Sichuan Chinese · Chinatown / Bellaire · Michelin Recommended, James Beard Nominated
The Sichuan restaurant that made Chinatown a destination for adventurous eaters. The dan dan noodles have proper mala numbing heat, the mapo tofu is authentically fiery, and the cumin lamb is addictiv...
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Sinh Sinh
Chinese / Vietnamese · Chinatown / Bellaire
Chinatown late-night institution serving Cantonese-Vietnamese seafood until 4 AM. The salt and pepper crab is the one everyone's talking about, the garlic noodles are addictive, and the dining room at...
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Tiger Den
Chinese / Cantonese · Chinatown / Bellaire
Bellaire Blvd Cantonese restaurant that stays packed until midnight. The wonton noodle soup is clean and perfect, the roast duck is properly lacquered, and the congee at 11 PM is the best comfort food...
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Pepper Twins
Sichuan Chinese · Montrose
Twin-run Sichuan kitchen on Westheimer where the heat is the point. The water-boiled fish arrives in a cauldron of chili oil that hits every nerve ending, and the dan dan noodles and dry pot keep the ...
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Hong Kong Food Street
Cantonese · Katy · Michelin Recommended 2025
Authentic Cantonese cooking in Katy that earned a Michelin recommendation. The Peking duck, wonton noodles, and live seafood preparations are the real deal — this is Hong Kong transplanted to suburban...
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Fung's Kitchen
Chinese / Dim Sum · Chinatown / Bellaire
Traditional dim sum institution on Bellaire Boulevard with carts circling the tables and over 150 items on the menu. The har gow, siu mai, and char siu bao are textbook Cantonese, and the banquet menu...
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Ocean Palace
Chinese / Dim Sum · Chinatown / Bellaire
Houston's largest dim sum restaurant on Bellaire Boulevard, where push carts loaded with steamer baskets weave through a cavernous dining room packed with families. Pork shu mai, turnip cake, and har ...
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One Dragon
Chinese / Soup Dumplings · Chinatown / Bellaire
Tiny 10-seat restaurant on Bellaire Boulevard known for its authentic soup dumplings (xiaolongbao). The thin-skinned parcels burst with hot broth and pork filling — among the best in Houston. The inti...
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Hai Cang Harbor Seafood
Vietnamese-Chinese Seafood · Chinatown / Bellaire
A massive Vietnamese-Chinese seafood restaurant in Chinatown known for spicy and tangy seafood platters. Massive crab, lobster, and noodle dishes are perfect for large group dinners. The weekday lunch...
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Dumpling World
Chinese / Dumplings · Clear Lake
Clear Lake's go-to for hand-folded dumplings on El Camino Real — straightforward, consistent, and reliably packed with a local crowd that knows what it's doing. The kind of neighborhood dumpling spot ...