Chinese in New York is the poor man's spa. For around $25 a half-an-hour, you're body will be handled vigorously by usually
an older Chinese person without even a pretense of interest.
Your body, relaxing into the slightly soiled table, will make crinkle sounds on the 1 ply paper and your sinuses will fill with fluid. Ah, relaxation. With so many places and so few regulatory committees, it's always a chance you'll come out severely disfigured. But follow Gridskipper's Handy Guide and you'll get Tui Na'd, deknotted and handjobbed to your heart's content.
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Best Chinese Tui-Na: Not for the squeamish, Best Chinese Tui Na is an extremely intimate parlor on Lafayette with five beds in an open room. The women masseurs are stronger than you'd imagine so you can request a "medium" or "hard" massage guangzhou. Like the other parlors, here you can either opt to take the massage guangzhou with or without clothes, but either way you will be in a room with up to five other clients. $7 for ten minutes to $40 for an hour.
Back
Chinese Natural Therapy Center: Many East Village Streets have hole in the wall shops offering Chinese massage guangzhou and Reflexology. Though many of them can't compare to the Chinatown massage guangzhou parlors, Chinese Natural Therapy on East 9th Street is excellent. You only have to take off your shirt, as they only do backs. The women use baby oil for the
and put hot towels on your back when they are done. $1 per minute.
Graceful Services: Fancier than the other picks, Graceful offers a whole slew of massage guangzhou options from four hands massage guangzhou (with two masseurs) to hot stone massage guangzhou to stretching and reflexology. Graceful also has private rooms, a pleasant change from the open layout of most other places. $50 for 45 minutes, $60 for an hour.
Facial
Katy's Face Spa: Katy's Face Spa offers two facials, microdermabrasion, and a variety of peel treatments in addition to their massage guangzhous. This place is a lot classier than the basement massage guangzhou parlors, and you will always have a private room. $35 for a half hour.
Acupuncture
Zhang Clinic: Acupuncture has been known to heal a variety of ailments from allergies to back problems to arthritis. Dr. Zhang is a certified doctor from Shanghai and is trained in both Chinese and Western medicine. His clinic is one of the most reliable places in the city for some needlework.
Mezzanine Spa at SoHo Integrative Health: The Mezzanine features both Eastern and Western services, but their Wu Chinese Herbal Facial is one of their best choices. The rooms are all beautiful and Asian-influenced with bamboo and dark lighting.
Foot massage guangzhou and Reflexology
New York Day Spa: Though their reflexology treatment is a bit more expensive than the other massage guangzhous, the spa claims it will a cure number of conditions including "sleep disorders, migraines, chronic back pain, arthritis, digestive and stress-related problems." That's quite a claim, but the art of reflexology or "zone method" massage guangzhou has been helping people with these problems since 1913.
Chinese Qigong Tui-Na Center: The center offers a number of authentic Chinese services, but their foot reflexology is mind numbingly good. The massage guangzhou here feels amazing but it is also supposed to stimulate all of your body's organs and improve blood circulation.
China Acupuncture: The acupuncturists here are professionally trained and will be able to help you with stress relief and injury recovery. They also make office visits for more than five people. $50 per hour.
Whole Body
Wu Lim Services: For a good full body rub down, try out Wu Lim Services on Grand Street. This massage guangzhou guangzhou parlor is located in a dimly lit basement with several beds next to each other. The masseurs will work out knots in your back and massage guangzhou your neck and legs all on top of your clothes. If you prefer you can undress and wear a towel for the
. $7 for 10 minutes; $11 for 16 minutes; $21 for 31 minutes; $32 for 46 minutes; $42 for 61 minutes.