Golden Unicorn

"Once, there were a half dozen of these giant banquet halls in Chinatown, with dim sum pushed around on carts in the morning and early afternoon hours, and a broad Cantonese menu favoring seafood in the afternoons and evenings. Now, Golden Unicorn is one of the only ones left, a multi-floor extravaganza done up in celebratory red and gold. The dim sum is some of the best in the city, with delicate wrappers on the dumplings. Don’t miss the whole fish presentations at dinnertime."

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"Restaurant chinois au cœur de Chinatown, où les plats sont présentés sur des chariots roulants, on pointe du doigt et on déguste (même si on sait pas toujours quoi). Décor typique, un petit plat (par 3 pièces) entre 6 et 7$ en moyenne "

@lyssu28

"NYT: banquet-style Cantonese restaurant since 1989 that reopened with outdoor seating after a temporary pandemic closure. It’s impossible to imagine Lower Manhattan without Golden Unicorn’s excellent baked roasted pork buns ($5.95 for three) and plump xiao long bao ($9.99 for five). Find the unassuming entrance on East Broadway and wait for the go-ahead to take an elevator to the dining room. If you’re in a rush, grab a pork bun ($1.50) and an order of steamed egg-yolk buns ($3.95 for three) from Mei Lai Wah Bakery for a walking snack."

@baiejee

"Recommandé par la femme de JB"

@hermanceb2

"Located in china town Good dim sum"

@alinasophie

"Just ok, waitresses are tooooo pushy Very old school "

@armanduv_

"This East Broadway staple spans multiple floors in an unassuming office building, but don't make the mistake of assuming there are always available seats. A regular buzz permeates with locals and visitors alike clamoring for soft roast pork buns, pork siu mai, and rice rolls stuffed with shrimp that will have you asking for seconds. "

@wehogirl123

"Recco from Hector Authentic, good food although not refined."

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"dim sum place où les chariots passent de table en table bon mais peut-être un peu cher"

@iris.mn

"Budget moyen Spécialité de Hong Kong et Canton "

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"Good Chinese for dim sum Cheap Cadre OK "

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"Hard to find but delicious when you get there. Easy for big group walk in. Been a couple times w coworkers "

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"A Chinatown stalwart in the rapidly shrinking neighborhood."

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"Conseil de wen pour les dim sums "

@dianedebettignies

"Good standby for traditional dim sum. Staff not friendly. Somewhat rude at times but professional when necessary "

@wendycyee

"Ambiance et concept hyper sympa. Bouffe bof, faut connaître ce qu’on prend"

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"Also good dim sum. Multiple floors."

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"Très bons dum-dum Service très chinois "

@fthoreux

"9-10pm (sunday) 10-10pm (monday-thursday) 10-11pm (friday) 9-11pm (saturday) chinatown 📍 "

@trishpham422

"Dim Sum, plats autour de 13-20$. "

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"Great old school Dim Sum place in Chinatown, went with Nick W, Marc Newson and Nigel + Monica Curtiss. "

@benjicompston

"Gossip girl restaurant. Good dumplings/dim sum. Ok fried rice and chicken. Golden cocktail fine - looked like water "

@kmd13

"Resto chinois 100% authentique (se laisser surprendre)"

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"I can’t get over the C sanitary rating "

@jenjue915

"Dim Sum : ensemble de mets de petites portions consommées dans la cuisine cantonaise, dégusté dans un restaurant spécifique appelé cha lau,"

@adriench

"Went here for chinese new year w maria aaron sam brian and ben. Got dim sum! So much good food! They fry in peanut oil so mostly had steamed stuff. The pork buns were my fav, so good!!!!"

@rzanfardino25

"Robot brings out your food - good soup dumplings"

@camhenn

"Dim sum (great pork buns). Outdoor seating"

@kglynnb

"Big banquet hall dim sum style food - pastry pork buns, bao buns, duck, sticky rice all great, shrimp noodle things - detail added for SHARON "

@kaylasapodin

"Dim sum — Michelin Guide 2020"

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"Des classiques bien foutus, ambiance digne d’un troquet à Belleville, service expéditif mais efficace "

@hangphou

"Restaurante en Chinatown. Especialidad en dumplings"

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"Massive, bustling Cantonese mainstay ferrying a wide variety of dim sum via fast-moving carts."

@margaretannritter

"TikTok: highly recommended dim sum in Chinatown "

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"Dim Sum place, went with Hannah on 2/20/22."

@james11

"Asian TikTok-recommended dim sum "

@jbriel

"Authentic dim sum experience. Interesting. "

@chhuff

"Recommended by Di Phi and Bac Tuan- Nhu took them there - dim sum "

@namvo

"DIM SUM; cheap, good for groups"

@cocospagna

"Buonissimo. Abbiamo fatto la tipica colazione. La mia cosa preferita sono stati gli involtini di gamberetti e i ravioli di manzo. Super interessante la cucina davvero tipica. Noodles e budino no "

@bianchifederica2

"Dim sum, dumplings, buns, large and small plates"

@josephs120

"Expensive for dim sum without many options. Small dish was >$5. Food was lukewarm in plastic container (maybe because of pandemic). "

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"Good Dim Sum, bad service, don’t do carts as of 6/5/21"

@diggity

"Dimsum indoors and outdoors"

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"I think this is the dim sum place we liked. "

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"Actually called golden unicorn. Sontag rec best dim sum"

@seligman.lee

"“The likes of exquisitely soft roast pork buns, or congee with preserved egg and shredded pork” "

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"Che from ACI recommendation. Michelin star. Known for their dim sum"

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"Custard dumplings that look like pigs:)"

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"genre cantine canon délicieux "

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"Resto à la déco kitsch, avec les miss dim sum, dépaysant. Par Kath"

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"Dim sum with carts. pork buns, custard buns, clear shrimp dumplings, shrimp flat noodles, shumai, pineapple buns,"

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"The most unforgettable food experience in NY ! Be patient: the line to go inside is already an experience in itself"

@cacocooking

"must GO w friends, killer good and an experience"

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"Abondance de dim sum! Entrée difficile à trouver (dans une galerie commerciale) mais ça vaut le coup!"

@leslon

"Éviter le bœuf. Le mieux est de partager plusieurs plats. Attention les serveurs ne comprennent pas très bien l’anglais. Se trouve au 3e"

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"Best dim sum in Manhattan "

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"Välbesökt o allt smakar bra"

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"It’s the one w a long ass wait around the corner. Take the stairs or else a dingy elevator w weird mirror lobby. Matt likes this place"

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"Resto à la déco kitsch, avec les miss dim sum, dépaysant. Par Kath"

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"Cantonese fare. Wide range of dim sum via fast moving carts. "

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"차오펀steamed rice roll, 단호박찐빵👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 새우만두 돼지갈비찜 "

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"Dimsum sur les chariots ! "

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"manger des dim sum ( bouchée vapeur )"

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"Dim sum. Saw a chinese wedding. Olive oil. Inside shrimp"

@glatt

"shrimp shiu mai; vegetarian dumplings; sticky rice with chicken lotus; bacon and shrimp dim sum "

@ariwein

"Dumplings Recommended by Maisha"

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"Wonderful dumplings. Try the Zha Liang; crispy fried dough wrapped in noodles"

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"Conseils Mamie Boude. Dim Sum tops !"

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"$$semble très intéressant. Si dim sum hours (10am3:30 pm) coupon 10% sur site. Pourrais avoir temps d’attente"

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"the thing to get is the duck - go big or go home "

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"Restaurant Chinois , avec Ckovich"

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"Dim sung with trolley. 2nd floor"

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"the thing to get is the duck - go big or go home "

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"Dim Sum. 2018: toujours là, même si l’entrée est discrète. Ne pas venir trop tard, choix limité vers 15h. "

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"Cheesy and fun. Pretty inexpensive. Big tables. Get peking duck. Dim sum all day. Went w Steven Russ star"

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"Insolite. Y aller surtout pr les dim sum"

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"Avery says “best dim sum ever” "

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"Best Dim Sum, Cup of Jo Rec"

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"Dim sum (get the piggy bao)"

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"solid dumplings. Come back with an asian person"

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"Resto asiatique très kitch plats vapeurs et fritures "

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"Resto chinois typique avec que des noichs. Y bruncher est génial! Dim sums en farandole apportés sur des chariots arpentants la salle. "

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"Restaurant chinois mariage Brian & Romain"

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"Meilleur dim sum - y aller avant 11h"

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"Dim sum carts; not sure how many veggie options they have"

@scottgurian