The best Chinese restaurants in Paris – Time Out Paris (2024)

Starting out as a Sichuan noodle restaurant on the Rue Mouffetard, the family-run Chez Ann has now opened up a second outlet on the Right Bank specialising in...

You don’t mess about with the ultra-spicy cooking of the Chinese region of Sichuan, which is known principally for its ability to almost literally put fire in...

Improvising with dinner choices on Saint-Michel can be as risky as trying to buy a present on Christmas Eve. Panicked and hopeless, you’ll probably end up with...

Despite its fairly uninspiring décor (the usual plastic orchids, fake leather chairs and wooden tables), Mian Guan definitely impresses when it comes to what’s...

Sichuan chilli is a fiery, lemony spice used in west China, Japan and Tibet, which has happily found its way to a laid-back, lime-green restaurant in...

The second Chinatown in Paris is in Belleville where, as in the 13th arrondissement, it’s difficult to know where to get a good Chinese meal rather than....

Steamed or grilled, with pork and courgette, with prawns, peppers, beef and celery, chicken, dry tofu, black mushrooms or white cabbage – it’s hard...

The big blue ocean at Pacifique is actually an aquarium full of fish that feed the restaurant’s cooking pots. The old-fashioned décor is not...

Tucked away in an inconspicuous enclave of Paris's Chinese quarter, La Mer de Chine is an exception to the rule of heavy sauces and high salt content in many a...

If there’s no shortage of Chinese restaurants in Paris, those dedicated to specific regions are few and far between. But this canteen with its red...

If you’re lost and starving in Chinatown of a lunchtime, choosing from among the serried ranks of neon signs offering Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai or all...

Wander around the Place d’Italie in the 13th arrondissement and you’ll immediately be struck by the number of Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants in the area....

With its grey paint and lime green plastic tablecloths, Chez Van is anything but ostentatious. Noodles thread their way through all the dishes: lamb stew,...

You don’t mess about with the ultra-spicy cooking of the Chinese region of Sichuan, which is known principally for its ability to almost literally put...

If you don’t like sharing your food then you can forget all about Manchu cuisine. At Chez Tonton, a self-proclaimed authentic regional Chinese...

As the only Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in France, Shang Palace certainly doesn’t disappoint with its subtle Asian décor (think marble...

For decades, Chinese restaurants in Paris have toned down their cuisine to suit delicate French palates, but lately this has been changing thanks to a handful...

You don’t mess about with the ultra-spicy cooking of the Chinese region of Sichuan, which is known principally for its ability to almost literally put...

You risk burnt fingers and tongues trying to get into your hotpot too soon at La Taverne de Zhao, with its wonderful casseroles full of bouillon, large...

Starting out as a Sichuan noodle restaurant on the Rue Mouffetard, the family-run Chez Ann has now opened up a second outlet on the Right Bank specialising in...

The deliciously vintage décor of Mitsou in the very chic 8th arrondissement is the perfect backdrop for a dim sum session, with its turquoise walls hung...

Neo-Cantonese restaurant Yoom serves only dim sum, but it’s more of a New York-style hangout than an echo of Hong Kong, with big wooden tables, artful...

To say that something is all the rage implies that it will have its moment in the sun and then disappear – which can’t be said of dim sum, whose...

It’s hard to miss the latest outpost of this popular Chinese dim sum restaurant on Rue des Dames, the fifth to open up in five years. Peek through the giant...

Steamed or grilled, with pork and courgette, with prawns, peppers, beef and celery, chicken, dry tofu, black mushrooms or white cabbage – it’s hard to choose...

Enter this cosy Chinese-Japanese joint on the Rue des Rosiers, take a seat at the surprisingly long bar, and cop an eyeful of the weird and wonderful machines...

The second Chinatown in Paris is in Belleville where, as in the 13th arrondissement, it’s difficult to know where to get a good Chinese meal rather than....