The Best Chinese Restaurants in New York
Updated July 2026 · 57 places tracked
New York has 57 Chinese restaurants on WaitlistWizard's live reservation catalog, clustered in Chinatown, Williamsburg, and East Village. The list below ranks the standouts by diner rating, and we track real-time table availability at 50 of them.
Antidote
Chinese · Williamsburg · $
4.8(2,121)Breeze
Chinese · Greenpoint · $$
4.8(900)Mala Hot Pot
Chinese · Midtown · $$
4.8(543)CheLi - Flushing
Chinese · One Fluton Mall · $$
4.7(1,725)Lunar
Chinese · Murray Hill · $$
4.7(1,256)Phoenix Palace
Chinese · Chinatown · $$
4.7(260)
Chef Guo NYC
Chinese · New York · $$$$
4.7(137)Szechuan Mountain House Manhattan
East Village · $
4.6(2,548)CHILI
Midtown Manhattan · $
4.6(1,478)Potluck Club
Chinese · Chinatown · $
4.6(855)Yong Chuan
Chinese · Lower East Side · $$$
4.6(446)MáLà Project Greenpoint
Chinese · Greenpoint · $$
4.6(431)Blue Willow 夜来湘
Midtown West · $$
4.5(2,158)Sei Less
Chinese · Midtown · $
4.5(1,921)MáLà Project East Village
Chinese · East Village · $
4.5(1,602)CheLi - Manhattan
Chinese · East Village · $$
4.5(1,556)Chinese Tuxedo
Chinatown · $$
4.5(1,448)Red Sorghum 夜宴
Long Island City · $$
4.5(1,205)Kings Co Imperial - Williamsburg
Chinese · Williamsburg · $$
4.5(950)Steam
Chinese · Greenwich Village · $
4.5(532)Dalongyi Hot Pot LIC
Long Island City · $$
4.5(503)MáLà Project 53rd St
Chinese · New York · $
4.5(420)Kings Co Imperial - Lower East Side
Chinese · Lower East Side · $$
4.5(381)Spicy Moon - Chelsea
Chelsea · $$
4.5(267)
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best Chinese restaurants in New York?
- Ranked by diner ratings across the 57 Chinese restaurants in our New York catalog, the top picks are Antidote, Breeze, and Mala Hot Pot.
- Which New York neighborhoods are best for Chinese restaurants?
- Chinatown, Williamsburg, and East Village have the highest concentration of Chinese restaurants in our New York catalog.
- How do I get a table at a fully booked restaurant in New York?
- WaitlistWizard monitors live reservation availability at 50 of these restaurants. Set a free watch on a sold-out table and you'll get an alert the moment a reservation opens up.