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On 3 best new restaurant lists
The Happy Crane
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What to order
Char siu pork jowl, the golden coin bao, and a Peking duck if you pre-order one
Getting in
Very hard to get
OpenTable releases reservations 30 days out at 12pm; walk-ins accepted at the bar on a first-come basis
James Yeun Leong Parry's modern Chinese, where the big plates at the end are as good as the small ones.
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