Decoy

Name: Decoy
Address: 529½ Hudson St, New York, NY, 10014, US
Telephone: 212-691-9700
Price range: $$$$

Mon-Wed 5pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 5pm-12am, Sun 5pm-10pm

Small Plates

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

Fried rice: Day-old rice stir-fried with egg, scallion and whatever the kitchen adds. Yangzhou (Yang Chow) style means shrimp, char siu and peas, and is the version most menus mean by "house special". Good fried rice is dry and separate-grained, never wet. On this menu as: Soft & Crunchy Vegetable Fried Rice · Crab & Scallop Fried Rice · BBQ'd Duck Fried Rice.
Peking duck: Beijing's showpiece: a whole duck air-dried and roasted until the skin is glass-crisp, carved at the table and wrapped in thin pancakes with scallion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce. Usually ordered ahead and priced whole or half. Cantonese roast duck is a different, marinated bird served chopped over rice. On this menu as: Peking Duck Dinner · Peking Duck Dinner Prix Fixe.
Xiao long bao: Shanghai-style "soup dumplings": a thin pleated wrapper around seasoned pork and a cube of gelatinized stock that melts into hot broth as it steams. Eat them from a spoon: bite a corner, sip the soup, then finish the dumpling with a little black vinegar and ginger. On this menu as: Chicken & Black Truffle Soup Dumplings.
Black bean sauce: Salted, fermented soybeans (douchi), mashed with garlic and ginger into a pungent, savory sauce. Classic with clams, spare ribs, bitter melon and beef with peppers. On this menu as: Steamed Seabass with Black Bean Sauce.