Name: Cha Chan Tang
Address: 45 Mott St, New York, NY 10013, New York
Telephone: +12125772888

Bustling, cash-only Hong Kong-style diner dishing up a mix of Chinese standards & American fare.

At a glance

#136 of 188 Chinese restaurants in New York

LocalGuideWorld score: 3.90

3.9 km from the center of New York

Rating breakdown

5 ★40%
4 ★32%
3 ★13%
2 ★5%
1 ★10%

45 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

cha-chan-tang.com

(212) 577-2888

Quick facts

What is the rating of Cha Chan Tang?: Cha Chan Tang is rated 3.9 out of 5 based on 2,055 reviews.
How does Cha Chan Tang rank in New York?: Cha Chan Tang is #136 of 188 Chinese restaurants in New York by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Cha Chan Tang located?: 45 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 — 3.9 km from the center of New York.
How can I contact Cha Chan Tang?: Phone: (212) 577-2888 · Website: cha-chan-tang.com

Reviews (14)

Peter Wu 2024 Mar 29

Came here for brunch. Good food and good portion size. Environment is clean and neat. The only down side is hot HK milk tea in a thick metal cup instead of ceramic cup, and it’s $ cash only.

Kirsten Chong 2024 Jan 31

Food is good, portions are big (you will likely have leftovers), very reasonably priced for 2024 ($40 before tips for two entrees, a stir fry veggies and two drinks). It is a bit annoying that it's cash only. I get that credit card fees are expensive, but maybe allow Venmo or something.

Zoey Tang 2024 Jan 08

Native HongKonger here.
I wanted some baked rice but Kong Shik Tong (KST) was too crowded. I ordered the same thing and it tastes pretty authentic. The space is a lot more spacious than KST. The main difference between the 2 baked rice is, KST's has eggs in it.

The service is superb. IMO the tablets are unnecessary in a space this small with so many staff.

A lot of people give this place 1 star and I think they are either over critical, or may not be familiar with HK Cafe style food, or both.

Janice Liu 2024 Jan 07

I had a few friends visiting the city and this restaurant has always been my go to to showing tourists an authentic hongkongnese cafe, which is hard to find outside of NYC.

My goal was to order a variety of dishes that best represent what my family grew up eating. Macaroni, spam, and egg might've been the biggest surprise for them, but all of our favorites was the crispy bun and condensed milk. Although not the most authentic (the original dish is the peanut toast with condensed milk but due to my friend having a peanut allergy, we had to find a substitute), this turned to be better than the original. The bun was so crispy but also fluffy on the inside. Then, the condensed milk was the cherry on top that we all needed, adding a hint of sweetness to the dish.

Nicole H 2023 Dec 29

I’ve NEVER been anywhere else with such a big menu. Leaves you at a loss. My go-to is the tomato egg as pictured. Prices are cheap, love the huge selection of drinks and desserts as well. Very efficient service. Side note the bathroom is quite maximalist and fancy.

Tomáš Konderla 2023 Dec 25

Chicken was dry and it comes with not enough sauce on rice. Noodles was hard but we were told it is traditional Hong Kong style. First bill was wrong (different table) and tip 18% added without asking.

Mandy Ng 2023 Nov 12

I usually order from them and their food and prices are decent. We wanted to order chicken and sweet corn with rice but this time they told us they don't have that. Eventually one of the other wait staff managed to get us the order. However, the sauce was too sweet! I've had this order many times before and it's been delicious but this time the sauce killed the dish. Made it very difficult to eat and a large portion of that dish was wasted. Very disappointed.

Serena Smith 2023 Sep 28

We walked in here after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, without a reservation but we were shown a table. At first, we weren't overly sure we felt quite welcome, with us being tourists in Chinatown but we were treated very well by our server who seemed friendly. If you do go here, myself and my travelling companions highly recommend the sweetcorn & mushroom (?) soup I think it was. Wow, it was absolutely delicious!

dulce torres 2023 Aug 24

Came to eat here in the morning and was really just open to eat anything. I ordered their soy sauce fried noodle and steam sticky rice. It was overall good. The noodles were a little too saucy and I had to keep drinking out my delicious milk tea to not get tired of it. Service is really were they could improve. It took them about 15-20 minutes to take my order even though the place was not busy. I also had to get the attention of the front of house to get my check since no one ever went back to check if I wanted to order anything else or was done with my meal. Would come back but maybe not during breakfast time…

Kevin Michalski 2023 Jul 25

Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown, NYC. We arrived at 8:30 pm on a Friday night. The waitstaff informed us that the kitchen closes in 8 minutes so we have to order fast. I felt like that set a sour tone for our meal as we felt rushed to eat as fast as possible.

We had the rice roll with special sauce, Macau style rice + meat, and some kind of broad noodle + beef. I thought it was all tasty. They charge 5% extra if you pay with credit card, so be aware. I thought that the prices of most dishes was quite reasonable for the portion sizes!

Rose Peterson 2023 Jun 10

Moderately priced with big menu but underwhelmed with the flavor. I had to ask for Siracha (which I don’t even like really) to go with the fried noodles. The fish cake soup and beef curry was a good option. Service was friendly and quick and they do take cars just with a 5% fee.

鄭育順 2023 May 24

‼️Cash only here‼️
We had breakfast/brunch and I like it🙌🏻
All meals come with a drink. Can't beat the price....🥺

My friend's favorite was that crispy condensed milk bun! So tasty.
The porridge might be bland for some people, but it reminded me of what I ate in Hong Kong. If you would like a stronger flavor, I would suggest you have the satay beef or tomato beef dishes.
I also like the combination with rice rolls and sesame sauce 🫶🏼 (note: no meat inside)

There were lots of Cantonese elderly when we went there. I believe these were also what they used to eat in HK and I can tell they enjoyed it❤️‍🔥

Lily Yee 2023 May 23

Typical cha chan tang food but surprisingly decent service and reasonably clean bathroom.

Like all of chinatown, bring cash for a discount!

I am fan of the wings. wasn't a fan of the pork chop dishes cause the cut of meats used. I like the noodles, it had a good greasey stir fry taste.
On top of hk cafe food, they also have another menu full of "modern Asian fusion"

This location opens late compared to the rest of Chinatown.

Chun Kit Chan 2023 May 10

This is a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. It charges 5% surcharge on credit card. There are the Chinese and English menu, the quality is slightly different. We ordered 3 fried rice, the one in a blue plate is on the English menu which is $24 while the one on Chinese menu is $10. To be fair, the one on English menu is better, but like a 2.5x more, which does not make much sense. The quality of dishes is ok, and not much surprised, which can be found easily in other restaurants nearby. One advantage of the restaurant is that it is spacious and does not have many customers.