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The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York
Mission Chinese Food is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

1. Mission Chinese Food

171 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Two Bridges · 400 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Not your average Beef and Broccoli. Either wait-it-out or take-it-out, and don’t be misled by the run-down façade.

Wo Hop Restaurant is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

2. Wo Hop Restaurant

7.8
17 Mott St (btwn Worth & Mosco St), New York, NY
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 263 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: A NYC tradition since 1938 and always full of characters day or night, we recommend the delicious duck lo mein or anything from the 'oriental specialities' menu

Szechuan Gourmet is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

3. Szechuan Gourmet

21 W 39th St (btwn 5th and 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Garment District · 173 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great lunch specials at this Midtown Chinese joint. Our favorite dishes remain the Dan Dan Noodles and the Spicy Cumin Lamb.

Shun Lee West is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

4. Shun Lee West

6.9
43 W 65th St (btwn Broadway & Central Park West), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 68 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come here before the Opera and enjoy a Dim Sum Dinner - one of the only places that serves it at night! Make sure you get the pork bun, star dumpling and taro pancake.

Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

5. Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春

7.4
24 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 226 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Just like its downtown brother, you come to this Chinese hotspot for their amazing soup dumplings – get both the crab and the pork – they’re one of the best in NYC.

Grand Sichuan International is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

6. Grand Sichuan International

229 9th Ave (at W 24th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 108 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Unassuming Sichuan restaurant that is an awesome place for groups to share family style eating – and they serve some of the BEST soup dumplings in the city.

Shanghai Café Deluxe is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

7. Shanghai Café Deluxe

100 Mott St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Little Italy · 365 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come here for the soup dumplings. Thank us later.

Mr. Chow is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

8. Mr. Chow

7.5
324 E 57th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Sutton Place · 68 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Classy service, great ambiance and delicious food. Try the peking duck, the squab or the fried rice. Great place to impress a date.

Lucky Eight 同樂小炒皇 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

9. Lucky Eight 同樂小炒皇

7.0
5204 8th Ave (btwn 52nd St and 53rd St), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Sunset Park · 20 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Awesome family-style Cantonese restaurant – try the fried eggplant, fried anchovies, lobster with scallions and the Sichuan style string beans.

Peking Duck House is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

10. Peking Duck House

7.8
28 Mott St (btwn Mosco St & Pell St), New York, NY
Peking Duck Restaurant · Chinatown · 94 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Its décor is a step above the neighboring places, and the Peking Duck is crispy, savory and delicious. Save some dollars and bring your own wine, its BYOB.

Chef Yu is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

11. Chef Yu

7.4
520 8th Ave (at W 36th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Garment District · 83 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Stop in for a lightening fast meal before heading to MSG. The ambiance is very chic and the food is quite good – get the Beef and Broccoli.

Philippe is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

12. Philippe

7.7
33 E 60th St (btwn Park & Madison Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 107 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great lunch specials - try the lettuce satay wraps or steamed veggie dumplings as an appetizer, and the crispy beef as an entree. Fast, polite service - good spot for East Side lunch meetings.

Big Wong King 大旺 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

13. Big Wong King 大旺

7.7
67 Mott St (btwn Canal St & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 185 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: If you want cheap, consistently good Chinese food, look no further. We love to order the roasted pork over rice - it's the best around!

Phoenix Garden is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

14. Phoenix Garden

242 E 40th St (btwn 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Murray Hill · 29 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of the best Cantonese restaurants in NYC – and its BYOB! You must try the Cantonese Steak, Lemon Chicken or Beef Scallion.

Chin Chin is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

15. Chin Chin

216 E 49th St (2nd & 3rd Aves.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 20 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Among the more upscale of places to dine on Chinese food in the city, but it's worth every penny...especially if you order the Grand Marnier Shrimp. The Peking Duck is delicious as well.

Great N.Y. Noodletown is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

16. Great N.Y. Noodletown

8.2
28 Bowery (btwn Pell & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 288 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Our favorite place to satisfy our late-night noodle craving. We love to order the Roast Duck Wonton Noodle Soup.

Amazing 66 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

17. Amazing 66

66 Mott St (Btw Canal & Bayard St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 40 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Order the crispy garlic chicken and leave happy - trust us, it never disappoints.

Congee Village 粥之家 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

18. Congee Village 粥之家

8.3
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 218 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of the more unique Chinese menus we've come across. For the less adventurous eaters, a safe bet is the house special garlic chicken.

Spicy Village is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

19. Spicy Village

8.9
68 Forsyth St Frnt B (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 184 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Grab a couple of friends and head here to split the pork pancakes and the big tray of chicken. It's the perfect combination!

Xi'an Famous Foods is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

20. Xi'an Famous Foods

8.2
41-10 Main St (btwn 41st Ave & 41st Rd), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 92 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The ultimate place to grab Chinese in Flushing. We're obsessed with the lamb dumplings.

Legend Bar & Restaurant 蜀留香 is one of The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York.

21. Legend Bar & Restaurant 蜀留香

88 7th Ave (btwn W 15th & W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 93 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come here for the Dan Dan Noodles, soup dumplings, and excellent lunch specials.