Hop Kee Explained

Hop Kee
Established:[1]
Current-Owner:Peter Lee
Food-Type:Cantonese
Dress-Code:casual
Street-Address:21 Mott Street
City:Manhattan
State:New York
Postcode:10013
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Hop Kee is a Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown, Manhattan, opened in 1968, described as “the cornerstone of a legendary block of Mott Street.”[2]

When restaurants in New York City were allowed to open in the early days of Covid, they were takeout and cash only.[3]

Hop Kee appeared on Season 12, Episode 7 of and was one of his five favorite “under the radar” NYC restaurants.[4]

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References

  1. News: Lynch . Scott . Classic Chinatown Spot Hop Kee Reopens For Takeout . 28 December 2022 . Gothamist . May 19, 2020.
  2. News: Yee . David . Old Classic, New Classic: From Hop Kee to Red Farm, Chinese Food Grows Up . 28 December 2022 . Eater NY . January 29, 2015.
  3. News: Hatchett . Caroline . In NYC, Chinatown BYOBs Created a Word-of-Mouth Wine Community. Can It Survive? . 28 December 2022 . Wine Enthusiast . January 12, 2021.
  4. News: Dellato . Marisa . 5 of Anthony Bourdain's favorite under-the-radar NYC restaurants . 28 December 2022 . New York Post . April 16, 2021.

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