Number One Chinese Restaurant

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Real Simple, Bustle, and The Wall Street Journal
Longlisted for The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize

"This novel practically thumps with heartache and sharp humor."
—Chang-rae Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Native Speaker

An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone’s favorite Chinese restaurant.

The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go...