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Café China

Mon–Wed 11:30am–10pm, Thu–Sat 11:30am–10:30pm, Sun 11:30am–10pm

  • 59 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
  • 212-213-2810
  • Last verified: August 2026
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Menu

Noodles

  • Dan Dan Noodles$10.00

    Wheat noodles in a rich sesame and chili sauce with ground pork and scallions

Sichuan Specialties

  • Ma Po Tofu$22.00

    Silken tofu in a bold, numbing Sichuan peppercorn and chili sauce with ground pork

Lunch Boxes

  • Fish Box$18.00

    Sichuan-style fish with steamed rice (lunch box)

  • Kung Pao Chicken Box$17.00

    Kung pao chicken with peanuts and dried chilies, with steamed rice (lunch box)

  • Double Cooked Pork Box$18.00

    Twice-cooked pork belly with cabbage and fermented black bean paste, with steamed rice (lunch box)

  • Mapo Tofu Box$16.00

    Mapo tofu with steamed rice (lunch box)

  • Beef Soup Noodles$16.00

    Beef, wheat noodles, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, cilantro

  • Shredded Beef Box$18.00

    Beef, Asian chili peppers, cayenne peppers, bamboo shoots (lunch box)

  • Shredded Pork Box$17.00

    Pork, bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, bell peppers (lunch box)

  • Eggplants in Garlic Sauce Box$15.00

    Eggplants, garlic (lunch box)

  • String Beans Box$16.00

    String beans, fermented mustard green shoots (lunch box)

Appetizers

  • Lilies and Beans$14.00

    Lily bulbs, fava beans, carrots, sesame oil

  • Pigs Ears in Chili Sauce$15.00

    Pig ears, chili oil, peanuts, sesame

  • Tofu Ribbons in Scallion Oil$12.00
  • Poached Okras$14.00

    Tabasco peppers, sesame oil

  • Pork in Garlic Dressing$16.00

    Pork belly, cucumbers

  • Mouth Watering Chicken$16.00

    Chicken, chili oil, peanuts, sesame

  • Husband & Wife Special$16.00

    Beef tripe and tendon, chili oil, peanuts, sesame, cilantro

  • Cold Noodles with Shredded Chicken$12.00

    Wheat noodles, chicken, chili oil, peanuts, sesame

  • Spicy Cucumbers$12.00

    Cucumbers, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns

  • Mung Bean Jelly$12.00

    Mung bean, chili oil, sesame, fermented soybean

  • Szechuan Pickled Vegetables$10.00

    Taiwan cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, chili oil

  • Five Spice Beef$16.00

    Beef, five spice, chili pepper powder

  • House Smoked Tofu$12.00

    Smoked tofu, peanuts, fermented soybean

  • Mushrooms with Spinach$15.00

    Oyster mushrooms, spinach

  • Sweet & Sour Baby Ribs$12.00

    Pork rib tip, sesame

Dim Sum

  • Chicken Soup with Morel Mushrooms$19.00

    Serves 1, deboned chicken, morels, matsutakes, cordyceps, no salt

  • Chive Pancakes (2)$10.00

    Dried shrimp, egg

  • Crystal Shrimp Dumplings (4)$12.00

    Shrimp, lard, potato starch

  • Wonton Soup$10.00

    Pork, chicken broth

  • Pan Fried Pork Buns (4)$12.00

    Pork, sesame

  • Pork Dumplings in Chili Oil (8)$10.00
  • Pork Pot Stickers (4)$10.00

    Pork, chives

  • Scallion Pancakes$8.00
  • Shanghai Shumai (4)$10.00

    Sticky rice, Chinese pork sausages, salted egg yolk, shiitake mushrooms

  • Vegetable Pot Stickers (4)$12.00

    Mixed vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, tofu

Entrée

  • Lobster / Ginger & Scallion$68.00
  • Lobster / Hot & Spicy$68.00

    Sichuan peppercorn, cilantro

  • Braised Whole Fish with Pickled Chilis$40.00

    Tilapia, minced pork, mustard green shoots, tabasco peppers, bell peppers, Sichuan peppercorn

  • Sea Bass with Rice Peppers$42.00

    Sea bass, shredded tofu, glass noodles, Sichuan peppercorns

  • Steamed Whole Fish with Asian Chili$40.00

    Whole sea bass, Sichuan peppercorns, Asian chili peppers

  • Yellow Chives with Shredded Chicken$29.00

    Chicken, yellow chives, bell peppers

  • Kung Pao Chicken$20.00

    Chicken, peanuts, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns

  • Braised Pork Szechuan Style$22.00

    Pork belly, tofu, fermented mustard greens shoots, fish sauce

  • Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce$20.00

    Pork, bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, bell peppers

  • Double Cooked Pork$25.00

    Pork belly, leek, Sichuan peppercorn, chili oil

  • Braised Pork Trotters$24.00

    Pork trotters, cayenne peppers, chili sauce

  • Spicy Fish Fillets$24.00

    Sole fish, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, cilantro

  • Tea Smoked Duck$20.00

    1/4 deboned duck, wheat buns

  • Chungking Spicy Chicken$25.00

    Chicken, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, sesame

  • Spicy Soft Shell Crabs$38.00

    Soft shell crabs, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, wheat flour

  • Kung Fu Shrimp$32.00

    Shell-on prawns, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, peanuts, sesame

  • Three Pepper Chicken$22.00

    Chicken, cayenne peppers, Asian chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns

  • Braised Beef in Red Soup$36.00

    Beef slices, wood ear mushrooms, napa cabbage, glass noodles, chili peppers

  • Short Ribs in Claypot$36.00

    Beef ribs, carrots, caramel sauce

  • Fish Blossom$35.00

    Tilapia, sweet and sour sauce, carrots, pea, pine nuts

  • Shredded Beef with Green Chili$24.00

    Beef, Asian chili peppers, cayenne peppers, bamboo shoots

  • Curiously Tasty Chicken$24.00

    Chicken, winter melon, cumin, oyster sauce, fish sauce, basil

  • Spicy Cumin Lamb$31.00

    Lamb, onion, bell peppers, cilantro, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns

Vegetables

  • Sauteed Snow Pea Shoots with Garlic$22.00
  • Spring Celtuce$21.00

    Celtuce, wood ear mushrooms, tabasco peppers, garlic

  • Stir-fried Cabbage$17.00

    Taiwan cabbage, cayenne peppers

  • Loofah with Dried Scallops$24.00
  • Sauteed Shiitake Mushrooms$29.00

    Tabasco peppers, cayenne peppers, oyster sauce

  • Sauteed String Beans$20.00

    Fermented mustard green shoots

  • Eggplants and String Beans$19.00

    Oyster sauce

  • Poached Snow Pea Shoots$22.00

    Oyster mushrooms, dried shrimp, dried scallops

  • Eggplants in Garlic Sauce$18.00

Rice

  • Fried Rice with Mustard Green Shoots$14.00
  • Fried Rice with Shredded Duck$17.00
  • Shrimp Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage$17.00
  • White Rice$2.00
  • Purple Rice$3.00

Dessert

  • Rice Wine Soup with Rice Balls$8.00

    Sweet rice ball, sesame, peanuts, fermented rice

  • Eight Jewel Rice Pudding$10.00

    Sticky rice, dates, red bean paste, raisin, pumpkin seeds, butter

  • Japanese Pumpkin Cake (4)$9.00

    Pumpkin, red bean fillings, wheat flour

Soft Drinks

  • Plum Juice$4.00

    Ume, hawthorn, hibiscus

  • Coca-Cola$3.00
  • Diet Coke$3.00
  • Ginger Ale$3.00
  • Fiji Water (500mL)$4.00
  • Perrier Sparkling Water (330mL)$5.00
  • S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water (750mL)$10.00

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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