Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Manhattan since the 2000s. Offers extensive menu of vegetarian/vegan versions of traditional dishes as well as dim sum items, priced per dish. Food appears to be mostly or all-vegan. Fried rice, steamed buns, fried rolls, different mock meats, pan-fried dumplings, and much more. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-9:00pm.
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24 Pell St (at Manhattan Chinatown), New York City, New York, USA, 10013
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Last update on 27 Dec 2023 by htalina
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82 Reviews
First Review by Poundie
breezyrain921
Points +13
Fabulous Hole-in-the-Wall - Edit
I’ve been going to Vegetarian Dim Sum House for over 15 years and I keep coming back because the food is absolutely delicious! The decor of the restaurant is not great. BUT I go to Vegetarian Dim Sum House for the scrumptious food! The prices are amazing! IMO it’s the best Vegetarian dim sum!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Great prices
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SamLarkin
Points +85
I Am Going To Start Cooking Chinese Again - Edit
Recently my vegan cooking has consisted of a lot of pita bread and lentil sloppy joes. However, with this delightful assortment of textures and tastes I have photographed, this tofu in curry sauce is going to help rejuvenate my Chinese cooking.
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Updated from previous review on 2024-09-28
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maltman23
Points +4962
Wonderful vegan dumplings - Edit
I love this place, and often eat here when visiting NYC. It's a very non-fancy Chinatown place on a non-fancy Chinatown street. Everything I've had is way tasty. It's fun to just try a few things, and see what flavors burst out.
Read morePros: Really good vegan dim sum
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audiotang
Points +29
All vegan dim sum - Edit
Incredible full dim sum menu. Also full regular menu with typical rice and noodle options.
Read morePros: Excellent presentation. , Delicious, fast service, Staff super friendly
Cons: None
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frugalnycvegan
Points +50
A long-time NYC favorite - Edit
Have been coming here for years & in my opinion it’s the best vegan dim sum in nyc. My go-to order is the congee, kale rice rolls, spinach dumplings & veg-pork buns
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Tenebra87
Points +21
Fat and expensive - Edit
fat and expensive and they don't accept electronic payments
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samboae
Points +209
Pretty okay! - Edit
Awesome food! A few of the dim sum's we ordered were nothing to write home about and lacked flavor. It was difficult knowing what we were eating because the server didn't tell us what dish he was giving us. I don't recommend the shark fin dumplings. I do recommend the salted fish fried rice. For dessert, I highly recommend the fried banana and red bean sticky bun!
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marinahedges
Points +36
Favorite Restaurant!! - Edit
Has absolutely amazing food. The vegan ha gao is my personal favorite😄
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Ameisherry
Points +10332
Thank you Eric :) - Edit
Thank you Eric for your posting about steamed turnip cake😄before your posting I did not know turnip cake can actually make it in steamed😄because the traditional way is always pan fried it
Read moreI truly like the steamed turnip cake😄the taste is a lot more pure😄I can actually taste the black pepper in the cake and the flavor of the daikon radish, which it’s impressive usually daikon has spicy flavor as radish but the way they process it make it not spicy at all😄it’s truly tasty
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Parasol
Points +401
Fine - Edit
Went in expecting the meal of my life, my favourite chef raves about this place. But it was just ok. Went with three friends and none of us loved it. Shrimp dumplings were so gluey they were inedible, everything else just ok. Monk dumplings were the highlight.
Read morePros: Price, Location
Cons: Gluey dumplings , Grimy bathrooms, Menu needs a pare down
INTJ_mara
I seriously don’t know how this place gets good reviews. I went there twice (second time because I forgot I had been there before) and I absolutely hated my food :(
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kmoffatt
Points +168
3.5 stars - Edit
A great old school place to try out dim sum from an extensive range of vegan options. The best dish we had was the tofu skin rolls filled with vegetables.
Read morePros: Very affordable
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Urdasato
Points +730
Vegan Dim Sum! - Edit
They have regular dishes but I love their dim sum! Simple and quick service.
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EmilyRitson
Points +56
Perfect vegan dim sum!! - Edit
Great dumplings but I came for the steamed rice rolls and they were amazing. Wonton soup was also great. Small place but very friendly!
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LittlePeasMama
Points +313
Delicious 😋 - Edit
When looking at the price ($6-$8) per dish, we were worried they weren't going to be full dishes but they were.
Read moreWas disappointed in the imitation shrimp dumplings but the rest of what we ordered was full of flavour.
Service was incredible and cleared empty dishes.
Pros: Service
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suikunkun
Points +791
Nice dim sum! - Edit
Pretty tasty vegetarian dim sum! Some dishes a little bland but overall tons of things to choose from, and you can ask for spicy sauce if you want.
Read morePros: Tasty variety of dishes
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crwilli
Points +239
not super flavortown - Edit
Came in for dumplings and bean curd on a busy night in chinatown, but this place had no wait and in fact no other customers in the restaurant. The dumplings were pretty fair — I sampled 3 different kinds and liked the taro ones best. We ordered spicy tofu and vegetables, however, which came with absolutely no spice or seasoning besides salt, and furthermore, they had no chili/hot sauce to give us to spice it up after the fact.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-19
Pros: quick service, lots of options
Cons: lack of sauce
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MarcusK
Points +1008
Nice hole in the wall- cash only! - Edit
Not much to look at but food is excellent. Great vegan dim sum and nice peaceful respite in the craziness of NYC Chinatown
Read moreNote- cash only
Updated from previous review on 2023-08-21
Pros: Great selection of dim sum, Good soups , Inexpensive
Cons: Hard to find, Decor is suspect, Cash only
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VeggieTravelers2023
Points +37
Large Veg Menu - Edit
Had a variety of dim sum. All good to very good. Quick service. Inexpensive.
Read morePros: Food, Speed of service, Amount of choices
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GFGoldenLady
Points +2005
Varied and extensive menu - Edit
We tried many dimsum items as well as the mock duck.
Read moreThe mock duck was very good
The turnip cake was flavourful, but I would have liked it crisper
Did not like the shrimp dumplings
Pork bun was too glutinous and didn't have enough filling.
The spring rolls were good.
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hdeweyh
Points +136
Veggie dim sum classic - Edit
I've been going here for 20 years and it never disappoints! When you want that savory fried dim sum experience done vegan this is the place to go. Other places are better for entrees but no one beats the dim sum here.
Read morePros: Turnip cake (fried), Taro treasure boxes
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KirraliSchofield
Points +408
fantastic! - Edit
so yummy. recommend the turnip cakes, rice rolls. szechuan mock chicken was okay. would try the pan fried dumplings next time
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apresenti17
Points +23
Cannot go wrong! Go here - Edit
Wow was so surprised by their great variety of dim sums. the lovely server helped me choose from their great menu they have to offer and was not disappointed. They had a good veggie variety which is always very important for me
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kaisatravels
Points +418
Lovely dumplings and buns - Edit
We had a variety of different dumplings and buns, five small dishes was just the perfect amount for two people to share. The sesame paste buns were my favorite! The food could have been a bit more spicy, next time I'll ask for medium spicy and see what happens.😉
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nastyvegan
Points +574
My favorite - Edit
I love this place. I have a feeling that low ratings come from people who order the wrong items lol. My go tos are the pan fried dumplings, spring rolls, mock duck, bbq pork, turnip cakes (a new texture for some but woah they're amazing), and the rice rolls with Chinese kale. Literally my order today. Mix your own condiments on the side. I mix soy sauce, chili oil, hot mustard, and vinegar. I went today and ordered this exact meal. I'm so full and happy. Go.
Read morePros: Delicious , Cheap, Small plates so you can eat it all
Cons: Some dishes are just fine, Experience is a plus
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hungryvegan23
Points +738
Huge servings, lacking flavor and care - Edit
If you want a lot of food and you’re not concerned with how it tastes you might like this place.
Read moreWe were disappointed by the lack of flavoring and fillings for most things. The BBQ pork bun was 90% dough, and the sticky rice in lotus leaf was almost entirely rice inside, with a few token bits of water chestnut.
Just seemed like they didn’t really care what their food tasted like.
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veggiesaurus_86
Points +4255
Shark fin dumplings - Edit
We had the "shark fin" dumplings, rice flour rolls with vegetarian (vegan) mock ham and coriander and lotus root cakes. We liked everything, the lotus root cakes were my favorite though. However it's fatty food :-D. We found it a good and filling alternative to all the ridiculously expensive NYC restaurants.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-06-16
Pros: many options , creative food
Uta
shark fin??
Read moreveggiesaurus_86
Vegan of course :-)
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JakubKrejci
Points +112
Rather underwhelming food and unpleasant staff - Edit
Dim sum overcooked and stuff annoyed by any request. Lot of vegan options though
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