30 chinese rooms worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Commis ★ 4.9 · Oakland
piedmont-avenue · 3859 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
Commis is Oakland's only two-Michelin-star restaurant. Chef James Syhabout runs a ten-course tasting on Piedmont Avenue with Thai-Chinese influences.
Mister Jiu's ★ 4.8 · San Francisco
chinatown · 28 Waverly Place, San Francisco, CA 94108
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.
Tip: Sit in the upstairs bar Moongate Lounge and order from the full menu without committing to the tasting.
Wing Lei ★ 4.7 · Las Vegas
the-strip · 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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.
Tip: Children under five not admitted; book the early seating for a pre-Lake of Dreams dinner window.
Wing Lei ★ 4.7 · Las Vegas
3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Wing Lei at Wynn Las Vegas in Nevada is the first Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in North America, a Forbes Five-Star dining room with Imperial Peking.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays; the Imperial Peking duck must be pre-ordered when you book.
Locust ★ 4.7 · Nashville
12-south · 2305 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37204
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.
Tip: Friday through Sunday only, lunch and dinner. Moran wants his team to have weekends; midweek bookings are not an option.
Mister Jiu's ★ 4.7 · San Francisco
28 Waverly Place, San Francisco, CA 94108
Mister Jiu's in San Francisco is Brandon Jew's one-Michelin-star Cal-Chinese flagship in Chinatown, with whole-duck dinners and an upstairs cocktail room.
Tip: Book the whole roast duck 48 hours ahead by phone; it does not appear on the website ordering form.
Hop Alley ★ 4.6 · Denver
rino · 3500 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205
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.
Tip: Book the bar counter to watch the wok station.
Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao ★ 4.6 · New York City
flushing · 39-16 Prince Street #104, Flushing, NY 11354
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.
Tip: Take the 7 train to Flushing-Main Street; the room runs 60-minute waits at lunch. No reservations; expect a buzzer.
Frank Fat's ★ 4.6 · Sacramento
downtown · 806 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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.
Tip: Booth seating is the photo op. Sister venues across the city under the Fat family banner.
A Single Pebble ★ 4.5 · Burlington
church-street-marketplace · 133 Bank St, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
Tip: Lazy Susans at every six-top. Order family-style; minimum three plates plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.
A Single Pebble ★ 4.5 · Burlington
church-street-marketplace · 133 Bank St, Burlington, VT 05401
Family-style classical Chinese with Sichuan touches; the Bank Street fixture since the 1990s. Mock eel and dan dan noodles are the long-running signatures.
Tip: Lazy Susan tables; order family-style with a three-plate minimum plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.
DanDan ★ 4.5 · Milwaukee
third-ward · 360 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
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.
Tip: Walk-in counter and dining room; reservations on Resy for weekend evenings.
Lhasa Fast Food ★ 4.5 · New York City
jackson-heights · 76-03 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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.
Tip: Enter the phone shop on 74th, walk to the back. The counter is to the left through the curtain.
Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.5 · Philadelphia
chinatown · 1024 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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.
Tip: Sit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.
Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum ★ 4.4 · Austin
downtown · 1203 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703
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.
Tip: The dim sum cart only runs Sunday brunch; lunch service Monday to Saturday is a la carte off the same kitchen.
Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum ★ 4.4 · Austin
downtown · 1203 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703
Lin Asian Bar in Austin is Ling Qi Wu's dim sum and Chinese kitchen on West 6th, a bright counter room with an open kitchen and Sunday brunch dim-sum carts.
Tip: Sunday brunch is the only dim-sum-cart service; book a week out for the 11am seating window.
Great China ★ 4.4 · Berkeley
downtown · 2190 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025. UC Berkeley institution: Peking duck, Double Skin noodle salad, hand-made dumplings and an award-winning wine list.
Mei Mei Dumplings ★ 4.4 · Boston
south-end · 506 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215
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.
Tip: Dumpling-making classes run on weekends from the storefront kitchen. Book on the website.
Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe ★ 4.4 · Boston
chinatown · 86 Bedford St, Boston, MA 02111
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Cash only. The flatbread sandwich is the to-go order; the noodles need a seat.
Sister Liu's Kitchen ★ 4.4 · Durham
south-durham · 5504 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd #103, Durham, NC 27707
Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants 2019, a strip-mall Sichuan kitchen in South Durham. Handmade dumplings, dan dan noodles and scallion pancakes made daily.
Shan Dong ★ 4.4 · Oakland
chinatown · 328 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Shan Dong on 10th Street in Oakland Chinatown pulls noodles by hand behind a glass counter. Dumplings, sesame noodles and chive pancakes anchor the menu.
Shan Dong ★ 4.4 · Oakland
chinatown · 328 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
Shan Dong in Oakland Chinatown pulls noodles by hand in the front window. Dumplings, sesame paste noodles and chive pancakes drive the lunch line.
Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.4 · Philadelphia
chinatown · 1024 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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.
Tip: Sit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.
Yue Huang ★ 4.4 · Sacramento
natomas · 3860 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95834
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.
Tip: Weekend dim sum runs 09:30-14:30 and queues. Book the dinner seafood room separately.
Tasty Noodle House ★ 4.4 · San Diego
convoy · 4646 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
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.
Tip: Cash is fine and faster than card. The dan dan noodles are the room's secret order.
Dumpling Cafe ★ 4.3 · Boston
chinatown · 695 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street has rolled Taiwanese soup dumplings in Boston's Chinatown since 2009. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans chinese.
Tip: Open until 02:00 weekends. The beef pancake roll is the under-ordered dish; order both.
Tasty Noodle House ★ 4.3 · San Diego
convoy · 4646 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111
Tasty Noodle House in San Diego is the Convoy Street northern Chinese noodle counter, with hand-pulled noodles made through the open window and reliable.
Tip: Cash is fine and faster than card. The dan dan noodles are the room's secret order.
Ling's Dumplings ★ 4.3 · Tampa
tampa-heights · 1910 N Ola Ave, Tampa, FL 33602
Ling's Dumplings inside Heights Public Market hand-folds soup dumplings, pork dumplings and scallion pancakes to order. The kitchen leans on local Florida.
Tip: Counter inside Armature Works; the soup dumplings sell out by 2pm.
Bo Lings ★ 4.2 · Kansas City
plaza · 4701 Jefferson St, Kansas City, MO 64112
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.
Tip: Dim 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 · Kansas City
plaza · 4701 Jefferson St, Kansas City, MO 64112
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.
Tip: Dim sum runs weekends 10:30-14:30. Zona Rosa outpost serves the same menu without lines.