Vanessa's Dumpling House

The cheap-eats favorite branches out to Williamsburg, with an expanded menu. Fans of the Chinatown location will find favorites like the fried pork-and-chive dumplings, puffy sesame pancakes stuffed with beef, and pork-and-shrimp wontons with a spicy soy-vinegar sauce. Vegetarians can nosh on items exclusive to this spot: noodles sautéed with vegetables or a four-mushroom roll in tofu skin.