Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
9 chili oil wontons across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Han Dynasty · East Village, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Thin, tender pork wontons in garlicky Sichuan-peppercorn chili oil that critics call the first thing to order; heat varies by cook.
Shanghai 21 · Chinatown, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Delicate wontons in a spicy-sweet sauce with crispy shallots; a top local pick for chili-oil wontons in Manhattan.
Spicy Moon · East Village, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Vegan tofu-mushroom wontons in smoky, garlicky chili sauce, praised as juicy; one blogger wanted more filling and heat.
Hwa Yuan Szechuan · Chinatown, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
House-made wontons in hot chili sauce at an elegant Chinatown Sichuan dining room; a local favorite.
Cafe China · Midtown, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Spicy Chengdu-style wontons that fans call a must-have; most praise predates the move to West 37th Street.
Taiwan Pork Chop House · Chinatown, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Cheap, tender wontons drenched in lots of spicy oil and cilantro; critics suggest ordering two or three plates.
Han Dynasty Upper West Side · Upper West Side, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Same menu item as the downtown branch; one blogger found the uptown version painfully hot but flavorless.
Szechuan Mountain House · East Village, Manhattan
1 dish-specific mention · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Spicy wontons with extra-slippery skins and an enjoyable level of heat.
The Bao · East Village, Manhattan
1 dish-specific mention · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Chili-oil wontons that a local mentions as a good option; evidence is thin.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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