Top Chinese restaurants in Brisbane
As the Chinese New Year is near, it’s time to pick up the chopsticks and taste for yourself some of the best food the Middle Kingdom has to offer. Here is a list of the most popular Chinese places in Brisbane.
1. Donna Chang
Location: 171 George St | Shop 3, Brisbane, Queensland
Website: https://www.donnachang.com.au/
Those on a budget might be put off by the opulent interior of Donna Chang and let’s be honest, it’s not a cheap eat. But if you’re into Cantonese cuisine, this restaurant is a must-try. Here you can try a variety of modern Chinese dishes, from steamy prawn dim sums to Chinese roast duck with Davidson’s plum. And since Chinese New Year is all about family, bring your loved ones with you for a grand Chinese banquet.
2. Happy Boy
Location: East Street | Fortitude valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Website: http://www.happyboy.com.au/
Another good Chinese restaurant that dishes up authentic Chinese cuisine is Happy Boy, where you enjoy aesthetic, regional-style Chinese food in a fine, elegant indoor ambience. While you’re there, don’t forget to hit the neighbouring Snack Man, a wine bar and eater also owned by Happy Boy that serves a wide selection of good wine and Chinese-style nibbles and snacks such as prawn dumplings and chicken buns.
3. Peng You China Kitchen & Bar
Location: 76 Skyring Terrace, Newstead, Queensland
Website: http://www.happyboy.com.au/
A walk into Peng You might send you imagination to a small Chinese restaurant in a small alley somewhere in Guang Zhou. At Peng You the aesthetics of the food always come second to its quality. The dishes can be small and simple for one person - like the crispy skin quails and chicken skewers - or grand and worthy of a large banquet - like the pecking duck platter or steamed whole baby barramundi.
4. New Shanghai
Location: 226 Queen St | LG 23, Queens Plaza, Brisbane, Queensland
Located in Queens Plaza, New Shanghai boasts one of the best dim sums in town, with a diverse array of succulent dumplings and dim sims for you choose from. They also have a mind-boggling menu of modern and classical Shanghai-style dishes. So if you are a big fan of dim sums, you know where to go next time that dim sum crave kicks in.
5. Chinese Sea Milton
Location: 60 Park Rd, Milton, Queensland 4064
Website: http://www.chinaseamilton.com.au/
According to many TripAdvisor reviewers, this place serves one of the the best pecking ducks in Brisbane. And maybe they’re right, as the restaurant has recently made it to the Sunday Mail as one of the top 10 Chinese restaurants in Brisbane. Here, fine Cantonese dishes such as pecking duck and crispy skin pork are prepared in an open kitchen by award-winning chef Phillip Cheung. Given the popularity of the food many famous people have visited the place, including Clive Palmer and celebrity chef Alastair McLeod.
6. Little Hong Kong BBQ
Location: Shop 23a/341 Mains Rd, Sunnybank QLD 4109
The easiest way to guarantee a quality, authentic Chinese meal to head down to Sunnybank, the largest cluster of Asian restaurants in Brisbane. Take your time going through the options, but make sure you try the authentic barbeque dishes at Little Hong Kong. The food more than compensates for the plain-looking and small interior, and it’s not rare to see loyal patrons coming from far away just to enjoy their favourite bbq meat.
7. Kingsfood Sunnybank
Location: Shop 25, Market Square Shopping Centre, Sunnybank QLD 4109
As a testimonial to the quality and popularity to their food, Kingsfood has been up and running for nearly 3 decades. Opening from Tuesday to Sunday, the long-standing restaurant serves both authentic and westernised Taiwanese dishes, including beef brisket hot pot, deep-fried tofu, mixed roasts, and long bean with pork mince. If you are going to Market Square, you definitely shouldn’t miss Kingsfood.
8) Haoke Seafood Restaurant
Location: Shop36/223 Calam Road, Sunnybank Hills
One of the prominent places in Sunnybank dining scene, Haoke is renowned for their diverse menu of yum cha, Cantonese and Szechwan cuisine, and other Chinese dishes. HaoKe’s dim sums are of various sizes. You can pick a small dish for a light entrée, or an extra large dish to satisfy that dim sum crave. Make sure you are in no hurry - the long list of dishes can take some time to familiarise yourself with.
9) Landmarks Sunnybank
Location: 101/358 Mains Road, Sunnybank
Website: http://landmarkqld.com/
Another favourite place of the yum cha lovers. The opulent interior belies Landmarks' relatively affordable dishes. Here you can have a fine-dining experience in their cool, air-conditioned ambience, while paying as little as $4 for a plate of dim sum. But it’s hard to stop at one plate once you’ve seen their drool-triggering menu. From shark fin dumplings to beef tripe to oyster in XO sauce, they have dishes for every type of diner.
10) Tai Tai
Location: ABC Building, Corner Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane
Website: https://www.taitai.com.au/
Inspired by the Chinese historical figure tai tai - the head wife of many wives in past China, Tai Tai restaurant aims to create unique Chinese-style food from creative experimentation with different flavours and spices. As a result, at Tai Tai you’ll find dishes that taste little like those in other Asian places. Viands such as wok braised tofu with goji berries and san pei claypot chicken (three-shot chicken) are prepared with wellbeing in mind, making them not only tasty but also wonderfully nutritious.
11) Fat Dumpling
Location: Shop 3, 2 King St, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Website: http://www.fatdumplingbar.com/
Sometimes, with food, simplicity trumps all. This is why Fat Dumpling is such a delight to visit. Their menu includes homey dishes such as prawn dim sums, pork and chinee cabbagge dumplings, and green beans stir fry with pork belly. All of the food is homemade daily with fresh ingredients. It’s like having Mom’s cooking for dinner!
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