New York City, USA

New York City is blessed with two bustling Chinatown neighborhoods in Manhattan and Flushing, Queens. If visiting the city, chances are travelers will visit Manhattan’s Chinatown, which offers a slew of delicious eateries and charming shops to support. If visitors are headed to Manhattan, don’t skip on Nom Wah Tea Parlour, the city’s first dim sum restaurant dating back to the 1920s. All the way at the end of the number 7 subway line, this Queens neighborhood is home to the largest Chinese population in the city – and the flavourful food is worth the trip alone. Be sure to hit up plenty of dumpling stands, tea houses, and bakeries, where travelers will find the best egg custard tarts in the city.

One of the largest Chinese-American settlements in America, and also one of the best Chinatowns in the world, New York's Chinatown got its start in the 1870s when Chinese railroad workers drifted east from California in the wake of anti-Asian sentiment. Once squeezed into a three-block area, today's Chinatown encompasses around 40 blocks, swinging around Little Italy to Houston Street. Although Chinatown is now a little faded in some areas, half of its appeal is in negotiating the vendors, tourists, and residents that fill its busy streets.