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Good World Bar and Grill, photographed for New York on Tap
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A New York on Tap pick

Good World Bar and Grill

3 Orchard St. · at Canal St.
Chinatown, Manhattan

In 2026

Closed

Checked October 15, 2026.

Overview

Hipster home far enough down Orchard to entirely lose the wandering Saturday night B&T masses.

History

More than a decade of Swedish meatballs

Good World was the bar and grill at 3 Orchard Street with the cozy back patio1, 2, and it ran for more than a decade on Swedish meatballs and Gaffel Koelsch1. It closed in April 20092, just as our listing was recommending it as a hipster home far enough down Orchard to lose the Saturday night crowds. Its owner, Annika Sundvick, had told Grub Street she was being forced out1. She went on to open a new restaurant and bar, White Slab Palace1.

Sources

  1. gothamist.com
  2. nychinatown.org

Researched October 2026.

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