Jump to content

Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Coordinates: 40°42′52″N 73°59′53″W / 40.71449°N 73.99819°W / 40.71449; -73.99819
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 19:55, 22 December 2020 (Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 8 templates: del empty params (1×);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Map
Restaurant information
Established1920
Owner(s)Wilson Tang
Food typeDim sum
Street address13 Doyers St
CityNew York
StateNY
Postal/ZIP Code10013
Coordinates40°42′52″N 73°59′53″W / 40.71449°N 73.99819°W / 40.71449; -73.99819
Websitehttps://nomwah.com/

Nom Wah Tea Parlor, 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]

Image of Doyers Street in Chinatown, Manhattan with Nom Wah in the distance.
Location of the original Nom Wah Tea Parlor

In 2015 the Met Gala pre-party was held at the restaurant.[6]

In 2017, the baogel, a hybrid between a bagel and a cha siu bao was created at Nom Wah Tea Parlor.[7]

Nom Wah also has locations in Philadelphia, Shenzen, China and Nolita. [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lohman, Sarah (6 December 2016). Eight flavors : the untold story of American cuisine (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York, London. ISBN 978-1-4767-5395-9. OCLC 944380367.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ 莊布忠(CH’NG Poh Tiong) (2019). 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World. THE WINE REVIEW. p. 201. ISBN 9789811407277.
  3. ^ a b Mishan, Ligaya (2011-04-12). "Nom Wah Tea Parlor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Goldfield, Hannah. "The Oldest Restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown Faces the Coronavirus Shutdown". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. ^ Nast, Condé. "Ringing In the Met Gala in Cinematic Fashion". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. ^ "Two NYC restaurants have combined bao and bagels to make a glorious new sandwich". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. ^ "Nom Wah Tea Parlor". Magazine. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-04-08.