One of the new generation of Chinese restaurants, Funky Broome looks more like a high-tech Shiseido cosmetics shop than the Hong Kong-style eatery that it is. At night, the place bustles with young, hip neighborhood locals eating Cantonese comfort food like congee (rice gruel) topped with assorted meats and vegetables, and Sterno-heated miniwoks filled with sizzling stewlike dishes. Funky Broome, a marriage of NoLita cool and Chinatown taste, is an intriguing pit stop while touring the neighborhood. Jacket and tie. Subway: 6 to Spring St.