The dim sum destination in Chicago Chinatown with carts rolling through a massive dining room on weekend mornings. The har gow and siu mai are textbook, the turnip cake is crispy perfection, and the P...
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Fat Rice
Macanese / Portuguese-Chinese · Logan Square
The only Macanese restaurant in America, bringing the Portuguese-Chinese-Indian fusion of Macau to Logan Square. The arroz gordo (fat rice) is the signature -- a clay pot of rice loaded with meats and...
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Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings
Chinese / Dumplings · Chinatown
Chinatown dumpling specialist that hand-pulls, wraps, and cooks every dumpling to order. The lamb and cumin dumplings are extraordinary, the spicy wontons swim in chili oil, and watching the dumpling ...
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Lao Peng You
Chinese / Sichuan · Chinatown
Chinatown late-night Chinese that serves some of the most authentic Sichuan food in the city. The mala dry pot is fiery and customizable, the cold noodles are perfectly spicy, and the dining room is p...
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JM Seafood
Chinese Seafood · Bridgeport
Chinese seafood restaurant in Bridgeport rated 9.0 by the Infatuation. Twin lobster sticky rice with gingery lobster meat, salted egg yolk fried pumpkin, and fried salt and pepper soft-shell crab. Cal...
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Lao Sze Chuan
Sichuan Chinese · Chinatown
Tony Hu Sichuan empire flagship in Chinatown where the dry chili chicken is so famous Obama ordered it. The ma po tofu has proper mala numbing heat, and the menu is 200+ items deep. Not every dish is ...
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YooYee
Sichuan Chinese · Uptown
Sichuan restaurant in Uptown that Resy named one of the 10 that defined Chicago dining in 2025. No reservations, walk-in only -- the bold Sichuan flavors and affordable prices make the wait worthwhile...
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Sun Wah BBQ
Chinese BBQ · Edgewater
Edgewater Hong Kong BBQ where the whole Beijing duck arrives in three acts: skin on the table, meat with pancakes, soup from the bones. The hanging window of roast meats out front isn't decoration — o...
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Xi'an Cuisine
Chinese / Northwestern · Chinatown
Hand-pulled noodle shop in Chinatown specializing in Northwestern Chinese cuisine. The biang biang noodles are thick, chewy, and tossed in chili oil. The cumin lamb is fragrant and the lamb burger is ...
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Qing Xiang Yuan Wicker Park
Chinese Dumplings · Wicker Park
The Wicker Park outpost of the Chinatown dumpling house, with the same hand-wrapped dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, and scallion pancakes that built the original's reputation. Walk-in only — go early ...