Best Chinese Restaurants Around the World

Commis 2 ★ ★ 4.9

Commis is Oakland's only two-Michelin-star restaurant. Chef James Syhabout runs a ten-course tasting on Piedmont Avenue with Thai-Chinese influences.

Book3 to 4 weeks ahead

Xin Rong Ji (Xinyuan South Road) 3 ★ ★ 4.8

Xin Rong Ji on Xinyuan South Road, Beijing, holds three Michelin stars for Taizhou cooking and East China Sea fish, plus a baby duck sold only at this branch.

OrderPre-order the 28-day-old baby Peking duck, sold only at this branch, and the duck stew with fish maw and taro.

TipPre-ordering the duck is required. The branch is in the Genesis Beijing East Tower, opposite the Bulgari Hotel, not inside it.

Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.8

Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original counter in Taipei is the xiaolongbao queue that turned a 1958 oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand listed.

OrderTen-pleat pork xiaolongbao, niu rou mian, cucumber starter.

TipTake the queue ticket on arrival and shop Yongkang Street while you wait.

Mister Jiu's ★ 4.8

Mister Jiu's in San Francisco is Brandon Jew's Cal-Chinese flagship in old Chinatown, holding a Michelin star and a separate cocktail bar worth a visit alone.

OrderThe whole roast Mongolian duck with house pancakes, ordered ahead.

TipSit in the upstairs bar Moongate Lounge and order from the full menu without committing to the tasting.

Meet the Bund 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Meet the Bund at BFC in Huangpu holds one Michelin star and No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 for chef Chen Zhiping's Fujian cooking in Shanghai.

OrderThe duck essence, a whole duck steamed for hours with the juices collected and no water added.

TipIt has held a Michelin star for five consecutive years and rose from No. 14 to No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best in a single year.

VEA Restaurant ★ 4.7

VEA Restaurant on the 30th floor of The Wellington is chef Vicky Cheng's Chinese-French tasting room with one Michelin star, a 25 seat counter and the open.

OrderHairy crab tasting course in season (October to December).

TipBook the counter rather than the booth; the dishes are conceived for the chef to plate in front of you.

Wing 2 ★ ★ 4.7

Wing in Central is Vicky Cheng's contemporary Chinese tasting menu room, two Michelin stars, ranked No. 2 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 and No. 11 on the World's 50.

OrderWhatever the seasonal hero ingredient is on the tasting menu.

Book4 to 8 weeks ahead

TipReservations open at midnight Hong Kong time for the date 28 days out; set an alarm.

Ho To Tai Noodle Shop ★ 4.7

Ho To Tai Noodle Shop in Hong Kong: chinese room. A Michelin Bib Gourmand noodle shop in Yuen Long that still presses dough with a bamboo pole; few.

Why locals goA Michelin Bib Gourmand noodle shop in Yuen Long that still presses dough with a bamboo pole; few visitors take the West Rail to reach it.

TipThe bamboo pressed wonton noodle is the dish to come for; the trip is the point.

Lee Ho Fook ★ 4.7

Victor Liong's modern Chinese room in Sydney's Porter House precinct on Castlereagh Street. Crispy eggplant, glossy Peking duck and Sichuan share plates.

SignatureCrispy eggplant, Wagyu char siu, Mapo tofu

Long March Canteen ★ 4.7

Long March Canteen on Berlin's Wrangelstrasse cooks the city's reference dim sum with hand-folded dumplings from an open kitchen; the bar runs natural wine.

OrderThe dim sum platter for two, the mapo tofu, and the steamed-fish special of the night.

TipNo reservations. Arrive before 19:00 weekdays or wait 45 minutes at the bar.

Wing Lei ★ 4.7

Wing Lei at Wynn Las Vegas is the first Michelin-starred Chinese kitchen in North America, a Forbes Five-Star room with chef Ming Yu carving Imperial Peking.

OrderThe Imperial Peking duck carved tableside; pre-order at booking. Two-course service.

TipChildren under five not admitted; book the early seating for a pre-Lake of Dreams dinner window.

Donna Chang ★ 4.7

Donna Chang sits inside the heritage 1914 Government Savings Bank on George Street. Cantonese-Sichuan banquet, marble columns, gilded ceiling.

SignatureCantonese-Sichuan banquet, Yum cha, Peking duck

Baoshuan ★ 4.7

Baoshuan at The Oberoi in Delhi serves a Chinese menu created by London chef Andrew Wong, tracing dishes from Tang temple cooking to Suzhou tea houses.

OrderThe dim sum, then the regional Chinese dishes from the treasure-ships menu.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipLunch runs daily from 12:30 to 15:00, and dinner stays open until 23:30 from Friday to Sunday; men need full-length trousers and closed shoes.

Locust 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Irish chef Trevor Moran's 12 South dumpling and kakigori counter in Nashville earned a Michelin Star and 20th place on North America's 50 Best Restaurants.

OrderPork dumplings in chicken broth and the seasonal kakigori shaved ice.

Book2 weeks ahead

TipFriday through Sunday only, lunch and dinner. Moran wants his team to have weekends; midweek bookings are not an option.

Everyday Noodles ★ 4.7

Everyday Noodles is a squirrel hill room where a glass-walled team pleats soup dumplings by hand, a quiet draw away from the marquee restaurants.

Why locals goA Squirrel Hill room where a glass-walled team pleats soup dumplings by hand, a quiet draw away from the marquee restaurants.

TipWatch the dumpling team through the window. Order xiao long bao and hand-pulled noodles; expect a wait.

Bao Bei ★ 4.7

Bao Bei on Keefer Street since 2010 is Tannis Ling's modern Chinese brasserie, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022, the city's reference natural-wine Chinese.

OrderShao bing pork belly bun with the spicy peanut noodles; pair with a sake highball.

TipNo reservations; the bar walks in from 17:30. Sunday evening is the easier seat.

Shanghai Cuisine 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Shanghai Cuisine at Pacific Century Place holds two Michelin stars for modern Shanghainese cooking, with seasonal Jiangzhe produce, in Sanlitun, Beijing.

OrderOrder the xiao long bao, the qingtuan (mugwort sticky rice dumplings) and the red-braised pork belly.

TipThe kitchen uses Jiangzhe ingredients that are hard to find in Beijing, so ask which seasonal dishes are running.

Jingji 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Jingji, on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton, holds two Michelin stars for royal cuisine built on dried seafood and vegetables in Beijing.

OrderTry the firm braised fish maw in broth, served within the two set menus built on dried seafood and vegetables.

TipPrivate rooms can customise their menus. The dining room is on the second floor of the Ritz-Carlton; book ahead for the set menus.

Ya Ge ★ 4.6

Ya Ge sits inside the Mandarin Oriental Taipei and was a long-term Michelin star holder. Hangzhou-leaning modern Chinese, two-course Peking duck the marquee.

OrderTwo-course Peking duck and the tea-smoked sea bass; pair with the white-tea list.

TipReserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.

Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.6

Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles: 1949 Shandong-lineage beef noodle counter on Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, tiny street-level room locals defend.

Why locals go1949 Shandong-lineage beef noodle counter on Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, tiny street-level room locals defend.

TipOpen 08:00-19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.

Hakkasan 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Hakkasan is a Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, serving Peking duck and premium dim sum, with a Saturday dim sum lunch.

OrderPeking duck and the Chilean sea bass with honey, the two classics the Michelin Guide names.

TipSaturday lunch, 12:00 to 15:30, is the Cantonese Treasure dim sum menu: AED 128 for three baskets or AED 188 for five.

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao ★ 4.6

Nan Xiang on Prince Street in Flushing pleats soup dumplings to 18 folds in New York City. Pork, pork-and-crab, and a green truffle-pork basket on weekends.

OrderPork-and-crab xiao long bao, basket of eight.

TipTake the 7 train to Flushing-Main Street; the room runs 60-minute waits at lunch. No reservations; expect a buzzer.

Wen Cheng Hand-Pulled Noodles ★ 4.6

Wen Cheng on Flandrische Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves hand-pulled lanzhou noodles in the window; a full bowl with sides under twelve euros.

Why locals goNo English menu, no TripAdvisor listing, discovered only via word-of-mouth from Belgian Quarter Chinese community.

Spice Temple ★ 4.6

Neil Perry's Spice Temple sits below the Art Deco City Mutual Building at 10 Bligh Street in the Sydney CBD. Regional Chinese, dark room, sichuan-heavy.

SignatureStir-fried lamb with cumin, Mapo tofu, Salt-and-pepper squid

Lee Ho Fook ★ 4.6

Lee Ho Fook on Duckboard Place: Victor Liong reinterprets regional Chinese dishes with Australian produce across tasting menu and a la carte formats.

Book1 to 3 weeks ahead

Mr. Lam ★ 4.6

Mr. Lam serves Peking-style Chinese dishes in a three-floor house by Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, with duck lacquered in a special oven, in Rio de Janeiro.

OrderPeking duck, the whole lacquered bird served with pancakes, cucumber and spring onion

TipThe top-floor dining room and bar have picture windows and a glass roof; Time Out noted in 2024 that the menu had stayed the same for about 20 years.

San Tung ★ 4.6

San Tung in San Francisco is the Inner Sunset Northern Chinese room famous for dry-fried chicken wings glazed in a sweet soy and garlic sauce; pure cult.

Why locals goNorthern Chinese counter on Irving Street, far from tourist Chinatown. Locals queue for the dry-fried chicken wings; tourists rarely make it out to the Sunset.

TipDry-fried chicken wings are the order, hands-down; nothing else on the menu hits as hard.

Nai Ek Roll Noodles ★ 4.6

Nai Ek in Bangkok's Yaowarat has cooked rolled-rice-noodle kuay jab in peppery pork-offal broth until midnight since 1960, the late-night canonical Chinatown.

TryKuay jab Yaowarat in pork broth

TipOpen 08:00 to midnight daily, cash only. Order with extra crispy pork belly; the pork offal bowl is also the local pick.

Chi-Fu ★ 4.6

A Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Nishitenma by chef Koji Azuma, whose Chinois-Fume concept fuses Chinese flavour with French culinary structure.

OrderChef's tasting menu

Frank Fat's ★ 4.6

Frank Fat's on L Street, downtown Sacramento, is the Fat family's Chinese-American room that became the city's political-class watering hole.

OrderBanana cream pie at the end of the meal; honey walnut prawns

TipBooth seating is the photo op. Sister venues across the city under the Fat family banner.

Beng Thin Hoon Kee ★ 4.6

Beng Thin Hoon Kee on the fifth floor of OCBC Centres carpark is one of Singapores oldest Chinese rooms from 1949, with oyster omelette and Hokkien mee.

Why locals goLocated on the fifth floor of a CBD carpark podium, invisible from street level and only accessible by a specific lift. No signage outside the building.

TipOpen daily 11am to 2.30pm and 6pm to 9.30pm. Lunch is the busier of the two services; the dinner service is quieter and better for unhurried eating.

LanZhou Ramen ★ 4.6

LanZhou Ramen on Atlanta's Buford Highway hand-pulls noodles to order: classic Lanzhou beef noodle soup, knife-cut variations, Michelin recognition.

TryHand-pulled noodles in beef broth

TipWatch the noodle-puller through the window. Order the classic Lanzhou beef noodle soup; it's why the line exists.

Hop Alley ★ 4.6

Hop Alley in Denver is Tommy Lee's modern Chinese dining room on Larimer in RiNo since 2015, a Michelin Bib Gourmand that runs Sichuan and northern Chinese.

OrderThe cumin lamb noodles and the tea-smoked duck, both menu signatures since opening.

TipBook the bar counter to watch the wok station.

Wu You Xian ★ 4.5

Wu You Xian on South Maoming Road in central Shanghai holds a Michelin star for xiaolongbao, folded 32 times inside a duck-egg-yolk wrapper.

OrderOrder the tasting set of crab roe, paste and meat xiaolongbao, made from crabs prepared fresh that same day.

TipEach dumpling has 32 folds and a duck-egg-yolk wrapper for extra elasticity; it is a short walk from the Huaihai Road shops.

Fu 1088 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Fu 1088 in Jing'an, Shanghai holds one Michelin star for Shanghainese cooking inside a restored 1920s Spanish-style villa with sixteen private rooms.

OrderOrder the soy-marinated cod, the glazed pork belly, and the crab roe xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

TipSixteen private rooms fill the villa, sized for two people up to twenty, so it books out fast for group dinners.

Yut Kee ★ 4.5

Yut Kee is a Hainanese kopitiam founded in 1928 on Jalan Dang Wangi, now one street over on Jalan Kamunting in Kuala Lumpur, known for its chicken chop.

OrderOrder the Hainanese chicken chop, fried in an egg coat and dressed in brown sauce.

TipLeave your name and party size at the front counter rather than waiting at the red chairs; staff call names in turn.

Hakkasan Dubai 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Hakkasan Dubai at Atlantis The Palm holds one Michelin star for Cantonese cooking, its dim sum and roasts served in a lattice screened room.

Shan Dong ★ 4.5

Shan Dong in Oakland Chinatown pulls hand-made noodles for under twelve dollars a bowl. Dumplings, chive pancakes and sesame noodles round out the menu.

OrderSesame paste noodles and pork dumplings under twelve dollars.

TipWatch them pull the noodles in the front window; weekday lunch hours have shorter lines.

Lhasa Fast Food ★ 4.5

Lhasa Fast Food hides behind a Jackson Heights phone shop in New York City. Tibetan momos, hand-pulled thenthuk noodles, butter tea, cash-only counter eating.

OrderSteamed beef momo, ten to a plate.

TipEnter the phone shop on 74th, walk to the back. The counter is to the left through the curtain.

South Melbourne Dim Sim ★ 4.5

The South Melbourne dim sim is a Melbourne birthright: invented at this stall in 1949, deep-fried in a paper bag and eaten standing on the market footpath.

OrderOriginal South Melbourne deep-fried dim sim in a paper bag

Mother's Dumplings ★ 4.5

Mother's Dumplings on Spadina has run northern Chinese comfort food in Chinatown since 2005, Shenyang-born Zhen Feng pressing dumplings by hand.

OrderThe pan-fried pork and chive dumplings and a green onion pancake.

TipWalk-in only; frozen dumpling fridge by the door for takeaway. Cash and card accepted, but cash moves the line faster.

Eden Noodles ★ 4.5

Eden Noodles at 105 Dominion Road in Mount Eden, Auckland is the city's queue-on-the-pavement dumpling shop. Hand-pulled noodles, xiao long bao on hand.

TryHand-pulled noodles and dumplings

A Single Pebble ★ 4.5

A Single Pebble has anchored Bank Street since the 1990s, serving family-style classical Chinese with a Sichuan lean. Mock eel is the long-running signature.

OrderThe mock eel (deep-fried shiitake in a tangy soy glaze), the dan dan noodles and a sizzling clay pot.

TipLazy Susans at every six-top. Order family-style; minimum three plates plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.

Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.5

Dim Sum Garden in Philadelphia is chef Shizhou Da's Shanghai dumpling room, reopened January 2025 on Race Street in Chinatown with a doubled soup-dumpling.

OrderXiao long bao by the basket; hand-pulled scallion-pancake noodles; the XL straw soup dumpling.

TipSit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.

Bing Mi ★ 4.5

Bing Mi at SW 6th and Yamhill in downtown Portland is a two-person jianbing cart with the city's best Chinese street crepe for $10, Tue to Sat lunch.

Why locals goA two-person jianbing cart at SW 6th and Yamhill, with the city's best Chinese street crepe for $10.

TipTue-Sat 10:00-15:00. Add extra wonton crisp for $1.

BIGFAN ★ 4.5

BIGFAN on Aungier Street in Dublin, a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 Chinese and Taiwanese small-plates room, paper-and-pencil ordering, bao to xiao chi.

OrderWu ya bao with tender pulled beef, a steamer of xiao long bao, plus the cucumber salad in chilli oil.

TipNo bookings before 17:00 Monday to Thursday. The Friday and Saturday afternoon window from 14:00 is when walking in still works.

Hello Oriental ★ 4.5

Three-floor pan-Asian food hall on Oxford Road's Circle Square. Vietnamese pho counter, Cantonese roast counter, dim sum bar, Chinese bakery and Korean fried.

TryPan-Asian street food

DanDan ★ 4.5

DanDan in the Third Ward, by chefs Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, runs modern Chinese-American small plates with dan dan noodles and a long mezcal list.

OrderDan dan noodles with Sichuan peppercorn and pork dumplings.

TipWalk-in counter and dining room; reservations on Resy for weekend evenings.

Sazenka 3 ★ ★ 4.5

Sazenka in Tokyo's Minami-Azabu was Japan's first three-star Chinese restaurant (2020). Chef Tomoya Kawada blends Chinese technique with kaiseki rhythm.

Book60 days via byFood ahead

TipClosed Sundays. The renovated German ambassador's residence holds private rooms; book through byFood for English service.

Nam Heong Chicken Rice ★ 4.4

Nam Heong Chicken Rice has served Hainanese chicken rice on Jalan Sultan in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, since 1938 and now holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

OrderOrder the Hainanese chicken rice, sliced village chicken over rice cooked in its stock.

TipThe chicken is village chicken, served with a thick chilli and garlic dip; add the assam fish as a side dish.

Yut Kee Restaurant ★ 4.4

Yut Kee Restaurant, founded in 1928 on Jalan Dang Wangi and now on Jalan Kamunting in Kuala Lumpur, pours kopitiam coffee beside Hainanese chicken chop.

DrinkKopi with kaya and butter toast

TipArrive before 10:30 on weekends; after that the crowd builds outside and you leave your name at the counter to wait.

Vien Huong ★ 4.4

Vien Huong on Franklin in Oakland Chinatown cooks Chiu Chow Cantonese-Vietnamese plates breakfast through lunch. Quietly the corridor's best hu tieu.

OrderHu tieu noodle soup.

Why locals goChiu Chow Cantonese-Vietnamese fusion that even locals overlook for the more famous dim sum houses.

TipBreakfast and lunch only; cash only at the register.

Mei Mei Dumplings ★ 4.4

Irene Li's Mei Mei Dumplings runs the dumpling factory and cafe in South Boston since 2012. Order the lemongrass pork dumplings, the signature filling.

OrderLemongrass pork dumplings, the signature filling.

TipDumpling-making classes run on weekends from the storefront kitchen. Book on the website.

Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe ★ 4.4

Gene's on Bedford Street has hand-pulled wheat noodles and folded Xi'an flatbread in Boston's Downtown Crossing since 2013. Located in Chinatown.

OrderHand-pulled cumin lamb noodles, the Shaanxi house dish.

TipClosed Sunday. Cash only. The flatbread sandwich is the to-go order; the noodles need a seat.

Mee Heng Low Noodle House ★ 4.4

Mee Heng Low Noodle House has cooked chop suey on Palm Street since 1927, the last kitchen of San Luis Obispo's once-thriving Chinatown block.

OrderChop suey from the wok, the dish this room has cooked since 1927.

TipThe Kwong family took over in 2009, the third to run the house since 1927; the Ah Louis Store faces it across Palm Street.

Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum ★ 4.4

Lin Asian Bar in Austin is Ling Qi Wu's dim sum and Chinese kitchen on West 6th, a bright room with an open kitchen and Sunday dim-sum brunch carts.

OrderThe xiaolongbao and the pan-fried beef buns; the dough is rolled in front of you.

TipThe dim sum cart only runs Sunday brunch; lunch service Monday to Saturday is a la carte off the same kitchen.

Sister Liu's Kitchen ★ 4.4

Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants 2019, a strip-mall Sichuan kitchen in South Durham. Handmade dumplings, dan dan noodles and scallion pancakes made daily.

SignatureHandmade dumplings, Scallion pancakes, Dan dan noodles

Yue Huang ★ 4.4

Yue Huang on Truxel Road, Natomas Sacramento, is the Michelin Bib Gourmand Cantonese dim sum and live-seafood room, the best yum cha in the Valley.

OrderCart dim sum at weekend brunch; the live Dungeness crab in season

TipWeekend dim sum runs 09:30-14:30 and queues. Book the dinner seafood room separately.

Tasty Noodle House ★ 4.4

Tasty Noodle House in San Diego is the Convoy Street northern Chinese noodle counter, with hand-pulled noodles made through the open window and one.

OrderThe Lanzhou hand-pulled beef noodle soup; the xiaolongbao steamer for sharing.

TipCash is fine and faster than card. The dan dan noodles are the room's secret order.

Great China ★ 4.4

Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025. UC Berkeley institution: Peking duck, Double Skin noodle salad, hand-made dumplings and an award-winning wine list.

Nouilles de Lan Zhou ★ 4.3

Nouilles de Lan Zhou hand-pulls its noodles to order in Montreal's Chinatown, the dough stretched at the window over bowls of cumin-spiced beef broth.

OrderHand-pulled beef noodle soup, watched being stretched at the counter.

TipAsk for your noodles thin or wide when you order; the beef soup is the one to get.

Pitt Street Koay Teow Soup ★ 4.3

Pitt Street Koay Teow Soup has made eel fish balls daily for over 60 years, the morning Penang bowl the Michelin guide tracked to Carnarvon Street.

Why locals goThe name still says Pitt Street though the stall moved to Carnarvon Street in 2009, so even map apps send people the wrong way.

TipThe sea-eel fish balls are the reason to come; order an extra side bowl of them because the soup portion is modest.

Hutong ★ 4.3

Hutong in DIFC, Dubai, recreates a Northern Chinese dining hall for Peking duck, with a lunch, dinner and Thursday night dark brunch service.

SignaturePeking duck, Hot and sour soup

Milu ★ 4.3

Milu is a chinese room in Flatiron. The mapo tofu and the spicy beef noodle soup are the two-order minimum. Walk-ins at the bar are easy after 14:00.

Why locals goA modern Chinese-American room on Park Avenue South in Flatiron is the New York City pick for hand-pulled noodles and Sichuan dumplings without the Flushing trek.

TipThe mapo tofu and the spicy beef noodle soup are the two-order minimum. Walk-ins at the bar are easy after 14:00.

Dumpling Cafe ★ 4.3

Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street has rolled Taiwanese soup dumplings in Boston's Chinatown since 2009. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans chinese.

OrderThe mini juicy buns: pork-and-broth xiao long bao, eight per basket.

TipOpen until 02:00 weekends. The beef pancake roll is the under-ordered dish; order both.

Grand House Asian Bistro ★ 4.3

Grand House Asian Bistro on N Classen in Oklahoma City has served Cantonese dim sum and authentic Chinese cuisine since 1983, with dim sum carts on weekends.

Grandfathers ★ 4.3

Modern Chinese on Bligh Street in the Sydney CBD. Crispy poultry, Sichuan beef tongue and oysters in chilli oil, recommended booking on weekends.

SignatureCrispy poultry, Sichuan beef tongue, Oysters in chilli oil

Jinweide ★ 4.3

Jinweide opened December 2024 in De Pijp, the Amsterdam room for Northwest Chinese hand-pulled noodles, the chef pulling the dough in the open kitchen.

OrderHand-pulled noodles in lamb broth; ask for medium thickness.

TipWalk-in usually fine on weekdays. Sundays book up fast Booking recommended for weekends.

Peijie Hotpot ★ 4.3

Peijie on Zeedijk is Amsterdam Chinatown's Chongqing hotpot room, the broth red with chilli oil and sichuan peppercorn, with raw platters carried to your.

OrderHalf-spicy mandarin pot with sliced lamb, lotus root and beef tendon for the table.

TipOrder the mid-heat unless you mean it. Book ahead Friday and Saturday.

Tarim Uyghur ★ 4.3

Tarim is Amsterdam's halal Uyghur room on Aalsmeerweg in Zuid, hand-pulled laghman noodles, cumin-rubbed lamb skewers, dishes carried out of Xinjiang.

OrderLaghman noodles with lamb, then a plate of cumin skewers to share.

TipHalal-certified; alcohol-free. Walk-ins fine on weekdays, book Friday and Saturday.

Hu Tong Dumpling Bar ★ 4.3

Hu Tong Dumpling Bar on Market Lane serves Shanghainese dumplings in Chinatown: xiao long bao, pan-fried pork and a queue that validates the wait every time.

OrderPan-fried pork and prawn dumplings

Warung Laota Tuban ★ 4.3

Warung Laota Tuban on Jl. Raya Kuta, Bali, serves Hong Kong-style congee and dim sum 24 hours a day, best known for its Bubur Pelangi rainbow congee.

TryBubur Pelangi, a rainbow seafood congee

Bàng Bàng Cuisine ★ 4.3

Bàng Bàng Cuisine folds its jiaozi by hand on Rue de Briord in Nantes, with dan dan noodles and mapo tofu beside them, and half the card vegan.

TryJiaozi dumplings and dan dan mian

TipDumplings start at €5.20 and the house chilli oil is worth the extra €1.30; delivery runs through the Naofood co-op.

Oolong ★ 4.3

Oolong in Rome's Centro Storico is Jiang Yan's small Chinese dining room on Piazza San Paolo alla Regola, cooking imperial recipes and eight regional schools.

OrderThe lacquered duck served in three courses, ordered when you book, plus the four-flavour ravioli.

TipDinner only, Wednesday to Sunday. The room is tiny and the underground imperial hall seats few, so book ahead.

Geylang Lor 9 Fresh Frog Porridge ★ 4.3

The original Geylang Lor 9 frog porridge restaurant, open until 4am and occupying the late-night dining tradition that makes Geylang Road one of Singapore's most distinctive supper destinations. The claypot frog in ginger and spring onion sauce, or the smooth congee with frog legs, is a specific late-night eating experience unique to Singapore's Geylang district.

TipOpen daily 11am to 4am. The Geylang Road strip has several competing frog porridge stalls; Lor 9 is the original.

Ling's Dumplings ★ 4.3

Ling's Dumplings inside Heights Public Market hand-folds soup dumplings, pork dumplings and scallion pancakes to order. The kitchen leans on local Florida.

OrderA dozen pork soup dumplings plus a scallion pancake.

TipCounter inside Armature Works; the soup dumplings sell out by 2pm.

Ling's Soup Dumplings ★ 4.3

Ling's Dumplings at Heights Public Market hands a dozen pork soup dumplings for $14, a Tampa dumpling bargain. A quiet neighborhood pick worth the trip.

TryPork soup dumplings

Noodle ST ★ 4.3

Noodle ST in Westwood near UCLA, Los Angeles pulls Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles to order and serves them in a long-simmered beef broth from an open.

TryLanzhou hand-pulled noodles

Ravioleria Sarpi ★ 4.3

Ravioleria Sarpi in Milan's Chinatown sells four hand-folded dumplings for under 5 euros from a street-side counter. Located in Isola. At Via Paolo Sarpi 27.

TryHand-folded xiaolongbao and dumplings

Mamma Bao ★ 4.3

Mamma Bao in Munich's Maxvorstadt has hand-pulled Biang Biang noodles and steamed bao buns since late 2022; the open kitchen does the rolling in front of you.

OrderThe Biang Biang hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb and a side of pork bao.

TipWalk in for lunch weekdays; weekend dinner books out by Thursday on Quandoo.

Dai Pai Dong Yum Cha Brunch ★ 4.2

Dai Pai Dong at Rosewood Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island serves a Sunday yum cha brunch, 13:00 to 16:00, of handcrafted dumplings, roasted meats and desserts.

OrderDim sum first, then the Canton-style roast duck and barbecue specials from the live station

TipYalla lists AED 298 with soft drinks, AED 398 with house beverages and AED 528 premium; a Saturday Wok Hei Brunch also runs 13:00 to 16:00.

Qing Hua Dumpling ★ 4.2

Qing Hua is a bargain in Montreal's Chinatown, a dozen hand-folded soup dumplings landing well under fifteen dollars and easily enough for a full lunch.

TrySoup dumplings

TipA single dozen is a filling meal; split two orders across the table to try more fillings for less.

Fatty Loh Chicken Rice ★ 4.2

Fatty Loh Chicken Rice is a third-generation Fettes Park shop whose poached birds and chilli sauce set the chicken-rice standard for north Penang.

SignatureHainanese chicken rice, Roast chicken

TipOrder chicken by the half or whole for a table; the springy-skinned poached version beats the roast for first-timers.

Goh Thew Chik Hainan Chicken Rice ★ 4.2

Goh Thew Chik has carved Hainanese chicken on Chulia Street for over 70 years, Penang's old-guard benchmark for every newer chicken-rice shop.

SignatureHainan chicken rice, Grilled chicken

TipThe house chilli sauce is the differentiator; ask for extra and spoon it over the chicken-oil rice, not the meat.

Shang Palace ★ 4.2

Shang Palace on the first floor of the Shangri-La Dubai serves Cantonese cooking and a carved whole Peking duck on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

SignaturePeking duck, Dim sum

Hai Ky Mi Gia ★ 4.2

Hai Ky Mi Gia is a Cho Lon institution for mi vit tiem, herbal braised duck over springy egg noodles, a Cantonese noodle house beloved in District 5.

OrderMi vit tiem, the herbal braised-duck egg noodle soup.

TipThe duck is braised in Chinese herbs; ask for it dry with the broth on the side to taste the noodles.

Shake Shake Fresh Noodle ★ 4.2

Shake Shake Fresh Noodle pulls its noodles by hand to order on Nipomo Street, the closest San Luis Obispo gets to a northern Chinese noodle bar.

OrderHand-pulled noodles, pulled to order, with the house chilli oil.

TipThe dining room is small; off-peak lunch just after 11:30 is the easiest seat.

Bao Down ★ 4.2

Bao Down is a bao bun specialist on Main Road in Green Point, Cape Town, pairing short rib and fried chicken bao with small pan-Asian plates.

TryShort rib bao bun glazed in hoisin

TipIt is on the first floor of the Exhibition Building; book for a weekend table and start with the gochugaru peanuts the waiters suggest.

Li's Raviolis Chinois ★ 4.2

Li's Raviolis Chinois is a family dumpling counter on Rue de l'Université, folding its own wrappers and selling ten for €6.60 at lunch only.

OrderTen pork, cabbage and mushroom dumplings, folded that morning.

Why locals goA family kitchen on the university strip with a dozen seats, no sign worth photographing and a lunch-only window; the queue is students and local office workers, never visitors.

TipOpen 11:30 to 14:30 daily and no longer; the room seats barely a dozen at a time.

Bo Lings ★ 4.2

Bo Lings on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City has run dim sum and pan-regional Chinese cooking since 1981, with weekend cart service citywide.

OrderDim sum on a Sunday morning from the rolling carts; cheung fun and shumai are anchors.

TipDim sum runs weekends 10:30-14:30. The Zona Rosa outpost runs the same menu without the lines.

Bo Lings on the Plaza ★ 4.2

Bo Lings on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City has run dim sum and pan-regional Chinese cooking since 1981, with weekend cart service and four metro.

OrderDim sum on a Sunday morning from the rolling carts; cheung fun and shumai are the anchors.

TipDim sum runs weekends 10:30-14:30. Zona Rosa outpost serves the same menu without lines.

Song ★ 4.2

Song in Rome's Prati is Lin Sang Chu's Hong Kong dim sum house on Via Valadier, steaming xiao long bao and crystal dumplings and roasting duck over 30 hours.

OrderThe eight-piece dim sum tasting, then the Peking duck with crepes if there are two of you.

TipOpen daily for lunch and dinner. The dim sum set is about 29 euros; the duck is 18 euros and worth planning around.

Dai Pai Dong ★ 4.1

Dai Pai Dong is a Michelin Selected Cantonese restaurant at Rosewood Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island, serving homemade noodles, dim sum and barbecued meats.

OrderRoasted duck, braised brisket or crispy chicken from the Cantonese menu, with dim sum and hand-pulled noodles.

TipWeekday business lunch runs 12:00 to 15:00, and the Michelin Guide notes Wednesday All You Can Grill nights and popular weekend brunches.

Ha Ky ★ 4.1

Ha Ky is a long-running Cho Lon dessert house serving Cantonese-style sweet soups, warm and cold che by the bowl, in central District 5's Chinatown.

OrderA bowl of warm black-sesame or almond sweet soup.

TipIt doubles as a savoury spot, but locals come for the Chinese sweet soups after dinner.

Mi Vit Tiem Thiem Huy ★ 4.1

Thiem Huy is a well-loved Cho Lon noodle shop specialising in mi vit tiem, deep-fried then herb-braised duck leg over egg noodles in a fragrant broth.

OrderMi vit tiem with a whole braised duck leg.

TipThe duck leg is fried before braising, so the skin stays firm; go early evening before it sells out.

Xi'an Street Food Quay Street ★ 4.1

Xi'an Street Food on Quay Street Galway serves hand-pulled noodles from China's Shaanxi province, made in full view in an open kitchen in the Latin Quarter.

OrderHand-pulled noodles in a spicy broth; the dumplings are the other anchor

TipOne of Galway's best-value sit-down meals; expect a queue at peak lunch and dinner hours.

Xi'an Street Food ★ 4.1

Xi'an Street Food brings Shaanxi cooking to Galway: Biang Biang and Gun Gun hand-pulled noodles, dumplings in house chilli oil, and the Xi'an spice bag.

OrderHand-pulled noodles in broth; the spicy dumplings as a starter

TipNo reservations; arrive at opening time to secure a table on busy evenings.

Nut Hot ★ 4.1

Nut Hot on Bridge Street Galway is the late-night Chinese takeaway open to 4am; salt-and-chilli chips and spice bags fuel the post-pub crowd nightly.

TrySalt-and-chilli chips, spice bag and Chinese takeaway classics

Naga Eight ★ 4.1

Naga Eight is a Cantonese restaurant in tropical gardens on Jl. Danau Tamblingan in Sanur, Bali, serving dim sum, roast meats, seafood and wok-fired dishes.

SignatureRoasted pork belly, Fried green beans, Char siu pork noodles

Good Morning Hongkong ★ 4.1

Good Morning Hongkong recreates a cha chaan teng diner in Busan's Jeonpo, a Michelin Guide room of tomato ramen, dandan noodles, milk tea and egg toast.

OrderTomato ramen and dandan noodles, both 10,000 won, with an egg toast to share.

TipNo reservations; put your name in the tablet queue, and expect a wait after noon on weekends.

Lu Lu Seafood & Dim Sum ★ 4.1

Lu Lu Seafood & Dim Sum (Chinese) in St Louis: Come for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes are the off-menu standouts.

Why locals goOff the Olive Boulevard Chinese strip far from downtown, Lu Lu runs cart-rolled weekend dim sum that draws Chinese-food regulars who know to drive out.

TipCome for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes are the off-menu standouts.

Wen Cheng ★ 4.0

Wen Cheng on Flandrische Strasse in Cologne's Belgisches Viertel serves hand-pulled noodles prepared in the restaurant window, a compelling spectacle paired.

OrderHand-pulled noodles in spiced beef broth, watched being stretched at the kitchen counter

TipLunch is the best time to visit; portions are large and prices are some of the lowest in the Belgian Quarter.

Chin Burger ★ 4.0

Chin Burger at Friesenplatz in Cologne serves Xi'an Chinese street food including hand-pulled biang biang noodles and roujiamo meat sandwiches from Shaanxi.

OrderRoujiamo, the Xi'an meat-in-bun sandwich, and the spiced lamb biang biang noodles

TipCasual counter service; no reservations. The lunchtime queue is worth joining.

HeSheng Chinese Restaurant ★ 4.0

HeSheng Chinese Restaurant keeps a no-frills menu of dumplings, xiao long bao and noodle soups on Main Road in Sea Point, run by new owners since 2023.

OrderThe xiao long bao, made fresh and consistently named as the reason regulars return.

TipThe kitchen closes between 15:00 and 17:00 and all day Tuesday, and a 10 percent service charge is added to the bill.

Imperial Garden ★ 4.0

Imperial Garden on Allen Boulevard in Middleton, the long-running Chinese restaurant since 1984, serves the area's voted-best Cantonese and Mongolian menu.

OrderA Cantonese seafood preparation or Mongolian beef with a hot tea.

TipLunch Monday-Friday 11:00-14:00; private rooms available for larger groups, free Wi-Fi and parking.

Euljiro Jjajangmyeon Alleys ★ 4.0

The Euljiro industrial backstreets have a cluster of Chinese-Korean (jungshik) restaurants serving jjajangmyeon (wheat noodles in black bean paste sauce).

TryJjajangmyeon (black bean sauce noodles) and jjamppong (spicy seafood noodles)

Lao Wai ★ 4.0

Lao Wai on Luntmakargatan in Stockholm's Vasastan runs a Chinese vegetarian kitchen with Sichuan and Yunnan dishes; the dry-fried tofu is the dining-room.

OrderDry-fried tofu with celery and chilli; mapo tofu over brown rice.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Tight room of 18 seats; book or arrive at 18:00.

Chinese Bao Buns ★ 4.0

Chinese Bao Buns on Neve Sha'anan Street keeps Chinese cooks on its dumplings and stir-fries after several changes of owner; three Filipino women run it now.

TryFried dumplings, stir-fried cabbage and noodles

TipThe photos lining the entrance wall double as the menu; point at whichever dish looks best that day.

Lotus Ravioli ★ 3.8

A small Chinese ravioli counter off Place du Commerce in Nantes, where a plate of pork and lotus-root ravioli runs €7.90 and the soup bowls cost the same.

SignaturePork and lotus-root ravioli, Ravioli in soup

TipIt shuts Thursday and Sunday rather than Monday, which catches out anyone assuming a French rhythm here.

Sina Hotpot ★ 3.8

Sina Hotpot on Via Ghibellina is the Florence branch of a Prato hotpot house: a simmering pot per table, mild, spicy or split broth, thin-cut meats and tofu.

OrderThe split pot, half mild and half spicy, with the sliced meat platter and mushrooms, added as you go.

TipBookings by WhatsApp or online; the Prato original runs late, the Florence room closes at 23:00. Good for groups, since the pot is shared and the pace is slow.