S Wan Cafe in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
- Monday:7AM–5PM
- Tuesday:7AM–5PM
- Wednesday:7AM–5PM
- Thursday:7AM–5PM
- Friday:7AM–5PM
- Saturday:7AM–5PM
- Sunday:Closed
Best HK milk tea in Chinatown and love the curry fish ball rice noodle.
I heard the Hong Kong milk tea is super authentic here and was super excited to try it. The interior is pretty simple due to Covid. To the right theres a menu in both Chinese and English and youll order at the counter. Its a bit cheaper compared to the other spots in Chinatown and the milk tea is really good and just like the ones from Hong Kong! Their egg sandwich is super good too because the eggs are always made to order. I prefer cold milk teas, but their hot milk tea is better than their cold ones especially if youre carrying it around and you sip on it all day. The cold milk tea needs a lot of ice and the moment the ice melts, it feels rough on the tongue. The hot milk tea is smooth all the way even when its warm. I highly recommend checking S Wan out for affordable and authentic Hong Kong food!
Hole in the wall semi basement restaurant with some OG HK Cantonese breakfast and dishes. We drop by many Saturdays for breakfast or brunch to go before we drive outside NYC trips. Our tummies are always happy. Their HK milk tea are strong and yummy. Our go to spot and I highly recommend!
The beef stew was delicious as well as the HK style milk tea.
I used to go buy breakfast everyday on my way to the library when I was preparing for the bar exam. Couldn’t live without their toast with pork chop. Absolutely love love this place!
My must go for breakfast place. Love their hk milk tea. Staffs are always friendly. And their plants are very lively. I am a plant person, so everytime I will stop by for the plants while waiting for my food.
Great breakfast! Better to call ahead then walking in cause youll wait a while. Worth it tho!
Here has very good Hong Kong style breakfast.
You can eat good food under 10$
Highly recommended if you are looking for a bite to eat, but dont want to fork over a lot. This place sells a lot of comfort food and is very inexpensive, to boot. The seating inside can get very crowded, you may or may not get a spot depending on the time of day. Menu is posted on the wall for convenience. Portions are good for the price in NYC.
My go-to place in New York City for Hong Kong style breakfast
Good Hong Kong style breakfast and lunch. There Hong Kong style milk tea is really good. Inexpensive breakfast sets include food and drink is only around $5. Fastfood style store where you buy food at the counter and find your own seat. No need to pay tips. Downside is that it is closed on Sundays.
For a quick bite after a long day of work or school, this family-owned restaurant is where you want to be! The place is not a big fancy restaurant, but good enough for just a sit-down to enjoy your meal and smell the aroma of the grilled pork chops! Yes, pork chops! S. Wan serves Hong Kong style (Cantonese) dishes, which can only be described as simple, quick, and delicious. I can sure tell you that their best sellers are their pork chops over rice and chicken mushroom over rice, respectively. Why is it so good, because of one thing, their sauce! The sauce that they used to glaze their pork chops and chicken mushroom makes everything oh-so-good. It’s hard to resist looking at what others are eating because everything they have on the menu is just pure goodness! Complete your meal with one of their several beverages like their iced cold red bean drink, or with a cup of grass jelly with sweetened milk; it compliments with all the items they have on their menu.
I love this place, the flat noodles and chow mein are delicious. I ordered drinks and other items like breakfast C. Calling ahead is best!
This is the best place to get authentic HK style breakfast. My wife introduced me to this place; and she was coming here since junior high. Quality food with the quick turnaround Cantonese service.
The Hong Kong milk tea is definitely like CRACK. Strong and addictive. MM. Theres not that many places that make tea like this. The food is extraordinary cheap and Ive been here multiple times. Staff are nice and quick, so theres not much of a wait. Theres no table service -- you have to order at the register and clean up after yourself.Theres not much of a seating area, super informal...hole in the wall ftw!
Restaurant is under staffed and rude. Please do not go or support their business. I called to place order, any other restaurant in Chinatown wouldve had it ready. I was patient with the staff for 20 minutes, then asked how much longer? They keep saying almost almost, after 10 minutes, I said really have to go. They gave me the silent treatment, 5 minutes later I told them cancel order, I am never supporting your business again.
Soy Sauce Chow Mein is so good.Rice Noodle Rolls (w/ Miso Sauce) is amazing.Milk Tea Hong Kong Style is good.
One of the best hk Cafe style food in Chinatown.
Always a great go to spot as a Hong Kong cafe! Love the Lai Cha (milk tea) here.
Excellent authentic food!! Love their HK Milk tea and chow mein!!!
The first thing you notice when you enter is the smell of Hong Kong style tea. It’s a quick cheap fast food joint place. Try not to go around 9 or 12 that’s when the crowd comes in filled with aunties and uncles.
Hong Kong style cuisine. Staff is very nice.
A true mom and pop hole in the wall thats small but its clean and pleasant. Plenty of Hong Kong style comfort food. Their stirred-fried beef chow fun (gon chow ow haw) is excellent. French toast is superbly decadent. Pan-fried noodles and sandwiches are great as well. But Im really addicted to their Hong Kong style tea with milk. Its probably the best HK style tea on this hemisphere.
Best value in town. Hard to get a seat during peak time. Everything taste great. Hong Kong style tea is a must, they are fresh daily.
Very good HK style milk tea!
4 star just for the hong kong styler milk tea, that is the only thing I get there. Food is ok, and cheap prices. You can find better tasting food elsewhere.
My main lunch spot. im your typical chinatown local and i know alot of dingy spots and this is one of the top ones for HK style food! cheap and good! lunch hours has long wait times...
I placed an order through the phone and after 20 mins, I came to get my order. When i entered the store, the employees were yelling at customers and the kitchen wasn’t coordinated at all. I waited 5 mins to get noticed by the cashier and even then they said that my order hasn’t even been prepared. i waited for another 15 min for my food.
Made mistake on ur order and wont apology. food ok, but employee there are below average. especially is their boss. always see him keep talking trash while preparing food. nasty man.
It’s a hole in the wall downstairs. It still is popular in the neighborhood. Get the milk tea.
If you want Hyderabadi Irani Tea, This is the place for Hyderabadi Dum Tea.
If u crave for HK breakfast, its a good substitution. Seem like people there are regular. And this place in the morning is extremely popular
4 stars instead of 5 only because it gets really busy and crowded during breakfast and lunch hours... Definitely suggest call ahead and order before picking up, self service and dont have to tip if you eat there.
Overall, foods are pretty good but not consistent sometimes. Honestly, when they are good, the taste is authentic for sure.
Go up to order and theyll call out your order once its ready. Prices are incredibly cheap. Authentic feel and taste.
Very cheap and delicious food I suggest trying the curry chicken with rice or the Chinese sausage fried rice they’re both very tasty and cheap =)
Always do not have service and so rude.When i call them ,they even didnt say okayorbye .I tell them what i want they didnt answer me and then just hang up the phone
Price is cheaper than flashing. Food is good. Definitely like the tea there. Recommended
Love HK tea , sandwiches , all their snacks , rice n noodles.
Great food at cheap prices. A nice place but the line is a bit long and the wait for the food also takes a while.
Almost goes there everyday for breakfast and lunch. Loves there food and recommend to a lot of my co workers and friends.
Good chinese food in a very good price. Great people working there. Thanks guys.
Good as always ! One of my favorite breakfast place in Manhattan Chinatown
Good hk style foods and milk tea
Simply and delicious 🥰
This hole in the wall place is amazing. I love the fan chao niu he. It was fried to perfection.
My go to place, might be crowded but best shop in Chinatown to get this type of food.
Congee is really good
Cheap great food. Super yummy and reminds me of HK.
Best Hong kong milk tea in town
Come here for the most authentic Hong Kong style milk tea in NYC!
Rice rolls taste like dish washing water.
Delicious breakfast for $4.25
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at any time while theyre open... Always good.
Most delicious and inexpensive food! Comfort food at its best!
The staff aren’t so friendly, they sometimes get your orders incorrectly, and even ignore you sometimes. Wouldn’t come here again.
Great food but they need a more space.
Good HK milk tea and tasty pork chop
Its a great place if you know what to order.
Good food and price very small no frill place
Great food and you dont have to wait that long either
Good
Fast service and good tasty food. Friendly staff
Hong Kong style restaurant, price is reasonable.
Super good!
My new favorite spot for hk milk tea
Love their food, when they have
Quality lost since original owner but still good on worth
Tasty food. Sometimes can get really crowded.
Delicious food, great service, friendly people
Food is affordable and good.
Cheap. Tasty. Quick. Easy option for lunch.
Enjoy... chinese food & hk milk tea.
Inexpensive Cantonese typical food !
If you try to complain about something,chances are that they won’t take it nicely
Good HK style the with milk
Great and cheap Chinese breakfasts
One of the best places in Chinatown
I come here to eat chicken chop all the time.
Good food in cheap price.
Cheap quick meal.
Amazing Cantonese Street food
Decent for a quick breakfast bite
Hk style n so busy
Authentic Hong Kong breakfast
Too busy, too slow, too good .
Great breakfast 😋
Amazing customer service
Very good
Good Hong Style eatery
Milk tea the best
Love their food
Bfast everyday....
Yummy food!!
Simple food.
Cheap and nice
Good place
Great place
Wow, no matter how much the meal is, I also buy it at the normal price! Its not like I didnt tip! Fifteen percent tip here! Im the food delivery man, so you just took the money, why are you giving me food? Eighty percent is rice! Will never buy again.
Every time you come to Bauhinia, you must order a cup of Hong Kong-style mandarin duck, which I personally think is the best in New York.
The newly opened until now use the service, is my canteen, especially Hong Kong-style milk tea is my favorite
One point is deducted because you usually have to wait.
Hong Kong tea delivery
Milk tea is recommended
Hong Kong style tea
One eight
..Ping Liangzheng
Total reviews rating 4.5
118 Reviews for S Wan Cafe 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-06Most authentic Hong Kong style fast food cafe in the U.S., HK-style milk tea is a must-order, their tea blend is both very aromatic and flavorful made from different kinds of Sri Lanka black tea leaves. Fried rice and fried macaroni or rice vermicelli are among the most popular & heartfelt dishes, prices are amazingly affordable too! Hope this place will live long and stay prosperous, as well as the staffs running it
Review №2
2022-05-12The Chinese breakfast set is more than enough food for one meal. The congee has chicken liver fyi and the fried rice noodle roll is topped with hoisin sauce. Definitely a place that locals go to
Review №3
2022-08-21Their hot milk tea and waffle with peanut butter is the perfect afternoon or anytime pick-me-up. It’s as good as being in Hong Kong.
Review №4
2022-08-20Bought 2 breakfast A2 meals with a coffee. Paid $5.50 per meal and Im happy with what I got for it (2 eggs, 2 buttered toast, bacon and coffee with cream). Everything was fresh. Coffee was amazing; hard to get fresh coffee.CASH ONLY! Dont be like me and have to run to an ATM.
Review №5
2022-09-06Food is so affordable 😋 it unreal. I travel from Time Square to Chinatown just to get this for lunch. Every time I make the trip all my coworker ask me to bring back an order for them. End up ordering 10+ order every trip.
Review №6
2022-09-06Really good experience. Food was super unique and tasty! I wish the dine in seating was available though.
Review №7
2022-02-25Its definitely a hit or miss. The prices are amazingly cheap. I decided to get the curry fish balls with noodles alongside the famous milk tea!! The milk tea was a bit too strong for my taste and the fish balls were decent. I would definitely come back to try out other things on the menu tho 🤗
Review №8
2018-09-03Hole in the wall HK style Café. Their HK style milk tea is spot on with the locals and their simple menu satisfies your every HK Café cravings. Better known for their take outs than sit in but if you must sit in, be ready to fight for every table and seat as people will not ask but simply take if you did not save it first. Things move very quickly here so be prepare to have a local order for you and try to leave unscathed by the sudden crowds of people!
Review №9
2021-12-30My husband and I decided to come here after watching xiaomannycs video showing amazing food places in the city and we absolutely loved it! We got the fried noodle roll and a hot milk tea and the food and drink as well as the service were absolutely amazing! The food is very cheap but super delicious and we will 100% come back as soon as were back in the city! Cant wait to try other items from the menu!
Review №10
2020-12-05Local favorite!! Nothing on the menu will disappoint you. budget friendly