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29Bryant Park · Sichuan

Peppercorn Station does not tone down the heat.

Chongqing chicken, mapo tofu and boiled fish in chili oil near Bryant Park, at $$.

Dine Digest desk · NY + L.A.

From Peppercorn Station’s gallery on its MICHELIN Guide listing — Peppercorn Station
Peppercorn Station · Bryant ParkFrom Peppercorn Station’s gallery on its MICHELIN Guide listing.Photo: Peppercorn Station, via MICHELIN Guide

Near Bryant Park, Peppercorn Station's bright dining room hums with the unmistakable, intoxicating perfume of toasted Sichuan peppercorns, dried chilies, and smoking woks.

Uncompromising regional Sichuan firepower: numbing Chongqing spicy chicken with mountain chili pods, mapo tofu with hand-ground Hanyuan peppercorns, and boiled fish in fragrant chili oil.

Lively, direct, and focused on pure flavor; tables are loaded with steaming rice bowls and cold beers as diners lean into the addictive málà heat.

Earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand, Peppercorn Station brought genuine Chengdu wok mastery into Midtown Manhattan without toning down its fiery spices.

From the MICHELIN listing

Distinction
Bib Gourmand · 2025 USA
Price band
$$
Cuisine
Chinese
Address
66 W. 39th St., New York

Sources

  1. MICHELIN Guide · Peppercorn Station (2025 USA) · checked Sep 28, 2026

Distinction, address, cuisine and price band come from the listing above. Descriptions of rooms and dishes are from Dine Digest’s earlier reporting and were not re-checked for this issue.

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Every seat in the house.

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