Café China
Appearance
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Established | 2011[1] |
Owner(s) | Xian Zhang and Yiming Wang |
Food type | Sichuan Chinese |
Street address | 59 West 37th Street |
City | New York City |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10018 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°45′5.7″N 73°59′9″W / 40.751583°N 73.98583°W |
Website | https://cafechinanyc.com/ |
Café China is a Chinese restaurant in Midtown West, New York City serving Sichuan cuisine in a 1940s Shanghai style setting established in 2011.[2][3][4][5] In 2021, the restaurant closed, moving from its original one floor location at 13 East 37th St to its current one up the block which is 3 floors. A new restaurant called Chili was opened by several former workers at Cafe China in their old location and drew ire from Cafe China accusing them of stealing their menu.[6] The restaurant had received a Michelin star in 2013 becoming the first Chinese restaurant in NYC to receive one maintaining their star until 2020.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fortney, Luke (September 23, 2021). "Cafe China Alleges Ex-Employees Swooped Up Former Space and Ripped Off Its Design, Menu". Eater NY. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Yang, Kenny (August 22, 2022). "Café China Review - Midtown - New York". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Café China | New York Magazine | The Thousand Best". New York Magazine. February 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Wells, Pete (May 1, 2012). "Showing the Chile Who's Boss". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Sietsema, Robert (September 21, 2022). "How Does Cafe China Stack Up to Its Alleged Midtown Copycat?". Eater NY. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Sietsema, Robert (September 21, 2022). "How Does Cafe China Stack Up to Its Alleged Midtown Copycat?". Eater NY. Vox Media. Retrieved September 17, 2024.