A&J Restaurant

These two restaurants—the area’s top dim sum destinations—set themselves apart with handmade noodles and dumplings. Rustic, wide strands are as satisfying when slicked in a hot-and-sour sauce as they are submerged in spicy beef-tendon soup, while pork-filled pot stickers are a staple at every table. The rest of the menu is rich in treasures, too, including garlicky cucumbers, Peking-beef wraps, braised pork on rice, and thousand-layer pancakes. Affordable prices make it easy to sample it all.