Places in this guide
N°1Chinese restaurantL'Orient d'Or
On rue de Trévise, away from the bustle of the Grands Boulevards, a Hunan-inspired kitchen that Gilles Pudlowski's guide has followed for years. The Mao pork appears in some twenty reviews, described as bold and well spiced without excess.
« In this neighbourhood known for its kosher restaurants and shops, you eat here a cuisine inspired by Hunan (not to be confused with Yunnan…). »
— gillespudlowski.comSee the full place file8 mentions
N°2Chinese restaurantRavioli Nord-Est
On rue Civiale, in a quiet Belleville street, a family restaurant devoted to the food of Liaoning, on China's north-eastern border: wheat rather than rice, fermented cabbage, and dumplings rolled on site, steamed or pan-fried.
« Less known than Sichuan or Cantonese cooking, the Liaoning region hides no fewer surprises. This is a family restaurant where you eat simple, good food. »
— ceckr.wordpress.comSee the full place file4 mentions
N°3Dim sum restaurantSteam Bar
On rue du Sabot, a discreet address that restages the atmosphere of Hong Kong's steam bars: wood and leather by Studio Boxwood, a long counter open onto the kitchen, steamer baskets set down in front of you. By some distance the most closely followed Chinese table on this list.
« This discreet address on rue du Sabot in the 6th arrondissement takes you to Hong Kong, into the atmosphere of the steam bars, those dim sum temples you simply have to visit when you make the trip. »
— thuriesmagazine.frSee the full place file16 mentions
N°4Chinese restaurantHoriz
On rue Volta, in the oldest Chinatown in Paris, the Lin brothers turned the family restaurant into a kitchen that works rice in every form, flour, noodles, crumb, liquor, from starter to dessert. Reviews name the bings and the happiness noodles first.
« In the heart of the oldest Chinatown in Paris, on rue Volta, the Lin brothers turned the family restaurant into a more contemporary address called Horiz. A kitchen that celebrates the food of south-east China by choosing to work rice in all its forms, from starter to dessert. »
— Sortir à ParisSee the full place file11 mentions
N°5Chinese restaurantDelice de Condorcet
On rue Condorcet, Xiao Zang, from northern China, makes his noodles and dumplings on site and colours them with carrot, beetroot or spinach juice. France Inter made it one of its addresses, Télérama calls the dough Technicolor, and a dozen dumplings still costs under nine euros.
« This is a lovely hole-in-the-wall trying its hand at modern decor. The owner is called Xiao Zang, he comes from northern China, and the great specialty of the house is noodles and dumplings. »
— radiofrance.frSee the full place file11 mentions
N°6Chinese restaurantGros Bao - Paris
On the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin, Céline Chung and Billy Pham rolled out 350 square metres of Hong Kong decor over two floors, after launching their first address on rue Saint-Denis. A huge review count and a high rating make this the mainstream gateway on this list.
« After setting rue Saint-Denis alight, Céline Chung and Billy Pham shift up a gear and deliver an XXL version of their anti-hole-in-the-wall! »
— Time OutSee the full place file9 mentions
N°7Chinese restaurantRed Katz
In the Sentier, three young French-Chinese women opened a 300-square-metre room with a spectacular set, reviewed by Le Figaro. Guests describe a 1950s immersion carried right down to the basement toilets, and the rating has been rising since it opened.
« In a 300-square-metre room in the Sentier (2nd), three young French-Chinese women open their restaurant with a spectacular set worthy of a Christmas Disney film. »
— lefigaro.frSee the full place file16 mentionsRating rising
N°8Chinese restaurantTrois Fois Plus de Piment
The house that got Paris used to Sichuan heat, with noodles made on site and Dan Dan at just over ten euros, in a defatted pork broth lifted with chives, coriander, peanuts and garlic. The balance of price, intensity and review volume is hard to beat.
« Signature dish? The Dan Dan noodles swimming in a defatted pork broth, dressed with chives, coriander, Chinese cabbage, peanuts and garlic (10.40 euros). »
— Time OutSee the full place file6 mentions
N°9Dim sum restaurantchez ann
On rue de l'Échiquier, a blond-wood canteen where the dim sum are rolled by hand after you order, in a dough kneaded from organic flour and guaranteed MSG-free. The family previously ran a Sichuan noodle shop on rue Mouffetard, and it shows in the fillings.
« In this prettily flowered canteen of blond wood and long benches, dim sum rule the roost. And not just any dim sum: these are fresh and flavourful, hand-made, kneaded from organic flour and guaranteed MSG-free. »
— TéléramaSee the full place file9 mentions
N°10Chinese restaurantShan Goût
On rue Hector Malot, near the Gare de Lyon, a Chinese home-style kitchen that claims the principles of traditional medicine and refuses both freezer and microwave. Gault&Millau lists it as a Table Gourmande, which is rare for so confidential an address.
« Shan Goût is the first Chinese home cuisine restaurant in Paris to combine the ideas of ancient Chinese medicine with traditional cooking skills from both China and the West. »
— obonparis.comSee the full place file10 mentions
N°11Dim sum restaurant21G Dumpling
A step from the Aligre market, the open kitchen rolls its dim sum by hand every day: soup-filled xiao long bao, duck-confit siu mai, free-range chicken guo tie with house satay sauce. Reviews regularly compare them to those eaten in Asia, and the rating is rising.
« At 21G Dumpling you are offered a journey between Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai. The kitchen team makes a range of dim sum by hand every day, to authentically Chinese recipes, from carefully chosen ingredients. »
— Sortir à ParisSee the full place file8 mentionsRating rising
