Bao Bao might be the kind of cafe you would just walk by and not give a second thought to. Don't make that mistake! The food is so good here and so reasonably priced for the area, I had to give it a 5-star review. Bao Bao is a five-minute walk from the Millenium Hotel. It is a tiny place with a few tables behind the cashier. While not everyone's cup of tea, I kind of liked the ambiance because it felt like a stall in one of the outdoor food markets we visited in Osaka and Kanazawa last year. Nothing fancy but who cares. I don't! I'm an unagi fan and theirs was excellent, prepared to perfect doneness, not overcome with sauce (unlike a similar dish I had in Seattle recently which was the same price and so underdone, I couldn't even finish it. Gross!) Hubs ordered the pork belly plate which was impressively loaded with meat and even more impressively prepared. Delish.

Really good Korean food for the price. It has some seating, but you should really pick this place as a grab and go.

Bao Bao Cafe definitely deserve 4.5/5 stars. My family and I were traveling to NY. Our Marriott Hotel is couple doors down. The cafe is pretty small. I decided to order to go and bring it to our room. Jay is the front cashier. He was very nice and informative. He recommended the R4 Pork Belly rice plate 4.5/5 stars $13. The pork belly was very soft & it literally melt in your mouth. The flavor was good. My kids our R5 Popcorn chicken rice plate with egg (non spicy) $11.50 4/5 stars. The popcorn chicken was big, tender, & juicy. Flavor was pretty. My husband order N1. Bao Bao Noodles with ground pork & adding slice beef $12.45 4.5/5 stars. I really like the slice beef. If I was to come back to the Financial District. I would definitely come back here. It is very close to the World Trade Center & the Oculus. Highly recommend.

Haven't been here in a while but I remember enjoying their little hot pot noodle years ago. Decided to add beef to my little hot pot noodles and ordered the popcorn chicken. The noodles were just like how I remembered them, mildly spicy, packed with veggies, and made with sweet potato noodles. I really enjoyed their popcorn chicken and was surprised at the portion size. They were larger chicken chunks with an incredible crunch. I didn't expect the takeout containers since I was dining in, but the food was as good as I remember and at a reasonable cost.

Wish i knew about this place sooner! EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE asian/Chinese staple dishes- noodles, rice dishes, and unagi over rice for $15!! Super great deal. Also very nostalgic of homemade ground beef stir fried rice and coconut milk drinks.

Solid spot. I think their popcorn chicken meals the best thing they got. Usually get it nice and spicy. Perfect texture. Solid portions. And comes with rice. Hard boiled egg and few pieces of broccoli. Excellent all aroubd

Pleasantly surprised with this little place in the Financial District! I originally wanted to have lunch by the piers but my husband wasn't feeling it and my 4 year old wanted rice so Hubby found Bao Bao Cafe. The menu is posted on the window with photos of the entrees and we ended up going with the Eel over Rice for my husband, Pork Belly for me, Popcorn Chicken for our younger 3 and Beef over Rice for our oldest. We did not dine in, but found a place to sit to enjoy our meal. The pork belly was flavorful, filling and delicious with equal parts of sweet and savory all around. There were perfect amounts of meat-to-fat ratio in my pork belly cuts, and my husband couldn't stop reaching his chopsticks over for a piece. My oldest enjoyed his beef and rice and chose it because there was bok choy (he likes his well-rounded meals!) and the Popcorn Chicken were very good. My younger 2 are 4 and 2 years old, and anticipated American popcorn chicken but didn't stop them from eating their meal.

Cozy restaurant service a mix of Asian dishes. The cashier was friendly and I originally wanted to try a noodle dish but the pork belly and popcorn chicken combos looked so satisfying. I split them with a friend. Food wise, they both were impressive. For a low-key restaurant they really did both dishes right. The chicken was seasoned well, made with thigh meat, and maybe one or 2 pieces were on the drier side but still fantastic. The pork belly was super tender, gelatinous, and full of that braised soy flavor. Overall would give this place a 4.5/5 for their food. Prices seem reasonable as well.