Happy World in New York, NY

3.9(157)New York, NY
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3.9-star rating from 157 reviews.

  • Family-friendly
  • Budget-friendly
  • Quick service

Best for / Not ideal for

Best for

  • Quick meals
  • Families
  • Large groups

Not ideal for

  • Fine dining seekers

At a glance

New York, NY • 3.9★
Happy World: The Ultimate Chinese Buffet Experience in Manhattan, New York, New York. For a mouth-watering all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet, look no further than Happy World, a top-rated Chinese restaurant in the heart of Manhattan. With a 3.9-star rating and over 157 reviews, this casual eatery has built a reputation for serving up delicious comfort food that's perfect for a quick bite or late-night meal. Their Chinese buffet offerings are a highlight, with an impressive array of dishes to choose from, including Singapore mie-fun, a customer favorite. Whether you dine in, take out, or opt for delivery, Happy World's speedy service and precision prepared cooking will have you coming back for more. And with prices that can't be beat, this New York, New York gem is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Chinese cuisine.
This family-friendly Chinese buffet welcomes diners of all ages.
Address
1309 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10033, USA, Manhattan, New York, New York
Phone
(212) 781-6648
Today
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Rating
3.9 (157 reviews)

What stands out

🍽️Delicious food

Multiple reviewers praise the taste and flavor

👥Friendly service

Attentive and helpful staff

💰Great value for families

Generous portions at reasonable prices

⚡Quick service

No long waits

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Before you go

♿Wheelchair accessible

Accessible entrance and facilities

🥡Takeout available

Order to go

🍽️Dine-in available

Eat in the restaurant

🚚Delivery available

Delivery service offered

Photos

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Hours & Location

Status: Hours available

Regular Hours

7 days
Monday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Friday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM

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Amenities & Services

Accessibility, service options, and dining details

Accessibility

Wheelchair, parking, and more
Wheelchair accessible entrance

Amenities

Available facilities and features
Dogs AllowedCurbside Pickup

Atmosphere

Ambiance and setting
Casual

Dining Options

Food and beverage choices
LunchDinnerLunchDinnerSolo diningServes Breakfast

Service Options

Dine-in, takeout, delivery
TakeoutDine-inDeliveryReservations

Takeout service is available. Delivery service is offered.

Payment Methods

Accepted payment types
Credit Cards

Food & Drink

Menu offerings
Comfort foodLate-night foodQuick bite

Reviews

157 reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common answers about this buffet

Is Happy World's price competitive?

Most of all, Happy World has the best price compared with others in this neighborhood.

Are there any kid-friendly options at Happy World?

They are fast, efficient, and when it comes to delivery they say 15-20 minutes but they really mean 10 because they come so fast!

How long does delivery take at Happy World?

They are fast, efficient, and when it comes to delivery they say 15-20 minutes but they really mean 10 because they come so fast!

Is the service at Happy World good?

They are fast, efficient, and when it comes to delivery they say 15-20 minutes but they really mean 10 because they come so fast!

Is Happy World kid-friendly?

It's a small little place with good Chinese food.

What dishes does Happy World offer?

My favorite Chinese food spot, food is always delicious and affordable.

Is Happy World's food good?

The food here is very good compared to other

How long does it take to receive an order at Happy World?

I've been ordering here since I was little and they have never once changed their recipes nor their prices. They are fast, efficient, and when it comes to delivery they say 15-20 minutes but they really mean 10 because they come so fast!

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Is Happy World's wait time acceptable?

They are fast, efficient, and when it comes to delivery they say 15-20 minutes but they really mean 10 because they come so fast!

Nearby Places

Local services, shops, and points of interest

133 places nearby (arts & culture, finance, food, government, healthcare)

Theaters & performance venues

United Palace

Theatre

4140 Broadway

~500 ft
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Libraries & archives

Fort Washington Library

Library

535 West 179th Street

~1000 ftMo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
+1 212-927-3533Website

Museums & galleries

3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece

Artwork

~0.3 mi
Website

Banking

Citibank

Bank

~940 ft
PNC Bank

Bank

~0.2 mi
Bank of America

Atm

~0.2 mi24/7
Bank of America

Bank

4061 Broadway

~0.2 miMo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
+1-917-521-0431Website
Citibank

Bank

~0.2 mi
Popular

Bank

4043 Broadway

~0.3 mi

Insurance

State Farm

Insurance

~0.2 mi

Money services

Envlos de Dinero

Money Transfer

~0.3 mi
CFSC Checks Cashed

Money Lender

~0.3 mi

Restaurants

Lola Lola Restaurant

Restaurant

1306 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~140 ftMo-Su 16:15-04:00
+1-646-559-0930Website
The Heights Bar and Restaurant

Restaurant

203 Audobon Avenue

~560 ft
Malecon

Restaurant

4041 Broadway

~600 ft
Manolo

Restaurant

4167 Broadway

~680 ft
IHOP

Restaurant

4168 Broadway

~690 ft24/7
+1 212-927-3777Website
Poción Lounge

Restaurant

704 West 177th Street

~780 ftMo-Su 17:00-02:00
+1-917-472-7336Website
Kazza Wine Bar

Restaurant

708 West 177th Street

~850 ftMo-Th, Su 09:00-00:00; Fr, Sa 09:00-02:00
+1-646-863-2447Website
Popeyes

Fast Food

601 West 172nd Street

~930 ft10:30-23:00
+1 212-781-1570Website
Koronet Pizza

Fast Food

4087 Broadway

~940 ft
Dunkin'

Fast Food

~960 ft
Havana Heights

Restaurant

~970 ft
+1 646-590-9734
Restaurant

Restaurant

~0.2 mi
+1 212 740 0700

Grocery & Markets

Bravo

Supermarket

~310 ft
Fine Fare Gold

Supermarket

~880 ft24/7
Key Food

Supermarket

1239 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~1030 ftMo-Sa 07:00-22:00, Su 08:00-21:00
+1 212-781-4476
Chop Cheese Deli

Convenience

4234 Broadway

~0.2 mi
+1 646-726-4153Website
Extra Jumbo by Antillana

Convenience

~0.3 mi
Interboro Convenient Store

Convenience

540 West 181st Street

~0.3 mi
Grill and Height Deli

Convenience

508 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Su 06:00-02:00
+1 212-923-3354
Tejada Grocery

Supermarket

717 West 181st Street

~0.3 mi
+1-212-928-8061

Bakeries & Desserts

VS Berry

Ice Cream

~0.2 mi
Esmeraldo Bakery

Bakery

~0.3 mi

Cafes & Coffee

Buunni Coffee

Cafe

~0.2 mi
Forever Coffee

Cafe

714 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa-Su 08:00-17:00
+1-646-882-0009Website
Espresso Heights

Cafe

177 Wadsworth Avenue

~0.3 mi
Website

Bars & Pubs

Coecho Wines & Liquors

Alcohol

2402 Amsterdam Avenue

~0.3 miMo-Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-21:00
+1 646-429-8082
Bar 180

Bar

4241 Broadway

~0.3 miMo-Th 16:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-02:00; Su 16:00-0:00
+1-646-928-3283Website
Columbia Wine Co.

Alcohol

~0.3 mi
Alcohol shop

Alcohol

~0.3 mi

Postal services

Mailbox

Post Box

~680 ft
Washington Heights USPS Station

Post Office

549 West 180th Street

~0.2 mi
Washington Bridge USPS Station

Post Office

518 West 181st Street

~0.3 mi
Mailbox

Post Box

~0.3 mi
Mailbox

Post Box

~0.3 mi

Public facilities

Public restroom

Toilets

~0.2 mi
Drinking water

Drinking Water

~0.2 mi
High Bridge Recreation Center

Toilets

~0.2 mi
Public restroom

Toilets

~0.2 mi
Drinking water

Drinking Water

~0.3 mi
High Bridge Park

Drinking Water

~0.3 mi

Waste management

Waste bin

Waste Basket

~0.3 mi

Pharmacy & medical supplies

Cibao Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1303 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~80 ftMo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off
St. Maria Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1328 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~270 ftMo-Sa 09:30-19:00
Redwood Apothecary

Pharmacy

1280 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~400 ftMo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su off
San Nicholas Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1265 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~590 ftMo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su off
173 Pharmacy

Pharmacy

~760 ft
+1 646-692-4646
Pharmacy

Pharmacy

~940 ft
Med Pharmacy

Pharmacy

4085 Broadway

~950 ft
San Pedro Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1381 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~970 ftMo-Fr 10:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Twins Pharmacy 2

Pharmacy

4073 Broadway

~0.2 miMo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
Pharmacy

Pharmacy

~0.2 mi

Specialists

Howard J. Reifer, DPM, PC

Podiatrist

4175 Broadway

~740 ft
+1-212-781-7272Website
Dentist

Dentist

~0.2 mi
+1 212 740 8988
Diamond Braces

Dentist

~0.2 mi
New Heights Oral Surgery

Dentist

651 West 180th Street

~0.2 mi
+1-212-927-0565
Esthetix Dentist, NYC's Dental Implant & Cosmetic Specialist

Dentist

285 Fort Washington Avenue

~0.2 miMo-Su 08:00-20:00
+1-212-795-9675Website
Broadway Vision

Optician

4047 Broadway

~0.3 miMo-Sa 09:00-18:00
+1 212-927-2020
Optica Lopez

Optician

~0.3 mi
Elite Eye Care

Optician

1422 Saint Nicholas Avenue

~0.3 mi
+1 877-393-3353Website

Primary care

Wellness Center

Doctors

~0.2 mi
Doctors office

Doctors

~0.2 mi
+1 212 923 8500

Hospitals & clinics

Davita Kidney Care

Clinic

2410 Amsterdam Avenue

~0.3 mi
CityMD Urgent Care

Clinic

~0.3 mi
181st Street Urgent Care Center

Clinic

521 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa, Su 09:00-18:00
+1 347-756-6000Website

Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine

Alternative

~0.3 mi

Other services

Olivos Motion Picture Productions, Inc.

Productions Company.

260 Audubon Avenue

~910 ftMo-Fr 09:00-17:00
+1-888-841-5002Website
Yes

Yes

~0.3 mi
Exclusive

Yes

~0.3 mi
Asa College Info Center

Yes

~0.3 mi
+1-888-807-1659
HouseCalls Home Care

Yes

4257 Broadway

~0.3 mi
+1-718-922-9200Website
Anthony Flowers

Florist

4034 Broadway

~0.3 mi
+1 212-923-5900Website

Hair services

The New Beginning Barber Shop

Hairdresser

609 West 173rd Street

~660 ft

Professional services

Signs R Us

Company

575 West 175th Street

~170 ft
+1 212 3467850Website

Financial & accounting services

H&R Block

Tax Advisor

~0.3 mi

Legal services

The Stein Law Group

Lawyer

510 West 181st Street

~0.3 mi24/7
+1-516-447-2401Website
The UPS Store

Notary

551 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Fr 08:30-19:30; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
+1-212-923-2100Website

Sports & recreation

(J. Hood Wright Park Playground) Children's Play Area

Playground

~0.2 mi
Playground

Playground

~0.3 mi

Parks & amenities

Bench

Bench

~0.3 mi
Bench

Bench

~0.3 mi
Bench

Bench

~0.3 mi
Bench

Bench

~0.3 mi
Bench

Bench

~0.3 mi

Outdoor activities

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

~0.3 mi

Places of worship

Iglesia Bautista Hispana

Place Of Worship

96 Wadsworth Avenue

~700 ft
Broadway Temple-Washington Heights United Methodist Church

Place Of Worship

~760 ft
Temple of the Covenant

Place Of Worship

~0.2 mi
First Spanish Presbyterian Church

Place Of Worship

~0.2 mi

General retail

Dollar Discount Deal

Variety Store

~900 ft
Marshalls

Department Store

4201 Broadway

~0.2 mi
Target

Department Store

602 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Su 08:00-22:00
+1 646-346-7725Website

Clothing & fashion

Gap Factory

Clothes

4211 Broadway

~0.2 mi
V.I.M.

Clothes

571 West 181st Street

~0.3 mi
La Casa de las Fajas

Clothes

~0.3 mi

Specialty stores

The Children's Place

Baby Goods

600 West 181st Street

~0.3 miMo-Su 10:00-19:00
+1 212-923-7244Website

Gyms & fitness centers

Planet Fitness

Fitness Centre

4168 Broadway

~630 ft
Blink Fitness

Fitness Centre

4200 Broadway

~980 ft

Parking facilities

Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~270 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~340 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~360 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~460 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~480 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~490 ft
Centerpark Broadway Parking Garage

Parking

4172 Broadway

~530 ft24/7
+1-212-543-2700Website
Centerpark Broadway Parking Garage

Parking

4162 Broadway

~560 ft24/7
+1-212-568-3758Website
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~680 ft
Bicycle parking

Bicycle Parking

~730 ft

Vehicle rentals

Citi Bike - Wadsworth Ave & W 175 St

Bicycle Rental

~310 ft
Citi Bike - Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St

Bicycle Rental

~940 ft
Citi Bike - Audubon Ave & W 179 St

Bicycle Rental

~1030 ft
Citi Bike - Amsterdam Ave & W 175 St

Bicycle Rental

~1050 ft
Citi Bike - Fort Washington Ave & W 173 St

Bicycle Rental

~0.2 mi
Citi Bike - W 171 St & St Nicholas Ave

Bicycle Rental

~0.2 mi
Citi Bike - Amsterdam Ave & W 172 St

Bicycle Rental

~0.3 mi
Citi Bike - Amsterdam Ave & W 180 St

Bicycle Rental

~0.3 mi
Citi Bike - W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave

Bicycle Rental

~0.3 mi
Citi Bike - Cabrini Blvd & W 177 St

Bicycle Rental

~0.3 mi

Visitor information

Visitor information

Information

~890 ft
LinkNYC

Information

~0.2 mi
Visitor information

Information

~0.2 mi

Other utilities

Vending machine

Vending Machine

~0.2 mi