BRIAN'S 100 Best '17

100 BEST ’17: PIGGY EGG CUSTARD BUNS at JOY LUCK PALACE

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I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017…

SADLY, JOY LUCK PALACE IS NOW CLOSED.

Perhaps I fell for the cute, Instagram-friendly shape of these custard buns, but they were really my favorite thing at the dim sum meal I had at Joy Luck Palace. They are stuffed with a not-too-sweet egg custard and the pig faces themselves melt away into a texture somewhere between mochi and white bread. They’re both adorable and delicious.

JOY LUCK PALACE
98 Mott Street (between Canal and Hester Street),
Chinatown
(212) 219-2828
joyluckpalaceny.com/newyork

AboutBrian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He has written food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City. His latest series is an international cooking show with his son which can be found on this site.

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  1. As a vegetarian i believe all animal free animal motif foods are the very best kind of “animal ” to eat! And yes, these are really crazy delicious! (Unlike a lot of instagram sensation foods like basically everything rainbow)

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