The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

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At Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor, discovering a trace of the past that's easy to miss

At Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor, discovering a trace of the past that's easy to miss

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Rolando Pujol
Jun 05, 2012
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At Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor, discovering a trace of the past that's easy to miss
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The wonderful Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been a fixture on Chinatown’s curved Doyers Street since 1920, and moved to its current location in 1968. Sunday, I stopped in for a bite and came away delighted by the experience at the father of Gotham’s dim sum restaurants. The place recently underwent a sensitive renovation, but has retained its authentic charact…

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