Wo Hop, Greenwich Village

The space is the size of a studio apartment, wallpapered with signed photographs of local B-and-C-list celebrities, with all the requisite ambiance of a hole-in-the-wall diner. Is this some sort of culinary purgatory? Not even – it’s Wo Hop, New York staple. Any local will tell you that their parents used to eat here, and though the divey atmosphere may not bode well for the food at another joint, have no fear – Wo Hop is incredibly delicious, and every order off their menu of typical Americanized Chinese food comes in massive proportions. You’ll probably get the best mileage by going with a buddy or two and pooling your cash to try more than one dish. The rice orders come on giant platters, and for a moment you might think that somebody cut a basketball in half and glued pork fried rice onto every surface. Wo Hop also stocks Tsingtao, so you can keep your buzz going while you chip away at a gargantuan helping of Peking Pork.