Mei Lai Wah
Bakery and Chinese Restaurant$$$$
Chinatown, New York
"Steamed (white) or baked (Brown) roast pork buns are delicious."(101 Tips)
"The best pork bun I've ever had - by a mile."(5 Tips)
"Pork buns & coconut buns are the best in the city"(5 Tips)
"Get the "Famous bun"!!!!! Delicious"(5 Tips)
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My family has been coming here since 1973:1) coconut bun2) baked pork bun3) steamed red bean bun
What, no congee? go across the street - Xi'an - try a lamby sandwich ($2.50)
Linda Mendez Jr.September 27, 2012Food is good and reasonable but the waitress are rude. Decided to stay and eat instead of leaving got pushed outta the door because we had to go orders instead of eat in
Kaz NakamuraMarch 17, 2010Pork Buns. Old school style. Different from Momofuku or Ippudo's but can't beat the value.
david yeeApril 3, 2009Stop by Mei Li Wah. Grab a roast pork bun, baked, hot out of the oven. On your way out, ask for sticky rice and a soy milk.
Candy SuiJune 28, 2014All they care abt is ppl who comes to take out. They don't service u at all when u dine in. POOR SERVICE!
ChongsiSeptember 18, 2013Not as good as it used to be. Might as well go around the corner to Hop Shing
Their roast pork buns have gone downhill, often filled with fatty gristle and chewy ligaments. Their other buns have too much dough, not enough filling. Go elsewhere.
- Sadly, their quality's gone down recently. Their pork bun fillings have a lot of gristle that's tough to chew. Too bad.
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- 8:30 AM–7:30 PM
(212) 966-7866
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"The cakes, the pastries are to die for! Just too pretty to eat. They have a good variety of savory snack items. Impressive space and sit down menu too."
Madhumanti Sarkar - 8.7
"Almond croissants and chocolate eclairs worth to wait. they are very rich and tasty. You should go early for cronuts"
Serra C - 7.4
"Love the dai bao - big chunk of egg wrapped in pork and veggies. Can't be beat!"
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"Great bubble tea and their fried snacks are awesome too! Get the fried chicken and tempura, as well as their herbal jelly tea. So good."
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