9 Stop 9 of 12 on The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

The Food

Chinatown, New York City

A Preview

"Look in the windows around you. Lacquered ducks hanging by the neck, glossy and bronze. Trays of pork buns. Bakery cases of mooncakes. This is the eating heart of Chinatown, so let's talk about the food — specifically, the enormous American lie that is Chinese food. Start with chop suey. For the first half of the twentieth century, chop suey was the most popular restaurant dish in America."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha

12 stops · 1h

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Manhattan Bridge Arch & the Golden Buddha
  3. 3 Canal Street
  4. 4 Mott Street
  5. 5 Doyers Street — The Bloody Angle
  6. 6 Pell Street
  7. 7 Church of the Transfiguration
  8. 8 Columbus Park
  9. 9 The Food
  10. 10 Chatham Square
  11. 11 Confucius Plaza
  12. 12 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Food

This is just one of 12 stops on the The Bloody Angle and the Golden Buddha tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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