Brisbane’s Best Chinese Restaurants – you must try!
Brisbane has become a destination for drool-worthy Asian food, whether you favor fiery Kung Pao chicken or the crunchy skin of Peking duck. Authentic (and not-so-authentic, but equally wonderful) Chinese restaurants are springing up all over the city, so you don’t have to travel to Sunnybank for a good meal (though, let’s be honest, supper in Sunnybank never fails).
Take a tour across Brisbane with our top selections for the best and top-rated Chinese restaurants, and treat your taste buds to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Little Red Dumpling
Brisbane has become a destination for drool-worthy Asian food, whether you favor fiery Kung Pao chicken or the crunchy skin of Peking duck. Authentic (and not-so-authentic, but equally wonderful) Chinese restaurants are springing up all over the city, so you don’t have to travel to Sunnybank for a good meal (though, let’s be honest, supper in Sunnybank never fails).
Take a tour across Brisbane with our top selections for the best and top-rated Chinese restaurants, and treat your taste buds to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Address: 19/663 Beenleigh Rd, Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109, Australia
Opening Hours: Mon-Thur 11 am-3 pm, 5-8:45 pm, Fri-Sun 11 am-9 pm
Donna Chang
Donna Chang is one of the city’s must-see Chinese restaurants. It’s at the Adina Apartment Hotel, which is a five-star establishment. If you’re in the mood for Cantonese food with Sichuan flavors, this is a great place to go in Miami.
They use the freshest and finest local ingredients to deliver the best service possible. Don’t forget to drink something from their extensive wine and cocktail list to complement your meal. Today, Donna Chang will arouse all of your senses.
Address: Shop 3/171 George St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Contact: Phone: (07) 3243 4888
Opening Hours: Mon 12-9 pm, Tue-Sun 12-8 pm
Website: donnachang.com.au/
New Shanghai
In Brisbane’s CBD Queen Street Mall, the New Shanghai Queens Plaza is flanked by international designer names. Their restaurant, the only Chinese restaurant in Queens Plaza, serves a range of genuine Shanghai food.
All of New Shanghai’s recipes, which have been passed down through generations, employ only the best local vegetables and ingredients. To mention a few favorites, the menu includes their famous dumplings, wontons, dim sum, and delectable crab meat Xiao Long Bao, as well as braised pork belly, rainbow beef, and salt and pepper prawns.
The casual but modern eating environment is created by the Shanghainese 1930s street-style backdrop. New Shanghai Queens Plaza is conveniently located near Victoria Bridge, the Treasury Casino, the Brisbane Museum, and South Bank, making it the ideal spot to sample Shanghai cuisine while exploring Brisbane.
Whether you’re dining with friends and family or hosting a business meeting, their comprehensive and reasonably priced food, wine, and beverage menus will please everyone with the best Chinese cuisine has to offer.
Address: LG23/226 Queen St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Contact: (07) 3108 7652
Opening Hours: Sat-Thur 11 am-7 pm, Fri 11 am-9:15 pm
Website: www.newshanghai.com.a
China Sea Milton
Stanley Cheung, highly recognized restauranteur, migrated to Brisbane’s finest dining zone “Park Road, Milton” after 25 years of running a profitable restaurant in China Town.
The China Sea restaurant, which is located on the ground floor of the Cosmo Hotel and Apartments complex, offers sophisticated design and stunning river views. They specialize in superb Cantonese food served in an open kitchen by Philip Cheung, Stanley’s son as well as an award-winning chef.
Address:60 Park Rd, Milton QLD 4064
Contact: (07) 3367 0198
Opening Hours:
Website: www.chinaseamilton.com.au
Sichuan Bang Bang
Sichuan Bang Bang, a Kenmore favorite, serves classic Sichuan food from the region of Sichuan in southwest China. Sichuan cuisine is notorious for its heat, so this Asian hangout is only for those who can tolerate it.
Sichuan Bang Bang, a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant with an authentic fit-out (think dark wooden seats and oriental carpets and vases), is without a doubt home to some of Brisbane’s greatest Chinese. Peking duck for $10 Monday nights are a crowd pleaser!
Address: 8 Wongabel Street
Kenmore, 4069 QLD
Contact: 07 3378 8389
Opening Hours: Mon -Sun 5-9 pm
Website: https://www.sichuanbangbang.com.au/
Happy Boy
Happy Boy, located in Fortitude Valley, is the cool wine bar/Chinese restaurant you never knew you needed.
Happy Boy has established itself as one of the greatest restaurants in Brisbane, with a large devoted following, since it first opened its doors in 2014.
Happy Boy is all about the overall dining experience, combining raw but elegant decor to better showcase the unique dishes and drinks being served. Happy Boy is housed in a stunning light and airy space on East St with ample seating and a huge alfresco deck (just perfect for post-work drinks if you ask us).
Happy Boy focuses on authentically traditional, provincial Chinese cuisine, moving away from the westernized image of Chinese and Pan-Asian restaurant eating (no BYO!).
, with a comprehensive wine list—thanks to Spoken Wine, a small batch, Australian wine supporter—and boutique brews complementing a beautiful, classic, and anything from dull meal!
Happy Boy serves breakfast, lunch, and supper six days a week, as well as morning coffee. What a landmark in the neighborhood!
Address: East Street Fortitude Valley, 4006 QLD
Contact: 0413 246 890
Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 11:30-2 pm, 5:30-9:30 pm, Sat-Sun 11:30-2 pm, 5-9:30 pm
Website: https://www.happyboy.com.au/
Mei Wei Dumpling
Let’s be honest, nothing beats ordering every single kind of dumpling or steamed bun on a menu (they’re small so you’re allowed to), filling your very own dipping saucer with all the soya, vinegar and chilli oil you can handle, and stuffing your face. This is welcomed and encouraged at Mei Wei Dumplings, The Star Gold Coast’s hawker-style Cantonese spot which is opening its its second location at Treasury Brisbane on Thursday 12 March.
Before you can feast, first you’ll have to find the entrance to the underground venue, which sits below Fat Noodle on George Street. Inside you’ll find a casual, contemporary space filled with booth and communal dining spaces, and striking hand painted murals on the wall.
Once you’ve nabbed yourself a table, sidle up to the counter and take your pick from Xia Jiao (prawn) and Shao Mai (prawn and pork) dumplings, pot stickers, noodle soups, honey glazed barbecue pork, Cantonese roasted duck and oh so much more. The Brisbane venue has even expanded on their Gold Coast sibling’s menu, with barbequed meats like char sui pork, crispy pork belly and crispy duck to share. The icing on the cake? They’re open until 1am on Friday and Saturday nights, so you can feast all night long.
Address: Treasury Casino, George Street & Queen Street Brisbane City, 4000 QLD
Opening Hours: Thur-Mon 12-10 pm
Website: https://www.treasurybrisbane.com.au/casino-restaurants/mei-wei
LandMark Restaurant
In a relaxed setting, Landmark provides Chinese yum cha for lunch and a la carte for the evening. Sunnybank, Brisbane, is home to this Chinese restaurant.
Address: Sunnybank Plaza Shopping Centre 358 Mains Road Sunnybank, 4109 QLD
Contact: 07 3344 3288
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-2:30 pm, 5:30-9:30 pm, Sat-Sun 10-2:30, 5:30-9:30 pm
Stanley Restaurant
Stanley took up a heritage-listed property at Howard Smith Wharves and renovated it. An outdoor patio and bar with a retractable roof overlooking the river on the ground level provide a breezy area for lengthy lunches and alcoholic catch-ups. Inside, however, things are truly pushed to the next level, with jaw-dropping interiors that pay respect to classic Chinese architectural aesthetics with handcrafted rattan ceilings, bamboo and mural-lined walls, and hanging lanterns.
Chef de cuisine Louis Tikaram has devised a menu that includes classic Cantonese foods such as Peking duck, dim sum, and stir-fries, as well as more current dishes such as local seafood, BBQ, and roasted meats. The melt-in-your-mouth Byron Bay Berkshire pork belly, saucy Mongolian lamb ribs, and wok-fried pipi with XO sauce and crispy egg noodles are among the must-orders, as are the melt-in-your-mouth Byron Bay Berkshire pork belly, saucy Mongolian lamb ribs, and wok-fried pipi with XO sauce and crispy egg noodles.
Whatever you choose, start the evening with a drink before moving on to the 400-strong wine list crafted by Stanley’s Head Sommelier Thibaud Cregut, formerly of Sydney’s Nel. restaurant.
Address: 5 Boundary Street Brisbane City , 4000 QLD
Contact: +61 735589418
Opening Hours: Mon-Wed 5-10 pm, Thur-Sat 12-10 pm, Sun 11:30-10 pm
Noodle Magic
Noodle Magic is the place to go if you’re looking for a traditional Chinese restaurant in Toowoomba. It’s a low-cost eatery that serves a variety of noodle and dumpling meals. It provides dine-in, take-out, and catering services.
It is known for its real handmade noodles; you will not find any additions or chemical components in the noodles. Taste their Lan Zhou La Mian noodle meal, which is only available on weekends, if you ever want to try a unique noodle dish.
Address: Toowoomba Plaza, 878 Ruthven St, Kearneys Spring QLD 4350, Australia
Contact: +61 7 4636 2982
Opening Hours: Sun-Mon Closed, Tue-Wed 10:30-8:30 pm, Thur-Fri 10-9 pm, Sat 10-8:30 pm