Best Chinese restaurants in Dubai 2025: 10 top-rated spots to try next
A guide to the best Chinese restaurants in Dubai is something every foodie needs to have, as you never know when that desire for dim sum might strike.
How often do you crave Chinese food? At least once, probably twice a week? Join the club.
Everything you need to satisfy those cravings is right here, with our list of the best Chinese restaurants in Dubai.
Check out the full list of the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2025 winners here
From high-end restaurants to the most authentic Chinese cuisine in town, we present the top-rated spots in town.
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These are the best Chinese restaurants in Dubai, as recognised by the Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards 2025.
The best Chinese restaurants in Dubai 2025
WINNER
Long Teng Seafood Restaurant
Credit: Long Teng Seafood Restaurant
Long Teng is renowned for its Chinese seafood dishes, which it does extremely well. Set over several floors in Business Bay, this authentic spot is the go-to when it comes to traditional, fresh seafood dishes. There's also a wide selection of dim sum – from crystal prawn to veg, as well as cute little chick-shaped custard buns.
From noodles to stir-fries, there is everything you could want, making it one of the best Chinese restaurants in Dubai. It's so good there's even a location in Time Out Market Dubai.
Unlicensed. U-Bora Business Tower, Business Bay, @longtengseafood (04 241 1666).
Check out our full Long Teng Seafood Restaurant review here
Highly commended
Hutong
Credit: Hutong
A high-end Chinese restaurant in DIFC, Hutong hails from Hong Kong and has famous locations worldwide, including in London's The Shard. The DIFC branch is a cool location for lively late-night dinners, fun brunches, business lunches or a dinner date.
With a large spacious interior, with high-ceilings and a central bar, plus a cute terrace (often complete with a DJ), it's quite simply the best Chinese restaurant in Dubai. The menu is fantastic too, with a top selection of dim sum (don't miss the truffle mushroom bao) as well as plenty of Sichuan-style dishes – including the spicy signature Red Lantern crab.
Licensed. Gate Building 6, DIFC, hutong-dubai.com (04 220 0868).
Check out our full Hutong review here
XU
Credit: XU
This modern Cantonese restaurant has stunning interiors and despite its surprising location in Kempinski Mall of the Emirates, it's fast becoming one of Dubai's dining hot spots. From the team behind Twiggy, Ninive, and La Cantine du Faubourg, the standard of service and quality of food at XU is high – as you'd expect.
A solid line up of dim-sum and stir-fries are sure to impress with tasty plates including salt and pepper squid and pan-fried scallop dumplings. The black pepper beef tenderloin is a hit, while if you're feeling bougie opt for the caviar prawn toast. The décor is cool, the diners are cool, and it's one of the newest, and now best, Chinese restaurants in Dubai.
Licensed. Kempinski Mall of the Emirates, Al Barsha, xudubai.ae (04 394 6252).
Check out our full XU review here
Shortlisted
Demon Duck
Credit: Demon Duck
This upmarket restaurant comes from celebrity chef Alvin Leung, known for his self-professed 'X-Treme Chinese' food, at Banyan Tree Dubai. With cool décor, moody lighting and graffiti-style design it's a trendy spot, but with a more premium price tag.
As the name suggests duck is the main ingredient here, whether you want it as gyoza, salad or as the classic Peking duck – which is a must-try. There are plenty of other modern plates such as sweet and sour chicken, chicken xiao long bao, short-rib gyoza and more.
Licensed. Banyan Tree Dubai, Bluewaters Dubai, @demonduckdubai (04 556 6466).
Hakkasan
Credit: Hakkasan
This globally famed name is renowned for its high-end Chinese food. Here in Dubai, Hakkasan is found at Atlantis The Palm and has a cool setup with moody lighting and classy interiors. Dive into a selection of premium dim sum – all in different colours and shapes and stuffed with everything from veg to lobster or wagyu beef. Stir-fries are also worth trying, especially the black pepper rib-eye.
The vibe is elegant and it's a well-known spot for a fancy Chinese meal.
Licensed. Atlantis The Palm, Palm Jumeirah, hakkasan.com/dubai (04 426 0752).
Check out our full Hakkasan review here
Maiden Shanghai
Credit: Maiden Shanghai
One of the liveliest Chinese restaurants in Dubai, Maiden Shanghai is probably best known for its high-energy Naughty Noodles party brunch. However, that's not to say its Chinese food isn't top-notch too. Priding itself on being MSG-free, Maiden Shanghai serves up a range of delicious, and familiar, dishes from dim sum to char sui beef, sweet and sour prawns to sizzling lamb, kung pao chicken and egg-fried rice. The interiors are cool and the views from the terrace are fantastic too, making this a top all-round location.
Licensed. FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai, Palm Jumeirah, maiden-shanghai.com/dubai (04 455 9989).
Check out our full Maiden Shanghai review here
Moli by Shi
Credit: Moli by Shi
Found in Dubai Hills Business Park, this is a chic, elevated neighbourhood-style Chinese restaurant. With luxe interiors and a sophisticated vibe. There are popular Cantonese dishes on the menu, as well as more authentic plates such as abalone and cordyceps duck soup if you're feeling more adventurous.
Feeling fancy? There's an elevated roasted duck with caviar and foie gras. If you're keeping it simple, don't miss the dim sum – especially the steamed prawn version and the cute little wagyu beef puffs.
Licensed. Dubai Hills Business Park, molibyshi.com (04 276 3338).
Check out our full Moli by Shi review here
Mott 32
Credit: Mott 32
As well as being one of the best Chinese restaurants in Dubai, Mott 32 also has one of the most enviable views in the entire city. Sat up on the 73rd floor of the Address Beach Resort, you can see for miles from this super vantage point – all along JBR, to Jumeirah, Downtown and beyond, as well as across to Palm Jumeirah and Bluewaters.
Aside from the stunning setup, the décor inside is eye-catching too, with swathes of foliage and a cool vibe. The menu boasts modern Chinese dishes with plenty of dim sum, stir-fries and more. There's also an interesting vegan menu (think faux squid, duck et al) as well as a list of more authentic plates such as a bird's nest soup.
Licensed. Address Beach Resort Dubai, JBR, mott32dubai.com (04 278 4832).
Check out our full Mott 32 review here
Royal China
Credit: Royal China
One of the more old-school Chinese restaurants in Dubai, Royal China in DIFC has stood the test of time. Drawing in a loyal crowd, there's a spacious dining room with plenty of dark woods and vibrant reds – all echoing the traditional vibe of the delightful Chinese food that arrives swiftly to the table.
Dim sum is a major draw here, with all the usual suspects present and correct, from scallop dumplings to steamed chilli chicken and roast chicken buns, as well as dishes such as seafood hot pot, crispy duck, stir-fries and more Hong Kong-style Chinese food.
Licensed. Precinct Building 4, DIFC, royalchinadubai.com (04 354 5543).
Check out our full Royal China review here
Tang Town
Credit: Tang Town
With a menu steeped in the thousand-year-old culture of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Town takes its Chinese seafood seriously.
An abundant selection of live seafood draws in the connoisseur, with organic fish head served 12 different ways, various cooking methods for baby lobster – from simply steamed with garlic to baked with chicken broth and cheese – and a marinated jellyfish head salad that wobbles delicately as its served.
An exceptional new addition to Dubai's Chinese dining scene, with the Tang roasted peking duck with caviar rivalling the best in town.
Licensed. Dubai Mall Fountain Views, Downtown Dubai @tangtown_dubai (04 431 2888).
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