"We know that technically, East Harbor Seafood Palace is a bit of a walk from the lights. But during your 25-minute saunter over, you’ll work up an appetite for our favorite dim sum spot in Sunset Park. Hopefully there won’t be too much of a wait, but the space is enormous, so you’ll probably be eating shrimp and watercress dumplings before you can finish singing “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The beef ribs are especially good (and peppery), and don’t skip the taro pork dumplings. " - carina finn koeppicus, will hartman