The best Chinese restaurants in Sunset Park, New York City — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksSunset Park has 3 Chinese restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Chuan Tian Xia sits at the top with 4.5 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the mapo tofu at Chuan Tian Xia. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Sunset Park is two great food neighborhoods in one — Brooklyn's largest Chinatown along Eighth Avenue, and Mexican cooking along Fifth.
Chinese in Sunset Park — 4.5 across 1,489 diner reviews
Must-try: Mapo tofu, Chongqing chicken, Whole grilled fish
📍 5502 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Chinese in Sunset Park — 4.4 across 2,211 diner reviews
Must-try: Siu mai, Har gow, Roast duck and pork
📍 6409 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Cantonese banquet dim sum in Sunset Park — carts, noise, and a room that seats hundreds
Must-try: Har gow, Shrimp rice noodle rolls, Egg tarts
📍 714 65th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Chuan Tian Xia — 4.5 stars across 1,489 reviews, the highest on this list. Chinese in Sunset Park — 4.5 across 1,489 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The mapo tofu at Chuan Tian Xia, the siu mai at Bamboo Garden Restaurant and the har gow at East Harbor Seafood Palace. 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.