Chinatown Ice Cream Factory : 65 Bayard St : East and West meet in a scoop shop worth scoping out.

Lung Moon Bakery : 83 Mulberry St : A friendly Chinatown bakery, famous for sweet and sticky pastries.

KK Discount Store : 78 Mulberry St : Soup up the kitchen at this handy Chinatown mart.

New Beef King : 89 Bayard St : All jerky, all the time.

Kam Man Market : 200 Canal St : A one-stop shopping bazaar in the heart of Chinatown.

Ting's Gift Shop : 18 Doyer St : This may look like just another Chinatown gift shop, but it's a tchotchke trove.

Canal Street : Canal Street from West Street to East Broadway
There's no better place to taste New York's diversity--or buy designer knockoffs and cheap electronics.

Millennium Dynasty : 24 Mott St : Pretty Asian jackets share the glare of Chinatown spotlight with army of odd tchotchkes.

Golden Gate Buddhist Supplies : 85 Mulberry St : Peace on earth and plenty of idols for the altar.

New Age Designer : 38 Mott St : Custom-made clothes and tailoring in the heart of Chinatown.

Oriental Culture Enterprises : 13 Elizabeth St Ste 17 : A staggering selection of Chinese books and music.

Quong Yuen Shing Market : 32 Mott St : Steer through the mess for hidden treasures inside the neighborhood's oldest general store.

C K & L Hardware : 307 Canal St : New York's uber-cheap, old-school answer to Home Depot.