Mee Sum Cafe in New York
- Monday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Tuesday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Wednesday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Thursday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Friday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Saturday:5:30AM–5:30PM
- Sunday:5:30AM–5:30PM
True Chinese experience, great for breakfast and lunch. Try shrimp noodle or dumpling. Best coffee in Chinatown.
This is a restaurant I have walked by many times but never went in. I love the old school diner configuration with laminated counter and stools. It reminds me of being a kid. The BLT was good but could have used maybe another slice of bacon. The rice rolls were nice and the owner was friendly. Its not the best restaurant in Chinatown but if your nostalgic for an old school looking luncheonette give it a shot. They have western food and Chinese offerings by the way.
One of the few remaining Cantonese coffee shops.Few items on the menu not going anywhere else with their quality. Salted fish over steamed pork to die for. Steam taro cakes unique to homestyle cooking. Many varieties of steamed rice pastilles only available in Chinatown.Sister Hing is friendly and the grandma of this establishment but not of that age.
Great little cantonese style cafe with amazing dim sum and sandwiches.
My favorite Hole in the wall place. Old fashion home cooking just like the comfort food my mother used to make. Worth making the trip to Manhattan Chinatown.Salty pork and smoked salty fish over rice is nasty, but the BEST dish to order. My favorite
The food is very authentic and always fresh. The ginger tea is great and is perfect for a cold winter day. I also love the dumplings there. The service is great and the prices are very reasonable.
Really great classic Chinese comfort food. Great staff and a lot of history here.
Great Place for some Home Cooking
Great low key atmosphere. Limited english but there is a bilingual menu. The coffee is good and piping hot. For those wanting something simple and light with coffee they have peanut butter on toast.
Mee Sum is open during COVID! Its the most reasonably priced place to get your coffee and warm breakfast in quarantine in Chinatown. Efficient, socially distant queue outside with neighborhood locals, what could be better?!
Limited English spoken staff.Very traditional Cantonese home style dishes and beverages.Freshly caught fish of the day courtesy by Don Opens from 5:30 am until 6pm.
Oldest coffee in chinatown....needs update smells like old chinese folks.. good cheap chinese cuisine...
This place is awesome!! It feels like the place Cantonese will go for a cup of tea and a couple dim sums or a quick but cozy meal. Awesome food and nice staff, comfortable ambiences!
A good place to have quick and low price meals. Very old style Chinese coffee shop.
Old fashion Chinatown coffee shop. Might not be the most visually appealing place but it does have good old fashion selections. Definitely a local place.
Cheap, hole in the wall Chinese lunch spot. Very genuine. The fried Porgy with black bean sauce was a 5/5!
Got take out a couple of weeks ago. This week it is one of the highest NYC HEALTH VIOLATORS. Rats dead and alive are in the restaurant. Feces was found in the kitchen. Close it down. They are and will always be filthy.
Very authentic place. To the point that I needed lots of help and just managed to sample. Go with a mandarin speaking friend
Great spot cheap eats
Food was actually good
Old school cha chan tang that’s been around for decades. It’s casual and always full of regulars. Consistent quality and as authentic as it gets.
Great location...nice prices
Best lo mai gai in Chinatown!
Friendly and delicious.
Nice sticky rice..old school Cantonese tea shop in Chinatown!
Had an enjoyable lunch, here. . . . .
A neighborhood landmark.
Salty fish and pork over rice is good
Great place to grab an early morning bite
Great for rice boxes.
.....love their food.
To be reviewed
Variety of rice dumplings, Cantonese rice dumplings, all kinds of dim sum...Bitter Melon Soup, Sour Plum Soup .....
Salted chicken rice is delicious 😋, old tea restaurant 🍴, salted rice dumplings are also good
Soups are very
Total reviews rating 4.2
45 Reviews for Mee Sum Cafe 2023:
Review №1
2022-02-252/14/22 - - Old-school, no-frills dim sum and lunch cafe. Cash-only which is totally fine. These are traditional owners. Many locals hang out here for daily get togethers.Sit at the counter to get a good experience of what it feels like to be in Hong Kong 🇭🇰.
Review №2
2022-04-07Cash only for no frills, old old school Chinese breakfast.
Review №3
2022-02-20Mee Sum cafe has been around for over 40 years. 1 of 3 places in Chinatown that till brew coffee with small pryex pots. Their best dishes are the Jun, stuffed rice with bamboo leave wrap. Either bean, peanuts or meat, they are all good. For lunch, there is the beef cake over white rice, salted fish with pork cake over rice and shrimp omlet over rice. My father likes their fried fish over rice. There are many other menu items written in Chinese on carved out wood strips. You will have to know how to read them to know what they are. Most of the staff cannot converse effectively in any lingo other than Cantonese.2/18/22- one of the few surviving coffee shops left in C-town after Covid . Their food just get more appealing . Their Lap may over rice was great. So were the salted chicken , ham and egg and the rest of the lunch rice dishes. All for an amazing price of $5.00, just a price increase of 25 cents. You cant beat it. Every other place , their prices went up more than 25%. I would hate to see this place close, still the best coffee in C-town.
Review №4
2022-04-25Didn’t have time to take any photos because I was in a hurry. Every time I come to Chinatown I had to stop by and buy a few to go. There’s always people sitting around with their newspaper here and there. Support local, another cafe that’s been around over 50years
Review №5
2022-06-01Came here for their sticky rice wraps (Zongzi) and it didnt disappoint. The Ingredients and taste was on point. I recommend coming here for the variety of Zongzi available in this shop.
Review №6
2019-05-07This would have been five stars if they accepted card payments. Cash-only in 2019 is a fundamental lack of respect for your customers. Payment aside, the dim sum in this no-frills, authentic establishment is light, perfectly formed, and cheap. The har gau were soft and springy , and the char siu bun was good. The pork sumai were slightly less soft. Most of the customers are Chinese regulars, so there is an authentic vibe that is hard to find these days in most Chinese restaurants.
Review №7
2022-03-27Food spoil and food taste not good that I never try before
Review №8
2020-02-15Nice small hole in the wall place for cheap Chinese food. Its a great place for single diners as theres a bar style counter.
Review №9
2020-07-04First time here and it happens to be during the covid pandemic. recommended by close friends and foodie groups for their sticky rice, aka zong zi, or, as my mother describes to non-Asians, Chinese tamales. they have many different fillings in sweet and savory varieties. very tasty and a good price for a full meal.
Review №10
2022-04-02The vintage hk cafe thats been through it all and survived it all.