A friend took me to Manhattan's China Town yeeeear's ago and as I remember there was one or two blocks in particular with a "restaurant row". I am looking for a street name/general location, secondly, a recommendation of a moderately priced eatery with authentic food, and thirdly, I assume subway can get me there from Broadway, right?

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Been reading some other posts. What's the difference between Dim Sum and Catonese (which I love)?

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Cantonese refers to a style of cooking from the area around Canton, China. It was the first type, and for many years the most common type, of Chinese food found in the US.

Dim sum means "to touch your heart", also originated as part of Cantonese cooking. When we've had it, it's been dumplings and other appetizer type foods. Sometimes carts of food are pushed around and you just point to what you want, and sometimes you check off what you want on a piece of paper and it's brought to you.

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by Broadway if you mean the theatre district in mid-town, take the N, R or W downtown train to the Canal stop. If you're on Broadway downtown, then you can probably walk over to chinatown.

Dim Sum consists of dumplings and other small dishes. It's a kind of Cantonese food usually served at lunch. Almost all resturants on Mott and Elizabeth south of Canal, and on Pell and on Bayard are authentic and they're all good. Just go into one with many Chinese customers.

If you like cantonese style bbq chicken/duck/pork, Big wong is known for being the best, but be prepared for a hectic vibe as it's always very busy and loud.

Have looked on map of Manhattan and with everyone's help have my bearings on where to head for China Town dining. Years ago I ate in China Town - we must have been on Mott St - and out comes the lady with a cart. (I now realize it was the Dim Sum thing!) Since the cart pusher didn't know English, we played point and guess and picked several items! I wound up with a delicious breaded ball of something with a fish taste. May never know what it was!

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Hmmm, Stevesmoker, was that breaded ball of something fried and kind of oval shape? I'm trying to figure out what that was...

For dimsum, the most popular ones that you can't go wrong with are:
- Har Gau (shrimp)
- Siu Mai (pork or at some places pork and shrimp)
- Steamed Rice Rolls with pork, shrimp, or beef
- Rice wrapped in Lotus Leafs (chicken and mushrooms)
- Spring Rolls
- Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce

These should give you a good start. Welcome back to NYC!