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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in This is CNY (Advance Media NY). Updated July 2026.
Old Chengdu Cafe · Near-eastside / E Fayette St
A Sichuan kitchen on East Fayette Street with a roughly 140-dish menu that This is CNY's Jacob Pucci reviewed for showing Sichuan food is more than heat. He singled out the mapo eggplant, lightly fried until custardy inside and bathed in ground pork, spicy bean paste and Sichuan peppercorn, and it landed on the paper's best-dishes list too. Order the mapo eggplant, the wonton soup, and the pork dry noodles.
Su Su Dim Sum · South Syracuse / E Brighton Ave
A dim sum house on East Brighton Avenue that This is CNY's Jared Paventi reviewed for its dumplings and noodles. The crispy duck noodle soup builds on a housemade duck broth with hand-pulled wheat noodles and fried duck breast, and Paventi said the steamed pork bao dumplings delivered a bouillon-strength blast of flavor in every bite. Order the crispy duck noodle soup, the steamed pork bao dumplings, and the shumai.