Nam Wah Tea Parlor
The restaurant in Chinatown offers a $15 dollar meal for four people. For your money– a massive plate of steamed dumplings, lo mein, almond cookies, hot tea and Diet Coke. This Chinatown institution sits on the right angle of Doyers Street and advertises itself “As the First Dim Sum Parlor in Chinatown since 1920. Okay–so the lo mein is greasy, the almond cookies look like they’ve been sitting out since the founding of the restaurant, the walls are lined with Hillary Clinton signs in Chinese and old tea tins, and the table booths wobble on a 45 degree angle– but the friendly owner of the dim sum parlor allows you to bring your bike in, and gives you as much food as you can stomach.

This is an awesome place for the adventurous–a place that could only exist in NYC. There are a lot of fantastic places in this city–Tell us the spots that keep your life interesting.