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3 chinese places in Cape Town we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cape Town | Chinese across every city.

HeSheng Chinese Restaurant ★ 4.0

$$ChineseSea Point

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.

Bao Down ★ 4.2

$$ChineseGreen Point

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.

OrderShort 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.

HeSheng Chinese Restaurant ★ 4.0

$$ChineseSea Point

HeSheng Chinese Restaurant serves pork and leek dumplings by the dozen, steamed or fried, on Main Road in Sea Point, Cape Town, in a no-frills room.

OrderSteamed or fried pork and leek dumplings, twelve to a plate

TipShare a plate of dumplings and a noodle soup between two, and note that a 10 percent service charge is added to every bill.

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