Any suggestions on Chinese near the Grand Hyatt? A short cab ride would be ok.

If you're willing for a short walk (I beleive it's always good after dinner) Shun Lee Palace - on 55th just off Third - is excellent Chinese. Sophisticated and much better qaulity than most local places. Check menupages.com for diner reviews and actual menu.

(We frequently took visiting clients there and they always raved - in comparison to Chinese outside NYC.)

Chin Chin is even closer and VERY good, upscale and a bit pricey.
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For more of a neighborhood place, Phoenix Garden is also a short walk. It's BYOB (they don't have a liquor license).
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Another strong endorsement of Shun Lee Palace. It's only a 15-20-minute walk (a little over a half mile) or short cab ride.

Go to Chinatown Brasserie on Lafayette, a short cab ride south from the Hyatt.

It's the "Chinese Balthazar," with excellent, creative dishes and, according to NY Magazine, the best dim sum in the city.

The building/atmosphere is also great -- much better than the typical "Chinese."

Shun Lee is good and more "traditional" -- Chinatown Brasserie is the total experience.

Enjoy!

http://www.chinatownbrasserie.com/

Phoenix Garden at 40th between 3rd and 2nd Avenue is a terrific Chinese restaturant.

The only reason you'd want to trek all the way to LES to Chinatown Brasserie is to see what an ill-conceived Chinese food brasserie would look like before it folds. Because of the medicore food, this place hasn't generated the interest that it hoped to when it opened.

Yet in this week's issue, New York magazine says that Chinatown Brasserie has the best dim sum in the city.

(And it's not on the LES, by the way.)

Right. Always getting confused about where the West Village and East Vill./LES delineates.

With empty tables every night, bad reactions from discriminating local diners, this one's not a destination.

I would suggest the Peking Duck House on 53rd, between 2nd and 3rd - it's the best peking duck in the city. My husband and I are regulars there - we're totally addicted to their food. Also consider China Grill, which is nearby. China Grill is a bit pricey, but plates are meant for sharing. I've been to the one in Miami and loved it. You can walk to either of these places, should take no more than 10 minutes. You'll at least want to walk back after eating from these places - you'll be stuffed!

Hello! You might also be interested in a recent discussion about Chinese food, mentioning several of the city's best places, that's on eGullet with input by "Gourmet" magazine's editor Ruth Reichl. Here's the link: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=78832
Enjoy!

I like Peking Duck House, but the one in the East 80's. Also Chinatown Brasserie has the worst service ever. I have eaten there 4 times prior to shows at the Public.
Alas, the best Cantonese of all closed a few years ago, Bill Hong. RIP.