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America’s Best Chinese Restaurants
Xi'an Famous Foods is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

1. Xi'an Famous Foods

81 Saint Marks Pl (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 314 tips and reviews

Chefs FeedChefs Feed: "The buckwheat noodles at mini Chinese chain Xi'an Famous Foods are spicy and refreshing and laced with cilantro and Sichuan peppercorns." - Chef Sara Jenkins Read more.

Siam Cafe is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

2. Siam Cafe

8.9
3951 Saint Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH
Chinese Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Anthony H.Anthony Hitch: Snow pea leaves and the hot basil chicken!!! (Wrap in lettuce!!)

Pine & Crane is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

3. Pine & Crane

9.1
1521 Griffith Park Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Taiwanese Restaurant · Silver Lake · 121 tips and reviews

J L.J LA: I always get the dan dan noodles, beef roll, water spinach, mapo tofu, and sea salt black milk tea. Everything is so good!

Myers + Chang is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

4. Myers + Chang

8.6
1145 Washington St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · South End · 215 tips and reviews

Karen T.Karen Tapia: Spicy tuna poke was delicious (must have). We also had the chili shrimp(spicy & delicious), Indonesian fried rice, and shiitake mushroom lo mein (very smokey flavor -if you're into that give it a go!)

RedFarm is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

5. RedFarm

8.5
529 Hudson St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: The paper-thin wrappers and flavorful broth make the pork and crab soup dumplings more than worth the price. (You may just have to make do with four instead of 20.) Read more.

Decoy is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

6. Decoy

529 Hudson St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · 105 tips and reviews

AlexAlex: it's all about the peking duck. the branzino skin chips are heavenly as are the steak, the bass, the pork belly, the oxtail dumplings, and the four gras tarts. drinks are good and atmosphere is A+

Mr. Wok is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

7. Mr. Wok

2600 14th St, Plano, TX
Chinese Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Travis B.Travis Bradshaw: Don't let the name fool you, this isn't a typical Americanized Chinese food experience. Mr. Wok delivers outstanding, interesting, modern Asian dishes with classic inspiration from all over East Asia.

Cooking Girl is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

8. Cooking Girl

315 Fairview Ave (Morgan), Houston, TX
Chinese Restaurant · Neartown - Montrose · 7 tips and reviews

Mandy G.Mandy Graessle: Wins for nicest staff in Houston. Spicy fried chicken was addicting. Can't wait to get back and try some fish dishes.

Peking Gourmet Inn is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

9. Peking Gourmet Inn

8.7
6029 Leesburg Pike (at Glen Carlyn Rd), Falls Church, VA
Chinese Restaurant · Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA · 128 tips and reviews

Ronald K.Ronald Kounanis: Food is excellent, but can be expensive. The reason it is perceived as expensive is that it is family-style eating, with much larger than normal portions. Tip: make a reservation to dine in, busy.

Facing East is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

10. Facing East

8.3
12736 NE Bel Red Rd (btwn 130th Ave NE & 124th Ave NE), Bellevue, WA
Taiwanese Restaurant · 111 tips and reviews
Café China is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

11. Café China

13 E 37th St (btwn 5th Ave & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Garment District · 274 tips and reviews

Ashley C.Ashley Chan: The dumplings here are the best. Come here for the pork dumplings in chili oil and xiao long bao, they're comparable to the ones you get in Asia!

House of Pancakes is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

12. House of Pancakes

9.0
937 Taraval St (btwn 19th & 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Parkside · 59 tips and reviews

Darlene Y.Darlene Yee: Beef roll, beef hand pulled noodles (soup), salt & pepper deep fried fish, potstickers, dumplings to name a few and pretty much everything we've tried. The food is consistently good.

Chef Liu Chinese Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

13. Chef Liu Chinese Restaurant

5283 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA
Chinese Restaurant · 58 tips and reviews

Hayley L.Hayley Langley: The dumplings were amazing, we mix n matched the shanghai, lamb and chicken/veg and all were good. Leek pie is to DIE for and those spicy cold noodles?? Totally worth a try! This place is a hidden gem

Biang! is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

14. Biang!

157 2nd Ave, New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 60 tips and reviews

Sarah D.Sarah Dushéy: The cucumber salad,string beans, spinach dumplings, and hot oil seared noodles are to die for! Spicy lovers, this is the place for you!!

Shanghai 21 is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

15. Shanghai 21

8.3
21 Mott St (at Mosco St), New York, NY
Shanghai Restaurant · Chinatown · 269 tips and reviews

Ben K.Ben K.: Really, really great dim sum. Try the soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings, fried pork buns, and Szechuan spicy wontons. Oh, and don't forget the amazing red bean pancakes!

Chong Qing Xiao Mian is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

16. Chong Qing Xiao Mian

8.4
915 Kearny St (Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 55 tips and reviews

Mike W.Mike Winston: This Chinatown newcomer serves extremely authentic, spicy, sour Sichuan food. Noodle soups are very good, inexpensive, and filling — other dishes will leave your mouth tingling too. WinstonWanders.com

Kings County Imperial is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

17. Kings County Imperial

9.1
20 Skillman Ave (btwn Union Ave & Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 117 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Ambitious take on normal dim sum menu, a perfect alternative to the New American Williamsburg brunch. The long dumplings and pork and shrimp shumai were stellar.

Little Pepper is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

18. Little Pepper

8.1
18-24 College Point Blvd (btwn 18th & 20th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Rory P.Rory Parness: Cash only. Spice done right. Well worth the trip out here. Dried spicy string beans and spicy lamb. Bam!

Szechuan Chinese Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

19. Szechuan Chinese Restaurant

8.7
9090 W 6th Ave (garrison & 6th ave frontage rd), Lakewood, CO
Chinese Restaurant · 31 tips and reviews

Ryan B.Ryan Bruce: I read the reviews and thought no place is that great....... I was wrong. The sweet and sour chicken,the fried rice, the dumplings or the sesame chicken they were all great

A Single Pebble is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

20. A Single Pebble

8.5
133 Bank St (btwn St Paul & Pine St), Burlington, VT
Chinese Restaurant · 59 tips and reviews

seansean: Almost everything is available with a tofu or seitan substitution which is very rare. The food and space is great. One of my favorite places in Burlington.

Jeng Chi Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

21. Jeng Chi Restaurant

8.7
400 N Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX
Chinese Restaurant · 71 tips and reviews

Chefs FeedChefs Feed: "I enjoy the small pork dumplings; you pop them in your mouth and the broth bursts out of the dumpling. There’s nothing like them, and they are prepared correctly here." - Chef Teiichi Sakurai Read more.

Hakkasan is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

22. Hakkasan

8.6
4441 Collins Ave (Fontainebleau), Miami Beach, FL
Dim Sum Restaurant · Ocean Front · 157 tips and reviews

ArtJonakArtJonak: Michelin Star Cantonese cuisine? As a foodie, the tasting menu is the only way to go. 🤗 Drop dead gorgeous setting, price reflects superiority of the food.

Sun Wah BBQ is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

23. Sun Wah BBQ

8.7
5039 N Broadway St (at W Argyle St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Uptown · 162 tips and reviews

Alex D.Alex Duner: Get the duck feast. It's amazing. A whole duck, plus bao buns, rice, soup, and noodles.

Kungfood Chu's AmerAsia is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

24. Kungfood Chu's AmerAsia

9.0
521 Madison Ave, Covington, KY
Chinese Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews

LeeAnne H.LeeAnne House: The hot & sour soup is to die for! I haven't had a dish here I don't like :) work your way through the menu and step out of your comfort zone. Everything they make is awesome.

Tropical Chinese Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

25. Tropical Chinese Restaurant

8.3
7991 Bird Rd (Bird just west of 826), Miami, FL
Chinese Restaurant · 86 tips and reviews

Frank H.Frank Huthnance: I have eaten Dim Sum in Hawaii, New York and San Francisco. Tropical Chinese in Miami is by far the best Dim Sum of all!

Mala Sichuan Bistro is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

26. Mala Sichuan Bistro

8.8
9348 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX
Szechuan Restaurant · 45 tips and reviews

Deven N.Deven Nongbri: Probably the best Sichuan place in Houston with one of the most entertaining menus (read English descriptions very carefully).

Shan Dong is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

27. Shan Dong

8.7
328 10th St #101 (Webster St.), Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 117 tips and reviews

Aaron K.Aaron Koch: It's all true, the handmade noodles are the bees knees. I mixed my mongo beef with house noodles for a meatier entree.

Peter Chang Cafe is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

28. Peter Chang Cafe

8.4
11408 W Broad St, Glen Allen, VA
Chinese Restaurant · Short Pump · 71 tips and reviews

Richard H.Richard Hamilton: Grab a few dishes to share with the group. Portions are generous. Everything we ordered tasted amazing! Mushroom Hot Pot was a good veggie friendly option.

Jade Villa Chinese Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

29. Jade Villa Chinese Restaurant

8.6
353 Independence Blvd (at Jeanne St.), Virginia Beach, VA
Chinese Restaurant · Bayside · 31 tips and reviews

Ruth R.Ruth Rachel: One of my most favorite places for Chinese. Must try the dim sum. If you are looking for authentic Cantonese, stick to the red menu. Get the white menu for exceptionally tasty everyday Chinese!

Kungfu Noodle is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

30. Kungfu Noodle

8.6
6733 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX
Chinese Restaurant · Northwest Side · 17 tips and reviews
Wu Chow is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

31. Wu Chow

8.6
500 W 5th St (5th & San Antonio), Austin, TX
Chinese Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 40 tips and reviews

Rachel M.Rachel McGruder: Was it the eggplant? The tangerine beef? The Singapore noodles? The soup dumplings? Everything was so good, I completely forgot about my cocktail - and I love cocktails! You WON'T be disappointed.

Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

32. Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon

8.3
4625 Convoy St, San Diego, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Kearny Mesa · 81 tips and reviews

Paul S.Paul Smith: Beef curry dumplings were amazingly delicious. All of the dumplings we had were amazing.

Z & Y Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

33. Z & Y Restaurant

8.5
655 Jackson St (btwn Cooper Alley & Wentworth Pl), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 189 tips and reviews

Kristján O.Kristján Oddsson: Everything is good here. We must have ordered 9 courses and everything was delishios. Garlic shrimp, wontons and chow mein stood out though.

Duck Duck Goat is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

34. Duck Duck Goat

9.1
857 W Fulton Market (at Peoria St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Fulton Market · 88 tips and reviews

C R.C Rey: Everything was delicious! Given the array of dishes we sampled, I suggest Pekan Chicken, Short Rib noodle, soup dumplings and bone marrow potstickers. Based on portion sizes, groups of 2-4 are ideal.

MaMa Ji's is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

35. MaMa Ji's

8.8
4416 18th St (btwn Douglass & Eureka St), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Eureka Valley · 107 tips and reviews

Sabina B.Sabina B.: The lotus leaf rice wrap and shrimp stuffed bell pepper (/eggplant) are super delicious

Super Star Asian Cuisine is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

36. Super Star Asian Cuisine

8.0
2200 W Alameda Ave, Denver, CO
Dim Sum Restaurant · Athmar Park · 21 tips and reviews

👑 Jason W.👑 Jason Wicker: Very good dim sum! Don't come too early though, they don't have all the carts running until an hour or so after opening.

China Chili is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

37. China Chili

8.4
302 E Flower St (at N 3rd St), Phoenix, AZ
Chinese Restaurant · 57 tips and reviews

Van D.Van Dam: Good Chinese food is hard to find in Phoenix. No it's not Americanized Chinese food...nor is it truly authentic but it is flavorful food. Hard to beat the overall taste and quick service.

Royal China is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

38. Royal China

8.5
6025 Royal Ln (at Preston Rd), Dallas, TX
Chinese Restaurant · 82 tips and reviews

Chefs FeedChefs Feed: "I love the sampler plate with pork, chicken, shrimp, and vegetable dumplings. Dan dan noodles and dry-stirred beef are also faves." - Chef Brian Luscher Read more.

Li Wah Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

39. Li Wah Restaurant

8.3
2999 Payne Ave, Cleveland, OH
Dim Sum Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Jeiran H.Jeiran Hasan: One of my favorite authentic Chinese spots in cle. Try to get dim sum for lunch on weekdays and on the weekends. Mmmmm, tasty!

Twin Lion Chinese Restaurant is one of America’s Best Chinese Restaurants.

40. Twin Lion Chinese Restaurant

8.3
4815 W Braker Ln Ste 510 (Jollyville Rd), Austin, TX
Chinese Restaurant · Hardrock Canyon · 31 tips and reviews

Whitney J.Whitney Jardine: Really awesome lunch specials! Helped me navigate their menu with my gluten sensitivity. Had the Mongolian Beef, white instead of brown sauce. Came with lots of veggies. Yum!