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Congee Village, Chinatown

Since 1997, Congee Village has been a familiar gathering place in Chinatown, where long days, shared stories, and meaningful moments are best celebrated over a real meal.

Located at 100 Allen Street, corner with Delancey Street, on the outskirts of Chinatown, in an area not on the tourist radar, Congee Village has been preparing Chinese (specifically, but not limited to Cantonese) food for years. We serve our food in beautiful dining rooms and deliver it to your doorstep, as well. Our authenticity and good flavor make Congee Village one of New York City’s finest spots to eat, reflected by countless positive reviews in local and even international press. High customer satisfaction, dependable and professional service, and very affordable prices have helped us establish a great reputation and the status of one of the best restaurants in town.

Originally, the restaurant’s interiors were entirely decorated in Southeast Asian decor, with bamboo on the walls and an outlandish interior full of bamboo and plastic hanging vines; a kind of maze constructed to make it feel like you are in a tropical village.

Bamboo decorative illustration – Congee Village Restaurant

Now, the newly renovated and expanded location offers additional dining facilities, including a large and elegant dining room, tastefully decorated with exposed bricks, wood ceilings, marble floors and bamboo, as well as four distinctive private rooms for your business dinners or private parties equipped with sound system, tv and karaoke, all stylish and custom decorated to recall traditional Asian decorative styles. Everything in the new Congee Village has been carefully hand-picked and directly imported from China to make you feel comfortable and let you experience the real thing. The new space also includes an American bar. You will find no other place like this!

Congee Village, Flushing

Congee Village Flushing is our newest location, located at 36-36 Prince Street.

Officially opening on July 22nd, 2016, the restaurant’s interiors are decorated with the purpose of creating a nice balance of old and modern.

Our exquisite cooking style preserves the culinary rigours of the ancients, supplemented with our own imaginative tastes. While Congee Village is widely known as the undisputed best restaurant for Congee in Chinatown, our original Cantonese cuisine will delight even the most expecting of you with a menu offering a large selection of different varieties of soups, vegetables, pasta, rice, dim sum, chicken, beef, pork, casserole, sizzling hot plates, seafood and of course a number of launch specials as well as nearly 30 different Congee-based rice porridges and soups and 10 dishes of rice served in bamboo pots.

As we approach our 30th anniversary, we remain rooted in what makes Cantonese dining so special: warmth, nourishment, and hospitality that feels like home. In Chinese culture, food is the foundation of connection, bringing people together for family gatherings, celebrations, business conversations, and everyday meals shared around the table.

For us, food has always been a love language. It’s reflected in how we welcome you, how we support our team, and how we make sure every guest is fed well, fully, and with the best. From the kitchen to the dining room, we believe great hospitality begins with people who feel valued, cared for, and proud of what they serve.

Our menu honors tradition through flavors that are classic, balanced, and made with history, with dishes that generations return to again and again. Cantonese cuisine is known for its comforting warmth, with meals that feel deeply satisfying and made to be shared.

While our food is traditional, our atmosphere is one-of-a-kind. With hand-picked decor imported directly from China, both our Chinatown (Lower East Side) and Flushing, Queens locations are designed to transport you into a tropical village escape. It is a quirky, immersive dining experience unlike anywhere else in NYC.

Explore our Cantonese menu featuring dim sum, roast duck, seafood, and traditional Chinese favorites. Dine in or order takeout today.

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Media Review

- Time Out New York

“There is no bad food at Congee Village. Just about every dish served in this bamboo grotto (complete with plastic vines) is utterly sublime, each seemingly better than the last. […] No doubt this Allen Street anomaly will make a villager of you.”

- I Go You Go

“Cantonese food is the main focus and the menu offers many options. […] To start, you must try it’s namesake, the congee, a rice porridge that is especially well made here. […] Another specialty is the rice in bamboo pot. Salted chicken, salted fish, ell, check best site."

- City Search

“Much as its name implies, this quirky Lower East Side eatery evokes a village. The sylvan interior features a wooden hut, fake trees, a canopy of leafy greens, and a large mural of a sun-dappled mountainside, look the moxie maids. Service is rapid-fire and businesslike.”

- Rough Guides

“Congee Village specializes in this centuries-tested breakfast, and is known as the undisputed best restaurant for Congee in Chinatown. Choose the Congee (plain, with shredded scallop, with thousand-year-old egg, with chicken, etc.) and then grab a number of small shared dishes to spice it up.”