, let’s take a moment to get positioned in the right part of New York City. I hope you’ll use this guide not just as your what to do in Chinatown NYC checklist, but also as a window into discovering and savoring everything the neighborhood is about. It’s such a fascinating area that I’ve even done a few staycations there just so I could take more time to experience the neighborhood. During that time, I’ve shopped, eaten, and strolled through Chinatown more times than I can count. To put together this guide, I’ve used my 20+ years of living in New York City. If you’re planning things to do in Chinatown NYC, you’re in the right place!Ĭhinatown Manhattan is part of the city that overflows with history, cultural character, and of course, enough good eats to make you want to return again and again.
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