166 8th Avenue                (return to 18th - 19th page)

166      1989 - 2004 La Chinita Linda Restaurant

            1950 - 1986  La Ideal Meat Market

In his online article, Cuban Chinese Restaurants, Larry Tung speaks of the New York restaurants established by Chinese Cuban immigrants, many of whom settled in this area in Manhattan. At one time there were three Chinese Cuban restaurants on this stretch of 8th Avenue. Sam Chinita's, at 176 8th, four buildings to the north was the most recent casualty of the changing face of New York City. That 1930's era streamline Diner was razed in 2000. The Greek restaurant Nisos stands in its place today.

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Sources:
New York City Department of Buildings website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/
New York City Reverse Directories

Cuban Chinese Restaurants, by Larry Tung in the Gotham Gazette, June 2003: Gotham Gazette -- The Citizen