Diners' Choice: Chinese restaurants in New York City

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Updated March 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Chinese cuisine in New York City? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Phoenix Palace

4.8

4.8 (22)

$31 to $50

Chinese

Chinatown

About the restaurant

The team behind Potluck Club opens Phoenix Palace, a sister restaurant, in the heart of Chinatown. The menu continues to celebrate Cantonese cuisine while drawing inspiration from their childhood favorites.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 2 days ago

Amazing food and great service! Perfect! Highly recommend

Wa Jeal

4.7

4.7 (352)

$30 and under

Chinese

Upper East Side

About the restaurant

Wa Jeal Sichuan Chili House is a pioneering Asian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, serving authentic Sichuan food. Wa Jeal is a new type of Chinese restaurant that you definitely don't want to miss.

Top review

Donna

Dined on Feb 13, 2025

Highly rated restaurant caught my eye, very close to subway and The Guggenheim. Walked over for lunch and loved every minute of this meal. Dee took great care of us. We enjoyed delicious soups, pork dumplings, and two lunch entree portions with brown rice. We had General Tsos chicken and Beef with Scallions. It was so affordable and delicious in a quaint, friendly setting. Trying to figure out how to get back there during this trip. It was delicious.

Cha Cha Tang

4.8

4.8 (6)

$30 and under

Chinese

West Village

About the restaurant

Cha Cha Tang is a restaurant by John McDonald and Wilson Tang. The kitchen is led by Chef Doron Wong and offers a playful rendition of a classic Hong Kong diner, “cha chaan teng” which translates to “tea restaurant.”

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tara

Dined on Dec 24, 2024

Great experience and duck! Would Make this place a staple

HUPO

4.6

4.6 (32)

$30 and under

Chinese

Long Island City

About the restaurant

Szechuan, Chinese people's most beloved style of cooking, is a true gem waiting to be discovered in America.

HUPO’s dedication is to present Szechuan Food in a contemporary way, and we keep the traditional virtues too. In HUPO, everything’s no-frills, we hope to see you soon.

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NateRVIP

Dined on Feb 28, 2025

We love Hupo. The food is reliably fantastic and the service always warm and attentive. We will return often.

Evergreen on 38

4.7

4.7 (158)

$30 and under

Chinese

Garment District

About the restaurant

We specialize in Chinese, Shanghainese and Dim Sum cuisine as well provide delivery/ takeout service and catering for all types of parties.

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Sam

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent dinner. The dim sum was amazing. Chow fun was incredible. Highly recommend.

The House of the Red Pearl at Tin Building by Jean-Georges

4.8

4.8 (129)

$31 to $50

Chinese

Financial District

About the restaurant

A clandestine fine dining restaurant serving Chinese-inspired dishes that marry the innovation of Jean-Georges with flavors of the East, tucked away for a feeling of discovery. New York’s best kept secret, with intricate gold wallpaper and blue velvet banquettes.

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Chris

Dined 7 days ago

Fantastic experience, service and food was excellent

Potluck Club

4.8

4.8 (30)

$30 and under

Chinese

Chinatown

About the restaurant

Potluck Club is a Cantonese-American restaurant located in the bustling cross-section of Chinatown, the Lower East Side and Nolita. The menu and restaurant design draw inspiration from the experience of growing up in Chinatown.

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Michael

Dined 5 days ago

Warm helpful service. Great lively casual environment good for groups, a date or a nice meal before a show. High quality product, well prepared. While the salt and pepper fried chicken is the star that brings people back, the tuna crudo, the endive salad and many other standouts throughout the menu. A go-to place for taking friends for a guaranteed fun evening over a tasty meal.

Macao Trading Company

4.7

4.7 (1140)

$31 to $50

Chinese

TriBeCa

About the restaurant

From the founders of Employees Only, we welcome you to Macao Trading Company.

Please Join Us...Our task, which we take great pleasure in, is to transport you...leave your inhibitions at the door.

Macao Trading Co. takes its inspiration from the brothels and opium dens of old 1930's Macao...an exotic time-out-of-time place...mysterious, adventurous, decadent.

Whether an intimate dinner, large party, or late night dining, take advantage of our signature Eurasian cuisine: a sumptuous blend of Chinese and Portuguese influences.

Located on Church St, at the edge of Tribeca, Macao’s décor is a dramatic composition of lighting, relics, and industrial iron work. The high ceilings and tucked away location provide a fit setting for the restaurant’s 1940's portside warehouse feel, recalling the adventure of Macao’s "red lantern district."

"Macao, a fugitive's haven from which there's no turning back..."
- Macao, 1952

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Franceca

Dined on Mar 3, 2025

Such a great ambiance and vibe - most delicious substantial dumplings ever

MR CHOW - 57th

4.6

4.6 (2948)

$50 and over

Chinese

Midtown East

About the restaurant

Opened in 1979 by world famous restaurateur Michael Chow. MR CHOW started in London in 1968 and continues to enjoy generations of devoted clients from art, fashion, music, and entertainment. Recently awarded the 5 Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences for its excellence, service, and cuisine this restaurant described by Givenchy as a "Precious Jewel Box" is one of the most beautiful restaurants in New York City serving high Chinese Cuisine with impeccable service.
The menu at MR CHOW is a combination of old authentic Beijing, Original Recipes, and the signature dishes such as Chicken Satay, MR CHOW Noodles, and Ma Mignon. MR CHOW also serves one of the best Beijing Ducks in the world.
The famous nightly handmade noodle show is presented in every location since the opening of London in 1968.
"Elegant Midtown Chinese and its newer TriBeCa sibling offer “big-league” eats in “welcome-to-the-’80s” digs..." - ZAGAT

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SharonVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Mr Chow is now and forever my happy place!Wonderful atmosphere, delicious food, and lovely service. Angie and Sonia are always gracious and welcoming. Can’t wait to return❤️

Buddakan NY

4.6

4.6 (16366)

$50 and over

Chinese

Meatpacking District

About the restaurant

The surreal atmosphere of this awe-inspiring restaurant in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan
combines the serenity of Asia with the flamboyance of 16th century Paris. The menu features fanciful interpretations of Chinese dishes and delights even the most discriminating palates.

Top review

nicole

Dined 1 day ago

Food was great. Loved the soup dumplings, short ribs main course and the vegi fried rice. Cocktails were okay. Service was excellent. Would recommend!

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