Our Story

Nom Wah opened its first location in 1920 as a tea parlor and bakery at 13-15 Doyers St, located in what was nicknamed the “Bloody Angle”. The nickname stems from Doyers Street’s sharp corner where warring gangs would surprise their enemies in this blind spot.

Wally Tang began working at the restaurant in the 1950s, subsequently working his way up to the role of store manager. Eventually, Wally became the owner of Nom Wah Tea Parlor in 1974, and his beloved mooncakes created lines out the door.

By 2010, Wally was ready to retire. He gave the keys to his nephew, Wilson Tang, who was ready to revitalize the storefront and to expand the original brand. Shortly after the reviving the storied restaurant, Tang turned to expanding the Nom Wah brand to Philadelphia, bringing fast-casual locations to Manhattan, and shipping the signature dumplings nationwide via Goldbelly.