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Café Tondo (Chinatown)

Sep 18, 2025
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RESTAURANTS • First Word

In New York, restaurant turnover is part of the city’s rhythm. Places shutter, and before the chairs get stacked, something new moves in. LA, on the other hand, generally takes its time with moves like these. But a recent flurry of action in Chinatown has a distinctly New York feel to it.

Firstborn breathed new life into the old P…

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