Café China Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Café China, your destination for authentic Szechuan cuisine nestled in the heart of New York City. With a vibrant menu that highlights flavors of the region, this charming eatery promises a memorable dining experience for everyone.
- Lunch Specials: Delight in dishes like the Noodles with Braised Beef and Kung Pao Chicken Box, each richly flavored and carefully crafted to ensure every bite is a taste of Szechuan’s fiery essence.
- Appetizers: Start your meal with mouthwatering options such as the Mouth Watering Chicken and Poached Okras, tantalizingly spiced and served beautifully.
- Dim Sum: Explore an array of dumplings including the famed Crystal Shrimp Dumplings, perfect for sharing or indulging solo.
Café China not only caters to meat lovers but offers vegan options and a casual atmosphere with outdoor seating. It’s perfect for families and friends gathering for lunch or dinner. Come experience Szechuan cuisine like never before!
Lunch
Noodles with Braised Beef
Beef, wheat noodles, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, cilantro
Mapo Tofu Box
Shredded Beef Box
Fish Box
Kung Pao Chicken Box
String Beans Box
String beans, fermented mustard green shoots
Shredded Pork Box
Poached Okras
Tabasco peppers, sesame oil
Pork in Garlic Dressing
Pork belly, cucumbers
Mouth Watering Chicken
Chicken, chili oil, peanuts, sesame
Husband & Wife Special
Beef tripe and tendon, chili oil, peanuts, sesame, cilantro
Cold Noodles with Shredded Chicken
Wheat noodles, chicken, chili oil, peanuts, sesame
Spicy Cucumbers
Cucumbers, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns
Mung Bean Jelly
Mung bean, chili oil, sesame, fermented soybean
Szechuan Pickled Vegetables
Taiwan cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, chili oil
Five Spice Beef
Beef, five spice, chili pepper powder
Mala Cured Daikon
Daikon, chili oil, sesame
House Smoked Tofu
Smoked tofu, peanuts, fermented soybean
Mushrooms with Spinach
Oyster mushrooms, spinach
Sweet & Sour Baby Ribs
Pork rib tip, sesame
Appetizers
Dim Sum
Chicken Soup with Morel Mushrooms
Deboned chicken, morel mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, cordyceps flower, no salt (serves 1)
Chive Pancakes (2)
Dried shrimp, egg, wheat flour
Crystal Shrimp Dumplings (4)
Shrimp, lard, potato starch, wheat starch
Dan Dan Noodles
Minced pork, snow pea shoots, mustard green shoots, sesame paste, wheat noodles
Wonton Soup
Ground pork, wheat flour, chicken broth
Pan Fried Pork Buns (4)
Ground pork, wheat flour, sesame
Pork Dumplings in Chili Oil (8)
Ground pork, wheat flour, chili oil
Pork Pot Stickers (4)
Ground pork, chives, wheat flour
Scallion Pancakes
Wheat flour, scallions
Shanghai Shumai (4)
Sticky rice, Chinese pork sausages, salted egg yolk, shiitake mushrooms, wheat flour
Vegetable Pot Stickers (4)
Mixed vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, tofu skin, wheat flour
Lobster / Ginger & Scallion
Lobster / Hot & Spicy
Sichuan peppercorn, cilantro
Braised Whole Fish with Pickled Chilis
Tilapia , minced pork, mustard green shoots, tabasco peppers, bell peppers, Sichuan peppercorn
Sea Bass with Rice Peppers
Sea bass, shredded tofu, glass noodles, Sichuan peppercorns
Steamed Whole Fish with Asian Chili
Whole sea bass, Sichuan peppercorns, Asian chili peppers
Yellow Chives with Shredded Chicken
Chicken, Yellow chives, bell peppers
Kung Pao Chicken
Chicken, peanuts, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns
Braised Pork Szechuan Style
Pork belly, tofu, fermented mustard greens shoots, fish sauce
Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce
Pork, bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, bell peppers
Double Cooked Pork
Pork belly, leek, Sichuan peppercorn, chili oil
Braised Pork Trotters
Pork trotters, cayenne peppers, chili sauce
Ma Po Tofu
Tofu, leek, chili sauce, Sichuan peppercorns
Spicy Fish Fillets
Sole fish, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, cilantro
Tea Smoked Duck
1/4 deboned duck, wheat buns
Chungking Spicy Chicken
Chicken, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, sesame
Spicy Soft Shell Crabs
Soft shell crabs, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, wheat flour
Kung Fu Shrimp
Shell-on prawns, cayenne peppers , Sichuan peppercorns, peanuts, sesame
Three Pepper Chicken
Chicken, cayenne peppers, Asian chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns
Braised Beef in Red Soup
Beef slices, wood ear mushrooms, napa cabbage, glass noodles, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns
Short Ribs in Claypot
Beef ribs, carrots, caramel sauce
Fish Blossom
Tilapia, sweet and sour sauce, carrots, pea, pine nuts
Shredded Beef with Green Chili
Beef, Asian chili peppers, cayenne peppers, bamboo shoots
Curiously Tasty Chicken
Chicken, winter melon, cumin, oyster sauce, fish sauce, basil
Spicy Cumin Lamb
Lamb, onion, bell peppers, cilantro, cayenne peppers, Sichuan peppercorns
Entre
Vegetables
Stir-fried Cabbage
Taiwan cabbage, cayenne peppers
Smoked Bamboo Shoots
Bamboo shoots, tabasco peppers, garlic
Loofah with Dried Scallops
Loofah, dried scallops
Sauted Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms, tabasco peppers, cayenne peppers, oyster sauce
Sauted String Beans
String beans, fermented mustard green shoots
Eggplants and String Beans
Eggplants, string beans, oyster sauce
Poached Snow Pea Shoots
Snow pea shoots, oyster mushrooms, dried shrimp, dried scallops
Eggplants in Garlic Sauce
Eggplants, garlic
Fried Rice with Mustard Green Shoots
Rice, egg, onion, fermented mustard green shoots
Fried Rice with Shredded Duck
Rice, egg, shredded duck, onion
Shrimp Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage
Rice, shrimp, Chinese pork sausage, egg, carrots, pea, onion
White Rice
Premium white rice
Purple Rice
Better than brown rice
Rice
Dessert
Rice Wine Soup with Rice Balls
Sweet rice ball, sesame, peanuts, fermented rice
Eight Jewel Rice Pudding
Sticky rice, dates, red bean paste, raisin, pumpkin seeds, butter
Japanese Pumpkin Cake (4)
Pumpkin, red bean fillings, wheat flour
Plum Juice
Ume, hawthorn, hibiscus. Slightly sweet and tannic.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Original Tastethe refreshing, crisp taste you know and love
Diet Coke
A delicious, crisp, sparkling cola for the refreshment you want
Ginger Ale
FiJi Water (500mL)
Perrier Sparkling Water (330mL)
S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water (750mL)
Soft Drinks
Sak in a Can
Lucky Cup (180mL)
Light and smooth with melon and pear aroma, medium dry with a gentle finish.