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Best Chinese Restaurants in Houston

Houston's Chinese food scene is remarkably diverse. You can find Sichuan dishes, Cantonese barbecue, dim sum, dumplings, Peking duck, hot pot, noodles, and regional specialties across the Houston area.

1. Mala Sichuan

Best for: Spice lovers and adventurous diners

Mala Sichuan is one of Houston's best-known destinations for spicy Sichuan cooking, specializing in dishes built around Sichuan peppercorns and chile heat.

Try: Mapo tofu, spicy cold dishes, chile-oil dishes, Sichuan specialties.

2. Fung's Kitchen

Best for: Groups and traditional Cantonese dining

Fung's Kitchen is a longtime Houston destination for Cantonese food and offers dim sum, seafood, Peking duck, and Cantonese barbecue.

Try: Dim sum, Peking duck, seafood, barbecue.

3. Duck N Bao

Best for: Couples, groups, a polished Chinese dining experience

Duck N Bao combines a stylish dining room with Chinese comfort food, including soup dumplings and Peking duck.

Try: Peking duck, soup dumplings, honey walnut shrimp.

4. Chung Wang

Best for: Cantonese barbecue and takeout

Located in Katy, Chung Wang is known for Chinese barbecue and has received praise for roast duck, crispy roast pork, and char siu.

Try: Roast duck, crispy roast pork, char siu.

5. Hong Kong Food Street

Best for: Cantonese classics and family meals

Hong Kong Food Street in Katy focuses on Cantonese classics and Chinese barbecue, including Peking duck, beef chow fun, and wonton noodles.

6. Dumpling World

Best for: Dumpling lovers and casual meals

Dumpling World in Sugar Land is a strong choice when dumplings are the priority. The menu includes boiled, steamed, pan-fried, and soup dumplings.

7. Hai Cang

Best for: Groups and seafood lovers

Hai Cang specializes in Chinese seafood and is well suited to large groups, with live seafood and large tables designed for sharing.

Try: Whole fish, crab, seafood dishes.

8. Confucius

Best for: Family meals and groups

Confucius offers Cantonese dishes in Houston's Asiatown with seafood and classic Chinese comfort food.

9. Haidilao

Best for: Families, groups, interactive dining

Haidilao provides a different Chinese dining experience: hot pot. Diners cook meats, seafood, vegetables, and other ingredients in bubbling broth at the table.

10. House of Bowls

Best for: Affordable casual dining

House of Bowls is a casual Asiatown destination focused on rice plates, noodles, and stir-fried dishes.

Try: Beef chow fun, salt-and-pepper chicken wings, Hong Kong-style French toast.

Best Chinese Food in Houston

  • Best Sichuan: Mala Sichuan
  • Best Cantonese: Fung's Kitchen
  • Best dumplings: Dumpling World
  • Best Peking duck: Duck N Bao or Bamboo House
  • Best Chinese barbecue: Chung Wang
  • Best hot pot: Haidilao
  • Best seafood: Hai Cang

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