A well-known Cantonese restaurant in New York permanently closed its Upper West Side location. Many customers responded to the closure post, sharing memories from the past eight years. The Chinatown location of the Jing Fong restaurant continues to operate.
Jing Fong Restaurant Closed in Upper West Side
Jing Fong restaurant at 380 Amsterdam Ave has closed after eight years of serving the community. The restaurant announced the news on social media, citing March 8, 2026, as its last day.
The team said, “This decision does not come easily.” The message ended by thanking its customers and employees who have contributed throughout the years.
The restaurant was known for its Cantonese cuisine and assortment of dim sum favorites. It offered traditional foods like shrimp dumplings, pork soup dumplings, siu mai, scallion pancakes, and Peking duck paired with a variety of noodles and rice.
A few patrons complimented the crew on the years of good memories of meals. While other long-time customers are saddened by the closure.
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Journey of the Cantonese Restaurant
The story of Jing Fong started in 1978 when the restaurant was originally opened in the Manhattan Chinatown at 24 Elizabeth Street. Beginning as a small restaurant with about 150 seats, the restaurant turned into a community meeting place.
In 1993, the restaurant acquired a bigger place in 20 Elizabeth Street. The new 25,000-square-foot restaurant with a seating capacity of approximately 800 guests was now the biggest dim sum and banquet hall in Chinatown. It was known for large gatherings, celebrations, and traditional Cantonese dining.
The restaurant has had the Lam family in the leadership over the years. The company later fell under the control of the third-generation owner, Truman Lam. Jing Fong expanded in 2017 to a second location in the Upper West Side on the corner of 78th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
After difficulties caused by the pandemic, the restaurant moved its Chinatown operations to 202 Centre Street to continue the concept.
While the Upper West Side neighborhood lost a longstanding restaurant, the decades-long legacy of Cantonese cuisine in New York City continues.
