Art WalkChinatown

Between the Bridges

Call it Chinatown. Call it Two Bridges. This scrappy, evolving, and high energy Lower Manhattan neighborhood has long taken in newcomers without losing itself.

Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Art seems inevitable in a place like this.

Subways rumble over Henry Street and East Broadway. The wind whips up from the East River and down Monroe Street.

The streets bustle with Buddhist temples, Chinese markets, cash-for-gold stores, and some of New York’s most exciting places to eat and drink.

Galleries are tucked inside Chinatown office buildings and vintage malls and nestled into tenement storefronts with iron-lace fire escapes.

The work is emerging, experimental, and unafraid to take a swing. Ideas that might get rejected elsewhere are embraced. You’ll feel like you’re discovering something first.

Let’s get started.

Art Spaces

GalleryChinatown

Hoffman Donahue

Playful, boundary-merging art reflecting on the rituals of everyday life, set against the backdrop of an old-school loft space on the Bowery.

99 Bowery, 2nd Floor, NYC 10002

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Magenta Plains

Two generations of artists, decades apart, making high-concept, anti-establishment work on the topic of freedom.

149 Canal Street, NYC 10002

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Management

Otherworldly, metaphysical works blur the boundaries between mysticism and philosophy on the fourth floor of a Chinatown office building.

39 East Broadway, Suite 404, NYC 10002

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Long Story Short

A big-hearted, storefront gallery where locals linger on the benches outside and rising artists explore imagined realms inside.

52 Henry Street, NYC 10002

Places to Pause

Coffee ShopChinatown

Dreamers Coffee House

Perfect matcha, excellent coffee, and genuine neighborhood spirit folded between galleries on the west end of Henry Street. Locals drink here, and art is much-discussed.

54W Henry Street, NYC 10002

BakeryChinatown

Bánh by Lauren

Flock to this corner store bakery for the signature bánh bò nướng, the heavenly, bright green sticky pandan honeycomb cake topped with pandan custard. OMG!

42 Market Street, NYC 10002

RestaurantChinatown

Golden Diner

Next-level pancakes, the best burger and burritos in a contemporary diner setting, nestled against the soundtrack of the Manhattan Bridge.

123 Madison Street, NYC 10002

Clothing StoreChinatown

Retail Pharmacy

Sophia Boli's boutique where fox-head corsets, Y2K deep cuts, and knitted jerseys replace retail therapy.

39a Henry Street, NYC 10002

Clothing StoreChinatown

Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta launched this clothing brand in 2009 right here on East Broadway. Pick up a slice of contemporary Americana, with striking shapes and playful details with a nod to urban street style.

75 E Broadway, #206, NYC 10002

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Art WalkChinatown

Between the Bridges

Call it Chinatown. Call it Two Bridges. This scrappy, evolving, and high energy Lower Manhattan neighborhood has long taken in newcomers without losing itself.

4 STOPS | 1.5 HOURS

Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Art seems inevitable in a place like this.

Subways rumble over Henry Street and East Broadway. The wind whips up from the East River and down Monroe Street.

The streets bustle with Buddhist temples, Chinese markets, cash-for-gold stores, and some of New York’s most exciting places to eat and drink.

Galleries are tucked inside Chinatown office buildings and vintage malls and nestled into tenement storefronts with iron-lace fire escapes.

The work is emerging, experimental, and unafraid to take a swing. Ideas that might get rejected elsewhere are embraced. You’ll feel like you’re discovering something first.

Let’s get started.