The Chinese food scene in Perth and WA is as diverse as its history, spanning the bold, fiery flavours of Sichuan, the delicate hand-pulled noodles of Lanzhou, and the comforting Cantonese classics that have been staples in Perth for generations.
Shaped by the Chinese and Cantonese communities who have long called WA home, it also extends to the hawker-style dishes of Malaysia and Singapore, reflecting the deep influence of the diaspora across Southeast Asia.
From bustling yum cha spots and hole-in-the-wall noodle houses to refined regional specialties, Perth’s Chinese restaurants celebrate tradition while embracing innovation. Whether you’re after silky cheong fun, crisp-bottomed sheng jian bao, or a steaming bowl of mapo tofu, there’s a spot for every craving.
Here are the best Chinese restaurants in Perth and across WA.
The Best Chinese Restaurants in Perth and WA for Special Occasions
There’s nothing quite like Andly’s Private Kitchen. Chef Li “Andly” Yuekan takes diners on a culinary journey through China’s regions, all from an intimate dining space in West Leederville. There’s fist-sized Shanghai lion’s head meatballs, tenderly swimming in a moat of umami-laden broth alongside a banquet of other seasonal ingredients. The menu is fixed, starting at $100 and rising in set increments to $300. With reservations taken only by text, it feels like one of Perth’s best-kept dining secrets.
Andly Private Kitchen
At Pearl on the Point, you can enjoy views of the Boorloo Bridge while sipping soup and slurping down noodles. Opt for the premium Teochew-style banquet, with lobster, crab, barramundi and eel prepared however you choose—we recommend steamed, true Teochew-style. If you need something more central, head to Grand Orient. Their Peking duck is easily the star of the banquet—from the moment it gets wheeled out of the kitchen, to the performance of having it sliced into paper-thin sheets tableside, before finally being folded into a pancake with spring onions and hoisin sauce.
A stop at Chow’s Table is a must when you’re down south. The menu takes cues from Chef Malcolm Chow’s family heritage and the dishes deliver on aesthetics as much as taste. The siu mai dumplings are a must. Topped with bright orange caviar, there are briny bursts of flavour and colour in a dish that you could easily double up on. Barramundi with a lively shrimp sambal is leaning towards comfort and the lacquered roast ducks you see hung in the kitchen aren’t just for show. A final pro tip: get the inevitable leftover rice and a little bit of Chow’s classic duck boxed up and you’ve got next-day fried-rice dinner sorted.
Chows Table
Perth’s Best Chinese Restaurants for Dinner
The traditional multi-course Chinese banquet features a lazy Susan stacked with a rotating assortment of meat, fish and claypots—perfect for any dinner, with enough food for leftovers the next day. Chin’s Noodle House has fed generations of families with their crackling duck, roast pork and noodles—perfect for rowdy family dinners or for a convenient takeaway. Tong’s Kitchen has all the family favourites—from Australian-Chinese classics (think sweet and sour pork) to crowd pleasers like sizzling tofu and Peking pork ribs.
There are always lines snaking out of Good Fortune Roast Duck House in Victoria Park and Northbridge during any significant Chinese festival, as aunts, uncles and distant cousins alike queue to order from one of the oldest purveyors of Cantonese-style roast meats for family dinner. But, Good Fortune Roast Duck house has also made a name for itself as a family dinner destination, thanks to its extensive menu which has all the dishes you need for a healthy and prosperous year (think steamed fish for abundance, lobster noodles for long life and abalone for good fortune) while maintaining affordable classics—like their three meat combination rice and shredded duck fried rice—for parties of one or two.
Good Fortune Roast Duck House
Looking for some spice to heat up your evening? Red Chilli Sichuan Restaurant brings Sichuan cuisine to Russell Square. It packs the punch of all the tongue-numbing (mala) signature dishes of the Sichuan region, including la zi ji (look up dry chilli chicken on their menu—nuggets of fried chicken hidden in a mountain of red chilli) and kou shui ji (written as hot pot fish on their menu).
Over in Northbridge, Chilli Panda is bringing the best Hunan heat to Perth. Their noodles are generous for a solo dinner, but book a table so you can order the spicy whole fish—that comes in a bain marie setup—to share the full Hunan dinner experience with your friends and family.
Chilli Panda
For a casual dinner, you can’t go wrong with China Tang, who has been serving students in Broadway for years. While their Beijing zha jiang noodles (a dry minced-pork noodle, similar to dan dan noodles) and steamed xiao long bao (soup dumplings) will satiate the ravenous appetites of any university student, it’s the fried chicken with its crisp-craggly coating that’s a surprise hit.
Perth’s Best Restaurants for Chinese Dumplings
There’s a dizzying array of restaurants that are making handmade dumplings, fresh for lunch and dinner. Authentic Bites Dumpling House leads the charge in Northbridge, with lines snaking down Newcastle Street hankering for their xiao long bao (soup dumplings). Around the corner, Juicy Bao Bao excels in plating up pan-fried dumplings, with crisp bottoms and lacy sides.
You can be assured that the xiao long bao at Shanghai Street are made fresh to order as you can see the chefs painstakingly pleating these little morsels of soup in the shop window while you queue.
Shanghai Street
People’s Inn Dumpling House is a hidden gem in East Perth, where the dumplings are made fresh by the auntie team in the back corner of the dining room, and the soybean milk is pressed fresh daily. The best part? You can have your dumplings fried and served in a metal canteen container or gently boiled with noodles.
Perth’s Best Dim Sum Restaurants
Dim sum is not just dumplings, and these restaurants prove that. Fortune Five is the heart of dim sum in Northbridge, with plump siu mai (pork and prawn dumplings), har gao (prawn dumplings) with translucent skin and the smoothest cheong fun (steamed rice noodle rolls) you’ll get on this side of the river. These tell-tale details are the things that any Cantonese grandma will say are signs of a quality dim sum restaurant and Fortune Five hits them all. For a modern take, order a baked (not steamed) lau sa bau (salted egg yolk custard bun) whose crisp-lace top cracks open to leave a lava of custard flowing down your plate.
If you’re looking for dim sum without the side of trying to find a carpark Northbridge, head to Canton Lane in Belmont, where the spare ribs are tender and the durian mochi is fragrant. Wang’s Treasure House in Morley serves those north of the river who are hankering for a weekend of steamed dumplings, with all the classics like chicken feet, steamed beef tripe and steamed beef belly.
Perth’s Best Restaurants for Chinese Noodles
Chop Chop BBQ will serve your choice of Cantonese-style meats (duck, roast pork, char siu or chicken) atop of a bed of egg noodles—though you can’t really go wrong with a classic wonton noodle. The extra dollar for boneless duck is worth it, allowing you to savour the juiciness of the duck without having to worry about fishing out bones.
Qin’s Lanzhou Beef Noodle House has branches spanning Victoria Park and in Northbridge, which goes to show how much Perth loves authentic beef noodles. No matter what thickness you like your noodles (there are eight to choose from!) the broth shines through, bringing a beefy, savoury hit to each spoonful.
Qinz Lanzhou Beef Noodle
Wang Xiang Noodle Perth are serving up East Malaysian kolok mee (dry noodles) and sang nyuk main (pork noodles) that have been satisfying the Chinese-Malaysian diaspora south of the river, all served with a in-house broth that’s brimming with sleeves of pork, pork intestine and liver—all the best parts in true tail to snout eating! For the cost conscious, Hello Spice in Canning Vale brings braised beef noodles and scallion oil noodles for under $15.
The Best Chinese Breakfasts in Perth
Avocado toast and poached eggs, move aside. This is the year of the Chinese breakfast, with tea eggs and steamed buns galore. Baozi King is the place to go for all your Chinese breakfast needs, where you can enjoy a classic Chinese breakfast of a you tiao (Chinese cruller) dipped in freshly pressed soybean milk. If you’re looking for a quick breakfast to go, replace your blueberry muffin with a steamed fluffy spring onion bun pulled from the giant steamer at the front of the store. For the gold-standard of soybean milk, head over to Walson Foods, who supply soybean milk (and tofu) to many of Perth’s largest restaurants, and pick up a glass of soybean milk to start your day and a savoury tofu pudding to go.
If you want more, check out our guide to the best dumpling and noodle restaurants in Victoria Park here.
