Lei
59.5Down 16
A 28-seat Chinese American wine bar on Doyers Street from Annie Shi, with a deep global wine list. It won the 2026 James Beard award for Best New Restaurant.
What to order
- Cat's ear noodles with cumin lambblog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)
- Sweet and sour beef short ribblog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)
- Fried Dali goat's cheeseblog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)
- Sesame shao bing with cold butterblog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)
Get a table
Book on Resy (opens in a new tab)Tables open 14 days ahead at 9 AM, New York time. blog.resy.com (opens in a new tab)
- Walk-ins are welcome; the bar works well before or after dinner.
- Try the daily Somm Selection by the glass.
- Most of the room is held for walk-ins. Arrive at the 5 PM opening or after 10 PM.
On Resy, turn on Notify for your date. Canceled tables go to the people on that list first.
Who is naming it
Where the score comes from
- Critic lists
- 36.0
- Press buzz
- 0.0
- Newness
- 0.0
- Honors
- 4.7
Points from the four parts add up, then pass through a curve that tops out at 100. How the score works
The last 30 days
Days before we began daily reads are rebuilt from the Internet Archive's saved copies of the same lists.
Where
15 Doyers Street, New York, NY 10013