Chinatown's 90-year-old Nom Wah Tea Parlor recently emerged from a renovation, and Vanishing New York was afraid that the place had lost its soul, but a visit confirms that this "faithful updating of a landmark" was for the best. Pluses: The plants are now being watered, and the wait staff employs no "blonde girls from Wisconsin in ironic leg warmers" or "mustachioed Williamsburg guys in ironic Charlie Chan t-shirts." [Vanishing New York]
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