Dim sum

Wing’s
Manchester City CentreLincoln Square’s traditional Cantonese restaurant Wing’s has been an institution in the city centre since 2004, when it first found fame...

Spice Thai
RopewalksThe cosy Spice Thai restaurant is hidden away just above a motel bar near Hanover Street, with an interior intended...

Gaijin Dumpling House
LevenshulmeGaijin Dumpling House is a hidden gem in the heart of Levenshulme's main strip, serving authentic halal-friendly East Asian dishes.

8 Manchester
Whitefield8 Manchester is a glitzy temple to Chinese cooking, all soft carpet, plush velvet and moody black. It might have...

Tattu Manchester
SpinningfieldsLocated in the heart of the Spinningfields business district, Tattu Manchester is an Instagrammer’s dream. Think penumbral lighting, body art-inspired...

Chamber 36 Smithdown Road
Chinatown (Liverpool)Following in the footsteps of the China Town Chamber 36 OG, this second opening also serves specialities from across East...

The Rice Bowl
Manchester City CentreThis family-run Chinese restaurant has history. After first setting up in Liverpool in 1955, Wing Lau moved operations to Manchester...

Tai Wu
Manchester City CentreTai Wu on Upper Brook Street has a slightly unprepossessing exterior – it sits above W.H. Lung’s cash and carry...

Chung Ku
BrunswickChung Ku is very different from Liverpool’s other Chinese restaurants. It’s a modernist icon on the waterfront just south of...

Man Tsuen Ho’s
Chinatown (Liverpool)Man Tsuen Ho’s may be a relative newcomer to Liverpool’s Chinatown but you wouldn’t know. Everything about it looks like...

Happy Seasons
Chinatown (Manchester)If you need a culinary lift to the spirits, the triple roasted meats at Happy Seasons in Chinatown will do...

Red Chilli Manchester Portland St
Manchester City CentreOriginally a Sichuan restaurant when it first opened at the turn of the century, Red Chilli on Manchester’s Portland Street...

Chamber 36 Liverpool
Chinatown (Liverpool)Just a chopstick's throw from Liverpool's Chinese Arch, the original Chamber 36 serves specialities from across East Asia including a...

Only Yu
Chinatown (Manchester)This 2023 addition to George Street has already secured a place as one of the most popular restaurants in Chinatown....

Little Yang Sing
Chinatown (Manchester)Cantonese and contemporary, Little Yang Sing has a relaxed feel in otherwise bustling Chinatown. It's popular for its dim sum,...

Ying Wah
Woolton VillageYing Wah has been serving up Chinese food to loyal Woolton regulars for over 50 years. Restaurants come and go...

Maggie Fu Hanover Street
RopewalksIts website proclaims 'authentic Chinese food', but the menu at Maggie Fu's stretches way beyond the borders of the People's...

Yu Copster Green
Copster GreenYu Copster Green (formerly known as Yu and You) is an established, upscale Chinese restaurant serving British favourites and house...

Yum Cha
Lark Lane'Dim sum, roast meats and big plates' promises both Yum Cha's website and the restaurant awning but there are small...

Pacifica Cantonese
EcclesPacifica Cantonese in Eccles is an old-school Chinese restaurant with lurid neon signage. It’s not trying to be slavishly authentic...

Yum Cha Manchester
Manchester City Centre"Dim sum, roast meats and big plates" promises purpose-built Kampus gaff Yum Cha's bespoke Insta-friendly neon sign – but there...

Blue Eyed Panda
AncoatsWhether it's go-hot-or-go-home Chinese fare you're after or something a little less tastebud blowing, Ancoats indie Blue Eyed Panda delivers...

Maggie Fu Smithdown
Mossley HillIts website proclaims "authentic Chinese food", but the menu at Maggie Fu's stretches way beyond the borders of the People's...

Hong Kong Choi
BroughtonThis cha chaan teng-style “tea restaurant” is the Hong Kong equivalent of a greasy spoon and serves the region's typical...

Mei Dim
Chinatown (Manchester)Mei Dim by name, dim sum by nature. If it's the Cantonese version of small plates you're after, look no...

Red Chilli Manchester Oxford Rd
Manchester City CentreA stylish, upmarket Chinese restaurant well placed to scoop up the students and gig-goers flowing out of the Academy over...