Nom Wah Tea Parlor

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]

Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Restaurant information
Established1920
Owner(s)Wilson Tang
Food typeDim sum
Street address13 Doyers St
CityNew York
StateNY
Postal/ZIP Code10013
Coordinates40.71449°N 73.99819°W / 40.71449; -73.99819
Websitehttps://nomwah.com/

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]

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.
  2. 莊布忠(CH’NG Poh Tiong) (2019). 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World. THE WINE REVIEW. p. 201. ISBN 9789811407277.
  3. 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.CS1 maint: multiple 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.
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