We headed outside again after walking up the pedestal to and around the museum inside the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. Tickets to the crown had sold out a month before when we booked, so we could only walk the 215 steps of the pedestal.

Afterward, we headed to the Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened in 2019, where the helpful rangers gave my grandkids a booklet, pencil and directions to finish the required activities.

We rested while they worked on their form.

We returned to Manhattan after completing their paperwork and earning their ranger badges. They wanted Chinese; They mentioned wanting Chinese as we disembarked the ferry.


I recalled soup dumplings at Nom Wah Tea Parlor on my Doyer Street crawl yet not much more with my fading memory and without WiFi.

Everyone loved the Shanghainese pork soup dumplings ($6.35) and the Pan-fried pork dumplings  $5.50, ordered from a paper check sheet that you hand to the server to order.


If you like the doughy part of Char Siu Bao ($5.65/each—a steamed bun filled with Cantonese barbecue pork and caramelized onions—get them, as there’s little filling compared to dough.


We also ordered “Original OG egg roll” ($8.50 each) with such a bland filling no one ate more than a bite; their pork siu mai’s ($6.35) filling was unpleasantly dense; and their Thin Chinese noodles stir-fried with scallions, Superior Soy Sauce ( $13.50).

I still recommend a visit to enjoy the soup dumplings. Cash or American Express only.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Chinatown
13 Doyer Street
New York, NY 10013
212.962.6047
nomwah.com/