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2020 CHINESE NEW YEAR FIRECRACKER

CEREMONY & PARADE
A Firecracker ceremony: Sat 01/25 (first day of CNY)
11:00am, Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Grand Street.
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BAMBOO GARDEN (OPENS IN SPRING)
● 55 Essex St ● hotcactus.nyc
Mysterious little bamboo garden tucked away on Essex St.
It’s a super chill spot for a summer day. The greenhouse in
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METROGRAPH
● 7 Ludlow St ● @metrographnyc
Upscale movie theater with a highly curated program that
regularly shows Chinese cinematic gems and other indie
Shopping
B Parade: Sun 02/09, 1pm, starts at Mott & Canal St. the back offers amazing cactus from the west coast. movies. Sleek dark bar upstairs.

THAI GROCERY STORE

LES COLEMAN SKATE PARK M MUSEUM RECEPTION BAR 16 ● 104 Mosco St ● bangkokcentergrocery.com
11 ● 62 Monroe St ● newyorkcityskateparks.com 13 ● 4 Cortlandt Alley ● @mmuseum 15 ● 45 Orchard St ● @receptionbar.nyc Never had yellow sriracha? You should get one to try
then! Everything you need to cook an authentic Thai
Whether you (like) skate(rs) or not, the LES skate park is a Reopens April 2020. Amazing mini alley museum inside of Map Offer: Free soju shot with any cocktail purchase,
fun spot for people watching. The sound of rolling wheels a freight elevator. Seasonal curation showcasing some of Sunday–Thursday only. meal can be found at this family-run grocery store.
can be soothing. the most intriguing items. Chic low-key Korean soju bar right next door to us. Ginger
Goblin, Lotus Breeze and Matcha Meadow are our top 3
favorite soju cocktails here. Non-alcoholic elixirs and bites

Restaurants
DELUXE FOOD MARKET ● 79 Elizabeth St
are also available.
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prepped foods. Some of the best items to get: BBQ
squid, ready-to-cook shrimp paste, and house-made
ginger scallion sauce.
Serving Tsingtao beer
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Chop Suey Club THE SILL ● 84 Hester St ● @thesill

HOT POT: DA YU HOTPOT ● 81 Hester St ● 12pm–7pm daily ● 646-858-0548

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1 ● 81 Bowery ● @dayunyc ● chopsueyclub.com ● @chop_suey_club

One of the best NYC shops to offer beautifully potted
plants with expert care knowledge. We just love the
Latest hotpot addition to Chinatown. Dayu brings you right Map Offer: 10% off any purchase in store. adorable marimo moss balls.

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back to China. Get the small individual pots so you don’t
have to share. Pepper pork tripe & chicken broth is our Situated at the crossroads between Chinatown and
the LES, Chop is a funky little boutique store with a

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special focus on contemporary Chinese design and YOKKOYAMA HAT MARKET
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● 42 E Broadway ● hwayuannyc.com section features an ever-changing rotation of gems from Japanese family-run hat shop offering stylish handmade

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Duck is also one of the best in town. A R NEW AGE DESIGNER ● 38 Mott St
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LO-FI CHINESE: SUPER TASTE A N E Choose your own fabrics!
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13 H TOFU FA: FONG ON ● 81 Division St ● @fongon1933

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THAI: WAYLA ● 100 Forsyth St ● @wayla.nyc
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● 227 Canal St ● @chikarashinyc
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and drinking? Head over here and let some roasted meats
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GOLDEN DINER
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● 85B Allen St ● @softswervenyc

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Map Offer: Free topping with any ice cream purchase.
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VEGETARIAN: BODHI KOSHER VEGETARIAN
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Mad cute pastries and mad delicious cream puffs. Big
Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant, this one is run by the OG
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team. The vegan dim sum tastes surprisingly good and N R flaky choux pastry filled with lightly sweetened cold
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Rat is the 1st zodiac Find the 2020
animal. It represents Chinatown Map
midnight, wealth, online here:
surplus, and Yang. chinatown2020.
chopsueyclub.com
BIG THANKS TO
OUR MAP SPONSOR:

@Tsingtao

2020
Chinatown
According to the myth, the Jade Emperor
said the zodiacs would be ordered by the
sequence in which the animals arrived to

Map Guide
his party. The Rat hid inside the Ox's ear
for a free early ride. Then at the finish line,
the Rat jumped out and landed ahead of the
Ox, becoming the first.

1 Mystery Box Rules:

Happy
RECEPTION BAR
Collect all 6 stamps Map Offer: Free soju shot of any flavor with a cocktail
purchase (valid on Sunday - Thursday only).
4 YOKKOYAMA HAT MARKET
Map Offer: 5% off any purchase.

to redeem a
mystery box from
Chop Suey Club!
New Year!
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2 THE SILL
Map Offer: 15% off any purchase at LES store. 5 SOFTSWERVE
Map Offer: Free topping with any ice cream purchase.

● Get a stamp on your map when you redeem

3 BODHI KOSHER VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
Map Offer: 10% off dine in or take out.
6 CHOP SUEY CLUB
Map Offer: 10% off any purchase in store.
an offer. Collect all 6 stamps to claim a
mystery box from Chop Suey Club!
● A physical map must be presented before an
offer redemption.
● All offers are valid through December 31, 2020 2020 is the Year of the Rat, which
and redeemable one time only, marks the beginning of a new zodiac
cycle and a new decade. How about
● Bring your map to our store at 81 Hester St,
some new experiences to kickstart?
New York, or mail it in with a return address for
The rats at Chop Suey Club made this
a mystery box.
map to help you explore Chinatown,
● Businesses retain the final rights of get deals, and collect stamps to win
explanation. one of our mystery boxes.