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Encompassing the largest Asian community in North America, Chinatown is bordered by Little Italy to the north and TriBeCa to the south. The winding, narrow streets between Worth and Hester along with East Broadway and West Broadway converge upon Canal—Chinatown's main street.

Within these boundaries, you'll find traditional Chinese herbal-medicine shops, acupuncturists, food markets filled with amazing varieties of fish and exotic vegetables, pagoda-style buildings and stores selling everything from beautiful jewelry and silk robes to hair accessories and plumbing parts. Hundreds of restaurants serve every imaginable type of Chinese cuisine, from dim sum to fried noodles to extravagant Cantonese, Hunan, Mandarin or Szechuan banquets.

Although the neighborhood is known for its excellent Chinese cuisine, perhaps one of its more secret highlights is the Eastern States Buddhist Temple on Mott Street. Frequent festivals and parades (especially during the January and February with Chinese New Year celebrations, when paper puppet dragons, firecrackers and beating drums rule the streets), as well as galleries and curio shops create a glorious celebration of Chinese culture.

Chinatown Visitor Information Kiosk
The Official Visitor Information Kiosk for Chinatown is located at the triangle where Canal, Walker and Baxter streets meet.

The kiosk has a red and gold dragon and neon pagoda roof, and there's an eight-foot translucent map of the area on its western wall.

Hours:
Sunday–Friday 10am–6pm;
Saturday 10am–7pm
Directions by Subway:
Take the N, R, Q, W, 6, J, M, Z to Canal Street

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