Manhattan Chinatown Dumplings

An afternoon of dumplings in Manhattan’s Chinatown with two taste testers. Spots cribbed from Robert Sietsema’s Eater top ten list from February 2024.

First up, Tasty Dumpling (rated 7.2 and 8.5 out of 10):

Shu Jiao Fu Zhou (rated 6.8 and 8 out of 10):

Vanessa’s Dumpling House (rated 8.7 and 8.7 out of 10):

North Dumpling (rated 9.3 and 9.5 out of 10):

Also, Chinatown Ice Cream Factory:

And duck from Great NY Noodletown to take home for dinner later on:

Battery Park City

The renovated Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park:

Irish Hunger Memorial:

Easter Sunday in Manhattan

The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan:

Then Easter Sunday in Central Park, maybe the most beautiful day I’ve ever been in the park — 68 degrees, sunny and seemingly at the peak of spring:

We picnicked at Cedar Hill:

Then did a quick visit to the Met before walking back to the southern end of the park . . .