Super Taste

"Super Taste specializes in hand-pulled noodles from Western China, and that’s exactly what you should be ordering here. The spicy beef soup is the best—it costs exactly $10.50 and comes in a salty and sour broth with a bunch of chilis and parsley on top. If you want to supplement your noodles, we also recommend trying the pork house bao, which come with a slab of pork belly and crushed peanuts. There are only a few tables in here and the only decorations are just a few big printed menus on the wall. Honestly, does any restaurant really need anything more than that?" - Hannah Albertine

"Dumplings "This is something that I am never without in my freezer. You can buy bags of 50. It's one of the great bargains in New York. When I'm there to pick up my bags, of course I have to get some that are just made. You can get pork and chive dumplings all over the place. Maybe it's just that I've been eating these for so long, but they taste better to me than anybody else's pork and chive dumplings. And [fellow journalist] Bud Trillin was the person who introduced me to them. He comes to Thanksgiving upstate, and he always brings a bag of dumplings from Super Taste. The morning after Thanksgiving, we all gather around and eat these dumplings. It tastes like New York." - brennan carley

"Spicy Beef Soup The menu at Super Taste is very long, but this Chinatown spot specializes in hand-pulled noodles from Western China, and that’s exactly what you should be ordering here. The spicy beef soup is the best – it costs exactly $6.50 and comes in a salty and sour broth with a bunch of chili and herbs on top. Right now you’ll find a takeout window set-up, so if you don’t plan on picking up your food and taking it back to your apartment, find a nice bench or a patch of grass nearby." - nikko duren

"​​In 2050, food historians will probably declare the 2023 opening of Super Taste as having changed the Upper East Side takeout scene forever. Groundbreaking restaurant news, right up there with the at , and Papaya King moving from . At this ’s second location, nothing costs over $13.50, and the stewed pork burger on a sesame pancake bun might be the best $5.95 you can spend within a mile of the Met. This small storefront is geared towards takeout, but you could eat a plate of fried pork and chive dumplings at one of the tables if desired—if not, walk 15 minutes to Central Park, and enjoy your Lanzhou-style, spicy beef hand-pulled noodle soup under some trees." - Willa Moore

"Hand-pulled noodles were introduced to NYC by Super Taste in 2005 when noodle master Steven Yan began serving them. Nearly two decades later, Super Taste remains one of the best locales for hand-pulled noodles in town. Scintillating add-ins range from oxtail to duck to cow stomach, but the house special, rich with beef, is the repeat favorite. An order of pork-and-chive pot stickers should accompany every bowl of noodles here. Recently, the team expanded with an uptown outpost." - Robert Sietsema