About Us

INTRODUCING PAN ASIAN & PACIFIC RIM FUSION WITH A FRENCH FLARE!

Think "East Village Answer to Spice Market" (NY Mag) - an antique-ardorned PanAsian/French 3-room restaurant and event space that hosts romantic wedding receptions, industry parties, great nightlife and daily fine dining.

Located in the heart of fast-growing Alphabet City, China 1 Antique Lounge offers a range of competitively priced dining and special event options in one of the most original and sexy best-kept secrets in lower Manhattan. With a Zagat rating of 26 for Decor, a renown executive chef, and a "professional and friendly" service philosophy, we have been gaining popularity and earning prestige as one of the top choices to host birthdays and group parties.

Welcome Executive Chef Malik Fall, graduate of the Culinary Institute in Perignon, France and Executive chef, Sous chef to some of the most renowned restaurants in New York: Le Bernardin, China Grill, Asia de Cuba. His resume also includes private chef to the Rockefeller family and Union Swiss Bank.

China 1 Antique announces a new nightlife charity commitment:
From 10 PM onwards, Friday and Saturday nights, there will be a $2 entrance fee. 100% of these proceeds go directly to highly-rated, secular Domestic and International Charities. [We are averaging $1000+ PER WEEK - currently proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders and CityMeals-On-Wheels.] If you have a chartitable organization that is interested in hosting an event at China 1 Antique contact us for availability. Please encourage your other favorite businesses to consider similar programs which celebrate humanity.

Business Hours:
7 days, our kitchen is open from 5:30 to 11PM (Midnight on weekends).
Bar entry is open daily from 6 to 2 AM weekdays
3:30 AM weekend nights and special events.

Contact us for details: andrew@china1nyc.com / 212-375-0665.

For groups and special events, we will design special menus with appropriate notice.

Notable sightings include: Michael C. Hall, Heath Ledger, Drew Barrymore, Beyonce, Amanda Lapour and Tom Brady.

Our Event Client List is ever-expanding and includes: MTV, Lambda Legal, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Mt. Sinai hospital, Baruch College, Italian "D" Magazine.

"Antique"
Nestled beneath the beautiful restaurant sits a deceivingly sizeable lounge space. Antiques brought straight from China adorn the entire space. With two separate rooms in an intimate and labyrinthine layout, we can accommodate romantic dinners for two, or parties and events of 200. Enjoy a cocktail at our Avenue B restaurant/bar, Live Jazz or head downstairs to the lounge to relax on an antique opium bed or peer into the hypnotic aquarium.

06/18/2007
Zagat Survey
“ ... The street-level bar at this East Village Chinese restaurant may be 'fun and festive', but the Sino scene can get downright
'sinful' as you descend into its subterranean lounge, a 'sexy',
'mazelike' affair where 'trendy' types mingle, dance and 'flirt'
on antique opium-smokers� bedsteads; celebrants say it�s a
'great place to have a party.'
... ”