Ray's Cafe & Tea House

"Coffee made using the Japanese siphon method comes together with Taiwanese comfort dishes like popcorn chicken and an array of dumplings (give the leek boxes a try; veggie dumplings are a brilliant green)." - George Banks-Weston, Missy Frederick

"It would be a mistake to only go to Ray’s Cafe & Tea House for their siphon coffee and rare teas. This daytime Chinatown shop also has the process of making chewy, thick-skinned dumplings down to a science. Come starting at 8am to eat deep-fried curry chicken dumplings and steamed pork and leek dumplings for breakfast instead of that basic mound of granola. And because range is never a bad thing, try the dumpling sampler if it's your first time here." - candis mclean

"This daytime Chinatown spot serves deep-fried curry chicken dumplings and steamed pork-and-leek dumplings that are just as memorable as their specialty tea and siphon coffee. Come starting at 8am to eat chewy, thick-skinned dumplings for breakfast instead of that granola that's been haunting your pantry. The small shop also makes Taiwanese beef noodle soup and crisp spring rolls filled with napa cabbage, carrots, and shrimp—both of which will get snatched up by anyone you bring." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"This daytime Chinatown spot serves deep-fried curry chicken dumplings and steamed pork-and-leek dumplings that are just as memorable as their specialty tea and siphon coffee. Come starting at 8am to eat chewy, thick-skinned dumplings for breakfast instead of that granola that's been haunting your pantry since the Trump presidency. The small shop also makes Taiwanese beef noodle soup and crisp spring rolls filled with napa cabbage, carrots, and shrimp—both of which will get snatched up by anyone you bring." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"This daytime Chinatown spot serves deep-fried curry chicken dumplings and steamed pork-and-leek dumplings that are just as memorable as their specialty tea and siphon coffee. Come starting at 8am to eat chewy, thick-skinned dumplings for breakfast instead of that granola that's been haunting your pantry since the Trump presidency. The small shop also makes Taiwanese beef noodle soup and crisp spring rolls filled with napa cabbage, carrots, and shrimp—both of which will get snatched up by anyone you bring. " - candis mclean