CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN

Wah Fung No. 1 Fast Food

A cleaver, a line and Cantonese roast pork over gravy rice — one of Manhattan's best cheap lunches.

A tiny takeout window where the line moves fast and nobody needs a menu. Behind the glass hang Cantonese roast meats; you point, a cleaver comes down, and it all goes over rice with gravy and a little cabbage.

Get the roast pork, sticky-sweet with crisp fat at the edges, and the juicy roast chicken as a combination, or the roast duck over rice. It is one of the best cheap lunches in Manhattan, eaten on a bench or walking down Chrystie Street.

Editor’s tip

Ask for the roast pork and roast chicken combination over rice.

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CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN

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CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN

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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 13, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.