Where to Get Mooncakes in Chinatown
Mooncakes are round pastries with a lotus paste filling, and sometimes have egg yolks – they can be sweet or savory! We eat mooncakes to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. The round shape symbolizes the harvest moon.
Business Spotlight: Potluck Club
Potluck Club is a Cantonese-American restaurant serving newish takes on old classics in an impressively designed space that sparks nostalgia and memories. The restaurant is a homage to Chinatown and its small businesses, which the co-owners frequented while growing up in the neighborhood.
Business Spotlight: Noodle Village
We’re excited to spotlight Longevity Fund grant recipient Noodle Village! Noodle Village is a family-owned Hong Kong-style eatery run by Rosie and George Lee, serving Cantonese noodle dishes, soup dumplings & congee. The restaurant is known for its delicious xiao long bao soup dumplings.
Then & Now: Ewa Trading
Zhou Rui Xian (周瑞賢 ) who, with his wife, owns and runs Ewa Trading Company, a tea and Chinese medicine and herbs shop. All sorts of people, from Chinatown and beyond, depend on Mr. Zhou’s business to support their health and well-being.
Then & Now: Fong On Over the Years
As the oldest family-run tofu shop in NYC, Fong On was first started in 1933 in the basement of 43 Mott St by Paul Eng’s grandfather. In ‘68, Fong On moved to 46 Mott St and changed its name to Fong Inn Too in 1986 when Paul’s brothers took over the business.