The food is delicious. Popularity remains the same.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Xiu Jin L.
Little alley is definitely a to go place for some "alley" Shanghainese food. There menu are a mixed of traditional Shanghai and dim sum! My favorite are definitely the crab soup dumping and dong pork with buns. Great services and very nice host!
Amber L.
Soo delicious food!! Similar flavor as what I ate in Shanghai. The Dong Po Pork is the best and I also love their soup dumplings and vege dumplings! Their cocktails are specially made. I really like what I drank is called class 3-2, very fresh. Great food, great service, and great environment! We'll be back
晓峰
This is the first time to eat at Little Alley. What they provide is not authentic Shanghainese food and it has been Americanized. The food taste is really not good. Also the quantity of dish is small. I will not come to this place again.
Vishnu G.
This was a pretty average place to grab Chinese food. The potstickers were crispy on the outside, and the eggplant had a nice flavorful sauce. The mapo tofu was just fine - I thought the sauce was a bit too watery. I also had a hot cocktail called the wife which reminded me of a hot toddy - pretty good. Overall, I was neither impressed nor disappointed.
Pavesplage P.
I just moved into the neighborhood and was astonished to discover this place, which seems transported from Shanghai and just dropped on 3rd Ave! I don't have anything to add to the accolades about the food and service, except "Amen!" There is one disappointment though: the dumplings really aren't very good. The dough is MUCH too thick, which covers up the taste of the filling. And the soup dumplings have almost no soup. I've tried them on three different occasions so I guess that is just how they make them. Too bad. You're better off getting them at the chain restaurant DAO on Madison. Still, what a blessing to have this so close!!!
Ryan Tammaro
Shanghai spot in Midtown East with a really beautiful dining room and nice cocktails. I thought the food was well prepared and tasty, maybe not top tier but quite good, and the pricing was excellent. I'd recommend the Pan Fried Pork Buns and Mongolian Beef or Shredded Pork.Their menu was maybe the nicest experience I've ever had. Each item had a high quality photograph with a detailed description of the ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth R.
Back to say that this place is still pushing great food. Lunch special is still awesome and portions are pretty generous. 10/10 when I'm craving my moms red braised pork belly
Christie d.
Yall - such a tasty dinner at Little Alley tonight. It's a little cold out and I am just getting over a little cold so I thought some won ton soup sounded like a good idea. Yes. Yes it was a good idea. I would highly recommend and cannot wait to go back to Little Alley myself. The service and the ambience were great. In addition to the won ton soup. I also had Shanghai Shu Mai dumplings, which were out of this world good. The sticky rice was legit. Like legit legit. So so good! Going back - and you should too!
emily caranqui
Wonderful place to spend a good evening. Very clean place. Excellent food.Waiters pay a lot of attention to the tables, they are all very nice. I recommend it to everybody
Great service. Nice food. Amazing place to visit! the fishbloosm and luffa are the must.
Maia Little
Horrible customer service . I accidentally placed the order with an incorrect address. Called instantly and asked to cancel the order and they said they would . I was still charged for the order as customer Service representative misled Uber eats lying to them that they had order prepared .Scammers !!!
Service: 1
Patty Chen
Shredded eel with oil, grilled braised rice bran, West Lake beef soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, etc. are all too heavy, covering up the deliciousness of the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
J J.
the place serves slightly above average chinese food. it is not bad, but it is not chinatown quality. if you are in the neighborhood, it is better than most of the others nearby. keep you expectations in check, and you might have a good meal. not many vegan options, but thats to be expected. solid 3.5 stars. giving 4 because the service is good.
Ellen C.
Little Alley was a cute lil spot in Midtown East. We ordered the right delicacies in chili sauce and the dongpo pork belly with buns. Both dishes came with rice. Both dishes were also super yummy and the portions were quite large. My friend and I were unable to finish everything, we ended up packing some to go. I definitely see why this spot is Michelin guide.
The food is delicious. Popularity remains the same.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Little alley is definitely a to go place for some "alley" Shanghainese food. There menu are a mixed of traditional Shanghai and dim sum! My favorite are definitely the crab soup dumping and dong pork with buns. Great services and very nice host!
Soo delicious food!! Similar flavor as what I ate in Shanghai. The Dong Po Pork is the best and I also love their soup dumplings and vege dumplings! Their cocktails are specially made. I really like what I drank is called class 3-2, very fresh. Great food, great service, and great environment! We'll be back
This is the first time to eat at Little Alley. What they provide is not authentic Shanghainese food and it has been Americanized. The food taste is really not good. Also the quantity of dish is small. I will not come to this place again.
This was a pretty average place to grab Chinese food. The potstickers were crispy on the outside, and the eggplant had a nice flavorful sauce. The mapo tofu was just fine - I thought the sauce was a bit too watery. I also had a hot cocktail called the wife which reminded me of a hot toddy - pretty good. Overall, I was neither impressed nor disappointed.
I just moved into the neighborhood and was astonished to discover this place, which seems transported from Shanghai and just dropped on 3rd Ave! I don't have anything to add to the accolades about the food and service, except "Amen!" There is one disappointment though: the dumplings really aren't very good. The dough is MUCH too thick, which covers up the taste of the filling. And the soup dumplings have almost no soup. I've tried them on three different occasions so I guess that is just how they make them. Too bad. You're better off getting them at the chain restaurant DAO on Madison. Still, what a blessing to have this so close!!!
Shanghai spot in Midtown East with a really beautiful dining room and nice cocktails. I thought the food was well prepared and tasty, maybe not top tier but quite good, and the pricing was excellent. I'd recommend the Pan Fried Pork Buns and Mongolian Beef or Shredded Pork.Their menu was maybe the nicest experience I've ever had. Each item had a high quality photograph with a detailed description of the ingredients.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Back to say that this place is still pushing great food. Lunch special is still awesome and portions are pretty generous. 10/10 when I'm craving my moms red braised pork belly
Yall - such a tasty dinner at Little Alley tonight. It's a little cold out and I am just getting over a little cold so I thought some won ton soup sounded like a good idea. Yes. Yes it was a good idea. I would highly recommend and cannot wait to go back to Little Alley myself. The service and the ambience were great. In addition to the won ton soup. I also had Shanghai Shu Mai dumplings, which were out of this world good. The sticky rice was legit. Like legit legit. So so good! Going back - and you should too!
Wonderful place to spend a good evening. Very clean place. Excellent food.Waiters pay a lot of attention to the tables, they are all very nice. I recommend it to everybody
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service. Nice food. Amazing place to visit! the fishbloosm and luffa are the must.
Horrible customer service . I accidentally placed the order with an incorrect address. Called instantly and asked to cancel the order and they said they would . I was still charged for the order as customer Service representative misled Uber eats lying to them that they had order prepared .Scammers !!!
Service: 1
Shredded eel with oil, grilled braised rice bran, West Lake beef soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, etc. are all too heavy, covering up the deliciousness of the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
the place serves slightly above average chinese food. it is not bad, but it is not chinatown quality. if you are in the neighborhood, it is better than most of the others nearby. keep you expectations in check, and you might have a good meal. not many vegan options, but thats to be expected. solid 3.5 stars. giving 4 because the service is good.
Little Alley was a cute lil spot in Midtown East. We ordered the right delicacies in chili sauce and the dongpo pork belly with buns. Both dishes came with rice. Both dishes were also super yummy and the portions were quite large. My friend and I were unable to finish everything, we ended up packing some to go. I definitely see why this spot is Michelin guide.