Nom Wah Tea Parlor Explained

Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Current-Owner:	Wilson Tang
Food-Type:	Dim sum
Street-Address:	13 Doyers St
Coordinates:	40.7145°N -73.9982°W
City:	New York
Website:	https://nomwah.com/
State:	NY
Zip:	10013

Nom Wah Tea Parlor (Chinese: c=南華茶室|cy=Nàahm Wàh Chàhsāt|l=South [[Huaxia|China]] Tea House), opened in 1920, is the oldest continuously running restaurant in the Chinatown of Manhattan in New York City.^[1] The restaurant serves Hong Kong style dim-sum and is currently located at 13 Doyers Street in Manhattan.^[2]

History

The restaurant first opened in Manhattan, Chinatown at 15 Doyers Street and moved to 13 Doyers in 1968.^[3] The original owners of Nom Wah are unknown. Starting in the 1940s Nom Wah was operated by Ed and May Choy who primarily ran the business as a bakery. In 1950 the Choy's 16-year old nephew, Wally Tang, immigrated to New York and began working at the bakery. In 1976, Wally Tang purchased the restaurant.^[4] In 2010 the restaurant was purchased by Wilson Tang, a former investment banker and Wally Tang's nephew.^[5] Wilson Tang transitioned the restaurant from a traditional dim sum restaurant utilizing metal carts to a made-to-order style with a menu.

The restaurant was featured as a location of a scene in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. ^[6]

In 2015 the Met Gala pre-party was held at the restaurant.^[7]

In 2017, the baogel, a hybrid between a bagel and a cha siu bao was created at Nom Wah Tea Parlor.^[8]

Nom Wah also has locations in Philadelphia, Shenzhen, China and Nolita.^[9]

In October 2020, Wilson Tang published 'The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant'. ^[10]

See also

• List of Chinese restaurants

Notes and References

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2. Book: 莊布忠(CH’NG Poh Tiong). 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World. THE WINE REVIEW. 2019. 9789811407277. 201.
3. News: Mishan. Ligaya. Nom Wah Tea Parlor. 2011-04-12. The New York Times. 2020-04-08. en-US. 0362-4331. 2020-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414093813/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/dining/reviews/13under.html. live.
4. Book: Brienza, Laura, 1988-. New York's historic restaurants, inns & taverns : storied establishments from the City to the Hudson Valley. September 2016. 978-1-4930-2435-3. Guilford, CT. 948670590.
5. The Oldest Restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown Faces the Coronavirus Shutdown. Goldfield. Hannah. 2020-03-20. The New Yorker. en. 2020-04-08.
6. Web site: Solomon. Serena. 2013-02-26. 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Set to Film at Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor. dnainfo. en. 2022-01-03. 2022-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103215642/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130226/chinatown/amazing-spider-man-2-set-film-at-chinatowns-nom-wah-tea-parlor/. dead.
7. Web site: Ringing In the Met Gala in Cinematic Fashion. Vogue. 3 May 2015. en. 2020-04-08. 2019-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015224031/https://www.vogue.com/article/pre-met-gala-pajama-party-nom-wah-tea-parlor. live.
8. Web site: Morgan. Richard. 2017-10-31. Two NYC restaurants have combined bao and bagels to make a glorious new sandwich. 2020-06-06. Time Out New York. en. 2020-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606222324/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/two-nyc-restaurants-have-combined-bao-and-bagels-to-make-a-glorious-new-sandwich-103117. live.
9. Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Fall 2019. Pace Magazine. 25. en. 2024-07-03. Issuu.
10. News: Fabricant. Florence. 2020-11-16. A Cookbook From the Heart of Manhattan's Chinatown. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-21. 0362-4331. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121045528/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/dining/nom-wah-cookbook.html. live.