North Austin's address for serious Sichuan, House of Three Gorges leans into the numbing heat and depth real Sichuan cooking demands. The Infatuation slotted it into their top 25, and the kitchen earn...
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Ling Wu
Chinese / Dim Sum · South Austin
Austin's best dim sum experience with two locations. Cart service on weekends with har gow, siu mai, and BBQ pork buns. The dinner menu spans Cantonese, Sichuan, and Hunan traditions. A much-needed ad...
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Ling Kitchen
Chinese / Sichuan · North Austin · Michelin Recommended
Michelin-recommended Sichuan restaurant in northwest Austin serving fiery, authentic Chinese cooking. The mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, and dry-fried green beans are the real deal. A rare Michelin nod f...
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Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum
Dim Sum / Asian · Clarksville
Lin Asian Bar runs Clarksville's dim sum program, turning out shu mai with pork and shrimp, scallion-laced plates, and a weekend brunch cart worth reserving for. The kitchen treats dim sum as a craft ...
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Qi Austin
Chinese / Asian Fusion · Downtown
Qi works modern Chinese from a downtown perch with a rooftop bar and a dim sum program, trading on city views as much as the food. The kitchen runs an Asian-fusion angle alongside the dumplings and sm...
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Din Ho Chinese BBQ
Chinese BBQ · North Austin
A North Austin Cantonese BBQ counter built on roast duck, char siu, and crackling pork belly hung in the window. Rice plates come fast and cheap, the kitchen has held its line for years. Beijing duck ...
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Anthem
Chinese / Modern · East Austin
Modern Chinese restaurant and cocktail bar in East Austin with creative dim sum, noodles, and wok-fired dishes. The Sichuan dan dan noodles and soup dumplings are standouts. The cocktail program adds ...
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Old Alley Hot Pot
Sichuan Hot Pot · North Austin
A Sichuan hot pot spot in North Austin, the kind of long-table, simmering-broth meal best done with a group. It made the Infatuation hit list on the strength of doing the real thing rather than a wate...
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Wu Chow
Chinese / Dim Sum · Downtown · Eater Austin 38 essential restaurants
A W 5th Chinese restaurant from the Swift's Attic team — hand-pulled noodles, weekend dim sum, and a serious regional Chinese menu that remains one of the most serious Chinese dining rooms in the metr...
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Old Thousand
Chinese-American · East Austin · Eater Austin Best New 2018
An E 11th Chinese-American restaurant — a concise chef-driven menu with kung pao wings and cumin lamb, a strong Japanese-whisky bar program, and one of the defining date-night rooms on the revitalized...