Best Chinese Restaurants

A chic, contemporary Chinese restaurant nestled within Hamilton's Portside Wharf, and elegantly and colourfully kitted out with banquettes, booths and lanterns, Uncle Wang serves up food that is next level, far removed from the suburban Chinese restaurants of the 20th century. Must-try are the dumplings and house specialty Peking Duck

A Monkey King themed Chinese restaurant in Brisbane CBD, taking inspiration from the classic 16th century Chinese novel 'Journey to the West', Wu Kong's interior is designed with inspiration from the waterfall cave and the magical stones in the epic original Wu Kong story.

Donna Chang is a beautiful fine dining Chinese restaurant inside one of Brisbane’s most magnificent heritage buildings, the old Queensland Government Savings Bank circa 1914. The contemporary Chinese menu combines Cantonese and Sichuan flavours, with some of the best banquets in Brisbane. Dim sum is a house specialty with dedicated dim sum masters in the kitchen

Stanley is Brisbane's magnificent 2-storey riverfront Cantonese restaurant in a the landmark heritage-listed Howard Smith Wharves building. Featuring a covered dining terrace out front with sweeping river, Story Bridge and city skyline vistas, inside The Stanley are 3 bars and opulent dining rooms with colonial-oriental-inspired decor

Emily Yeoh brings a taste of next-level contemporary Asian cuisine without the price tag to a prime Paddington high street corner. The stunning restaurant bar by Emily Yeoh, a lauded Masterchef contestant originally from Melbourne, serves food to match the decor, with a concise menu of carefully crafted dishes to wow the most discerning foodie. Recommedned is the lychee duck

The sleek contemporary Cantonese restaurant and bar is the sibling of Mr Hizola's, the longtime Burleigh Heads dining institution, Hizola's Kitchen & Bar offers the same menu that has been a drawcard for Gold Coast foodies

This lively lantern-lit dumpling bar hidden away in the basement of a century-old heritage-listed church in Brisbane CBD dishes up every kind of dumpling under the sun as well as a smattering of other street food and delicious desserts. On the drinks menu there's Chinese beer

A unique little noodle house in Graceville, specializing in Chinese dishes featuring authentic knife-cut noodles, which are handmade on premise. Must-try are the dumplings and the noodle dishes, whihc are unlike anything else you'll find on this part of town

Brisbane Phoenix is a sleek contemporary Chinese restaurant upstairs in Brisbane Quarter in the CBD specialising in traditional yum cha and seafood dishes. The extensive menu features an impressive selection of yum cha dishes, which are ordered a la carte and brought to the table in lieu of the trolley system

This secret little noodle bar tucked away in Fortitude Valley dishes up the fattest and freshest, authentic Chinese biang biang noodles in town, which are hand made when you order, cooked to perfection, and served with a range of tasty toppings such as Sichuan chilli oil, spicy lamb or savoury pork mince

King Tea is a rustic Chinese eatery and bar offering a mix of modern and traditional Chinese dishes with a strong Sichuan flavour, that takes its unusual name from the sign above the famous snack bar that once occupied its historic Paddington home. During the week King Tea has great value banquet menus

Enjoy Inn, one of the longest established restaurant brands in Brisbane, specialises in Cantonese-style cuisine with a full yum cha range, from its home at Hamilton Harbour. On the extensive menu are Enjoy Inn’s signature salt and pepper quail for entrée and Peking duck for main, along with a plethora of Chinese favourites

The unassuming concrete restaurant on the outskirts of Fortitude Valley just happens to be one of Brisbane's most popular Chinese restaurants, with regulars flocking here for their faves on the menu, such as the House fried rice, prawn and pork wontons in chilli broth, roast duck pancakes and flash fried lamb in Sichuan spiced oil with yam

A traditional Chinese hotpot restaurant on Milton's Park Road, Miss Chilli Hotpot is the only one of its kind on the north side of the Brisbane river. The menu here at Miss Chilli Hot Pot is the real deal and not compromised for western palates so best suited to adventurous diners

Sunnybank's longtime institution, Landmark Restaurant is the go-to for traditional yum cha accompanied by copious cups of tea, the first Chinese restaurant of its kind to offer the quintessential Hong Kong yum cha experience in Brisbane

For a real blast from the past, head to Moorooka's Ho Choi Restaurant, Brisbane's oldest Chinese restaurant, which opened in 1966 and is still run by descendants of the original owners. Here you'll find the quintessential red lanterned Chinese restsurant that was once a fixture across suburbs of Brisbane, serving up chow mein and sweet'n'sour pork

Taking its name from the centuries-old Shanghai neighbourhoods connected by laneways and located in the back streets of the city, Lilong brings an authentic taste of Shanghai to the building that was originally home to Tristrams soft drinks

Despite its Kenmore location, Sichuan Bang Bang is not your average suburban Chinese restsutant, serving up authentic spicy Sichuan cuisine in a funky oriental setting. On the menu most of the dishes are chilli-based and all are chef-prepared and delectable

Whilst it makes good viewing as evidenced by the passers by who stop to gawp through its steamy street-side windows, Bamboo Basket also makes for splendid eating. Here you'll find excellent quality Chinese with a Shanghai flavour at non-tourist prices, with the emphasis on delicious dim sum (in bamboo baskets) and noodles