Chinese Restaurants in Toronto
Cantonese, Sichuan, Shanghainese, Hakka, Northeastern and Hong Kong style cafes, sorted by what the kitchen actually cooks.
Top-Rated Chinese Restaurants in Toronto
Rated 4 stars and above by CHOPSBOOK members. No paid placements.
Most-Reviewed Chinese Restaurants in Toronto
The places Toronto diners keep writing about.
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Newly Added Chinese Restaurants in Toronto
Recent openings and fresh listings worth trying.
Chinese Restaurants by Neighbourhood in Toronto
Jump straight to the area you are eating in tonight.
About Chinese Restaurants in Toronto
Chinese food in the GTA is not one cuisine. A Cantonese seafood house in Markham, a Sichuan hot pot room in Scarborough, a Shanghainese dumpling counter in Richmond Hill and a Hong Kong style cafe in North York are four different kitchens that happen to share a label on most review sites. CHOPSBOOK lists them separately, with the regional cuisine recorded on every restaurant page.
Dim sum remains the anchor of the scene. Markham and Richmond Hill carry the largest tea houses, many still pushing carts on weekends, while smaller downtown rooms run made to order menus. Beyond dim sum, the GTA covers roast meat shops, congee and noodle houses, hot pot, barbecue skewers, and the Hong Kong style cafes that serve baked pork chop rice and milk tea until late.
Listings carry the Chinese name alongside the English one, which is often the only way to match the restaurant to the sign outside or to what friends and family call it. Reviews come from members who eat in these rooms regularly.
Chinese Restaurants in Toronto: Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the best dim sum in Toronto?
Markham and Richmond Hill hold the highest concentration of large dim sum tea houses in the GTA, with Scarborough and downtown Toronto close behind. The Top-Rated section above ranks Chinese restaurants by member rating, and every listing shows whether the kitchen serves dim sum along with its opening hours and menu.
What regional Chinese cuisines can I find in Toronto?
The GTA covers Cantonese, Sichuan, Shanghainese and Jiangzhe, Hakka, Northeastern, Beijing, Hunan and Teochew cooking, plus Hong Kong style cafes and Taiwanese kitchens listed separately. Each restaurant page records its regional cuisine so you are not searching blind.
Do the listings show Chinese names?
Yes. Every restaurant carries both its English and Chinese name, and the site itself runs in English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, so you can search in whichever language you actually use.