Downstairs at George Chen’s massive, multi-venue complex you’ll find a full menu of Chinese specialties, including customer favorites like crisp-bottomed sheng jian bao and Peking duck sesame pockets, while the more upscale Eight Tables upstairs serves a more expensive tasting menu. There’s also the swanky Cold Drinks Bar for cocktail fans, and don’t forget to peruse the marketplace’s selection of housemade condiments and snacks on your way out.

V.I.P. features the kind of eclectic menu that’s typical of a Hong Kong-style cafe including baked pork chops over rice or red-sauce spaghetti; hot, sweet milk tea; stir-fried noodles; and fried chicken wings. It’s also a bakery, with a full selection of cakes and pastries.

This Cantonese barbecue shop’s crackly-skinned roast pig and succulent, honey-brushed char siu make for some of the most luxurious bites in the city. For most of Hing Lung’s existence, delivery wasn’t an option, but to add another revenue stream, co-owner Eric Cheung finally signed onto Uber Eats under the moniker “Go Duck Yourself.” Old-school Cantonese comfort food is the name of the game: superlative roast duck and other barbecue meats served either on their own or as part of a rice plate.

As the name indicates, Bund Shanghai Restaurant specializes in dishes from China’s largest city including xiao long bao and braised pork belly. The unfussy dining room makes a perfect place to enjoy the menu of home-syle food with a group.

Chinatown’s most legendary egg tarts can be found at Golden Gate Bakery but since it’s still yet to reopen from its pandemic slumber (if it ever does), you can get your fix at Wong Lee Bakery, an itty bitty counter on Jackson Street. The egg tarts are everything you could want and more with a flaky crust — no soggy bottoms — and a smooth custard inside. There’s also a selection of dim sum classics including dumplings, noodles, and more.

Favorites at this hugely popular Sichuan restaurant — though it was recently embroiled in a wage theft lawsuit — include tongue-numbingly spicy Sichuan standards like chilled beef tendon, chicken with explosive chili pepper, and one of the better versions of wontons in red chili oil around.

New Golden Daisy is your prototypical Cantonese takeout deli with roast meats hanging in the window and big vats of prepared dishes sitting on the steam table. But the best reason to hit up New Golden Daisy is to get a big carton of the excellent fried chicken wings — drumettes, specifically.

This dim sum takeout joint is where you’ll find some of the longest lines in Chinatown. The main attractions are the giant steamers filled with every kind of bao or bun you can imagine, including a super-savory pork-and-vegetable bao and one of the best-steamed charsiu (roast barbecue pork) buns in town.

Capital remains a prime destination for large groups and rambunctious get-togethers in Chinatown. Whatever you do, don’t skip the salt-and-pepper fried chicken wings.

Known for salt-and-pepper Dungeness crab and other elegant Cantonese dishes, R & G is a Chinatown staple, especially for seafood lovers and connoisseurs of Chinese-style roasted poultry. The dining rooms at this three-story restaurant are once again bustling, plus takeout and app-based delivery are available.

High-end places like Yank Sing and Dragon Beaux may get all the dim sum glory, but City View should share the spotlight for its very solid cart-style dim sum. The restaurant is open for dine-in, with a wide selection of both classic dim sum items and larger entrées.