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Peking Duck House is 10 of NYC's Best Chinese Restaurants
236 E. 53rd St., 212-759-8260, Midtown East, Manhattan
The name trumpets the main event here—if you want rich, crackly-skinned, carved duck, look no further. Peking Duck House is fancier than many Chinese places, with a coat check booth up front, a wall of fame that includes celebrities like Don Johnson, and waiters in black bow ties and jackets. At both gently lit branches, in Midtown and Chinatown, the menus are similar.
Glossy sesame noodles, Szechuan-style jumbo prawns, spicy scallops with dried bean curd as well as diced chicken with cashew nuts are served in crowd-pleasing portions. But it's really all about the duck, folded into pancakes like a burrito. It's nice to book the front table in the windowed café, and there's also a private party room in back.
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