Carol's Bun: Affordable Cantonese Takeout in New York

Chinese Restaurant New York New York County New York East Broadway

212 reviews

139 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002, USA
+1 212-566-0203
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Hours

Monday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, Closed
Thursday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

About Carol's Bun

Carol's Bun is a Chinese restaurant located at 139 E Broadway in New York City. Operating as a takeout-only establishment, it falls under the Chinese Restaurant category and is known for providing authentic Cantonese food at affordable prices.

Despite its name, Carol's Bun offers a variety of traditional Cantonese-style dishes. Customers highlight the great value, with options like a whole combination rice platter and soup available for under $10. One reviewer mentioned ordering tomato and eggs, pork belly, and a radish tripe beef combination over rice.

A notable offering is their $9 lunch combo, which allows customers to choose either rice with three items or noodles with two items. The dishes available for this combo rotate daily, providing variety for regular customers. The food is consistently described as fresh, hot, and quick, promising a satisfying and filling meal.

Carol's Bun is strictly a takeout place with no indoor seating. There is only one small table available outside the store. Customers have praised the authentic Cantonese flavors, with one reviewer specifically mentioning the delicious taste of 猪耳朵 (pig ears), 烤乳鸽 (roasted pigeon), and 牛杂 (beef offal), noting them to be clean and fresh.

Carol's Bun is open from Thursday to Tuesday, between 9 am and 7 pm, and is closed on Wednesdays. If you're looking for a budget-friendly takeout option for authentic and tasty Cantonese cuisine in New York City, Carol's Bun is a great choice, especially for their value-packed lunch combo.

Carol's Bun Location

139 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002, USA

Customer Reviews

4.0

212 reviews

Ming

Mar 17, 2025

This is a no-frills, hole in the wall takeout spot where you can get a whole combination rice platter and a soup for under $10. The place is called Carol’s Bun, but don’t let the name fool you because they actually sell a variety of traditional Cantonese style dishes for a great value. We got a box of tomato and eggs, pork belly, and a radish tripe beef combination over rice. For their $9 lunch combo, you can choose either rice w/ 3 items or noodles w/ 2 items. The dishes rotate daily, and this is a great place to eat at if you want a variety of food for a low price. The food is fresh, hot, quick, and will for sure leave you with a full stomach! (139 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002) Open Thurs-Tues 9am-7pm (closed Wed) $9 lunch combo - rice w/ 3 items or noodles w/ 2 items

C. Wang

Oct 22, 2021

A take out place that offers authentic Cantonese food. I had 猪耳朵, 烤乳鸽,牛杂. All of them taste great. Clean and fresh. There is one small table outside the store no place to sit inside so it's for takeout only.

C C

Sep 19, 2019

Very tiny old space. I saw people recommend this place for lunch combo or dish to take out. I got fried shishamo 炸多春魚 $8 and 豬耳 pig ears $7.5 Both dish was amazing. Everything is fresh made everyday. The deep fried fish they cook after I order so I wait about 10 mins there. I ate a few right away, Crispy outside, and seasoning was amazing! definitely worth to wait! While I was waiting, people start to line up to get lunch combo. Only $5.75 ! Good place to grab quick and cheap lunch!

Maksim Zheravin

Jul 22, 2023

Great Chanese food, tastes as expected (I was born in the city that 100 miles close to China). I saw some visitors are getting confused by how simple this place look like, but the food and the choice is really awesome, which pushes its review score up.

Adam Sah

Mar 27, 2025

Very delicious!! UPDATE: keep going back and it remains consistently good and varied by day. I like to eat outside at the cafe table in front for the 'hardcore' experience. :-)