The best Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, Chicago — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksChinatown has 3 Chinese restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Qiao Lin Hotpot sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the hot pot with customizable broths at Qiao Lin Hotpot. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 1 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.
Manhattan's Chinatown still does the things it has always done well, and a newer generation of rooms has opened alongside without displacing them.
Chinese in Chinatown — 4.7 across 1,495 diner reviews
Must-try: Hot Pot with Customizable Broths, Fish Balls
📍 2105 S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60616
Chinese in Chinatown — 4.4 across 1,063 diner reviews
Must-try: All-You-Can-Eat Asian BBQ, Self-Serve Grilled Meats
📍 2237 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Chinese in Chinatown — 4.1 across 3,333 diner reviews
Must-try: Pan-Fried Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings, Boiled Dumplings
📍 2002 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Qiao Lin Hotpot — 4.7 stars across 1,495 reviews, the highest on this list. Chinese in Chinatown — 4.7 across 1,495 diner reviews.
1 of the 3 book online — Qiao Lin Hotpot. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.
The hot pot with customizable broths at Qiao Lin Hotpot, the all-you-can-eat asian bbq at Wasai BBQ and the pan-fried dumplings at Qing Xiang Yuan Dumpling. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 2 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.