"Sitting hunched over a bowl of wontons and hot broth at Maxi’s Noodle is the ideal way to spend a chilly morning. This teeny tiny cafe specializes in Hong Kong-style noodle soup with springy egg noodles and wontons the size of a baby’s fist. You can add supersized dace fish balls and dumplings, or rich beef stew to the mix too. The food comes out fast, and space is limited, so there’s no need to linger here." - carina finn koeppicus, kenny yang, neha talreja, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick