My Chinese restaurants in Paris

I’m quite a fan of Asian cuisine even though I know very little about this part of the world, as I have only been to Singapore on that side of the globe, strangely enough… And yet, today on the blog, I’m sharing a small selection of Chinese restaurants in Paris. This will be a brief selection of restaurants of this type that I’ve had the chance to test in the capital. I already have a section on the blog with a small selection of great Chinese restaurant addresses in Paris and, as usual, I regularly update this article with my latest tests and new discoveries!

Woman eating Chinese food in Paris, Evian bottle on the table.

Chinese restaurants in the 1st arr. of Paris

C’est Chouette

C’est Chouette is a Chinese canteen offering Cantonese cuisine with both Asian and European inspirations in a sleek, colorful setting just a stone’s throw from Châtelet. We started with one of the house specialties, the clay pots, including a braised duck with taro pot (€18.80). My favorite part of the meal, which I highly recommend you try, was a vegetarian dish of crispy salt and pepper tofu cubes to be dipped in chili powder (€14.80). It’s seriously addictive, I promise! I also really liked their Cantonese rice (€11.80), naturally, which was delicious. For a light dessert, the mango cream with sago pearls (€6) was the perfect way to finish the meal. As for drinks, we tried the osmanthus tea (€4) and the iced black tea with fresh lemons (€6).

Eating tofu fritters with chopsticks at the Chinese restaurant C'est Chouette Paris.

Sliced lacquered duck served in a clay bowl at C'est Chouette restaurant.

Fried rice served with a golden spoon at C'est Chouette restaurant Paris.

Woman eating fried rice at the Parisian Chinese restaurant C'est Chouette.

Hanging floral installation at the restaurant C'est Chouette Paris.

Interior of the Chinese restaurant C'est Chouette Paris with marble tables and hanging floral decorations.

Interior of C'est Chouette restaurant Paris, two levels, hanging flower decoration.

Chinese mango-grapefruit dessert at the C'est Chouette restaurant in Paris.

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C’est Chouette Restaurant
22 rue des Bourdonnais 75001 Paris
Price: starters between €6 and €12.80 / mains between €11 and €21.80 / desserts between €4 and €9
The tip: lunch menus from Monday to Friday between €12.50 and €14.50
Link to the restaurant’s website

Ravioli Nord-Est

This brand, which has 3 locations in Paris, specializes in dumplings from Northeast China and everything is homemade. For my part, I went to test the location near Châtelet with my friend Mathilde, and we really enjoyed it.

Seaweed salad at Ravioli Nord-Est, tea and Kikkoman soy sauce.

Assortment of dumplings, seaweed salad and tea at Ravioli Nord-Est.

Interior of the Ravioli Nord-Est restaurant in Paris with Chinese lanterns.

Seaweed salad from Ravioli Nord-Est garnished with cilantro.

Interior of the Chinese restaurant Ravioli Nord Est Châtelet with wooden tables and chairs.

Coffee and Asian pastries on a wooden table, Ravioli Nord-Est assortment.

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Ravioli Nord-Est
115 Rue Saint-Denis 75001 Paris
Price: menu €10 with 10 dumplings of your choice + salad of your choice / menu €13 with 15 dumplings of your choice + salad of your choice / dumplings 10 pieces €8 / desserts between €3.50 and €4.50
Link to the brand’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 3rd arr. of Paris

Poulet Champion

Poulet Champion is a Chinese restaurant located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris that offers a concept featuring chicken clay pots, an authentic Chinese dish. These clay pots are super generous and meant for sharing (minimum 2 people)! They are based on free-range yellow chicken, raised outdoors, which simmers in a broth with plenty of other ingredients. Here, the menus are written in Chinese, so you have to ask the staff to translate, though I admit we chose our broth a bit at random. There are several broth recipes, varying in spice level, and you can also add ingredients to the inside, such as Japanese Enoki mushrooms, for example.

Clay pot lid with brass rooster head decoration at Poulet Champion.

Spicy stir-fried chicken with steamed buns in a clay dish.

Traditional chicken pot on a portable burner, Chinese tableware, restaurant Poulet Champion.

Smiling woman in a hat enjoying a Chinese dish of dumplings and vegetables.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant Poulet Champion in Paris with blue stools.

Interior of Chinese restaurant with traditional hot dishes on wooden tables.

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Poulet Champion
55 rue au Maire 75003 Paris
Price: clay pot to share for 2 people starting at €35 (super filling personally, for 2 people we couldn’t finish it at all…)

DaLong Yi Hot Pot

This restaurant located near the Réaumur Sébastopol metro station specializes in Chinese hot pot. It’s actually where I ate my first Chinese hot pot. The decor is quite nice, and at lunch, the place offers a menu for €49.90 that can easily be shared between 2 or even 3 people. The quality of the products in the set menu, however, isn’t incredible, I find. I also found the reception at the restaurant quite poor because no one explained to us how a Chinese hot pot worked, even though it was our first time, and we had to fend for ourselves, which I thought was a shame. Anyway, a mixed experience, but it made me want to try other Chinese hot pots.

Tasting Chinese hot pot with meat, shrimp, noodles and vegetables at DaLong Yi.

Facade of DaLong Yi Hot Pot restaurant in Paris with Chinese and Western signage.

Interior of DaLong Yi Hot Pot restaurant Paris with a customer at a table.

Wooden hot pot table with white tableware at DaLong Yi restaurant Paris.

Smiling woman eating Chinese hot pot with sliced beef and vegetables in Paris.

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DaLong Yi Hot Pot
74 boulevard Sebastopol 75003 Paris
Price: lunch menu at €49.90 in total with broth of your choice + a selection of plates (meat, Panga fish, shrimp, vegetables, soy, rice paste, instant noodles) to share with several guests (2 or 3 people I would say)

Chinese restaurants in the 5th arr. of Paris

Kongfu Pâte

The specialty of the Chinese restaurant Kongfu Pâte Notre-Dame, located in the Saint-Michel district in Paris, is knife-cut Chinese noodles! We loved the concept and the dishes are really good. So don’t be deterred by the storefront and the location in this very touristy neighborhood, which unfortunately contains many bad restaurants, and don’t hesitate to walk through the door of this address. The brand also has a 2nd location on rue Montmartre.

Chef Kongfu Pâte stretching fresh pasta over a pot in Paris.

Interior of the Kongfu Pâté restaurant with yellow service counter and dark wood furniture.

Kongfu Pâte and Bubble Tea shop in a narrow street in Paris.

Grilled dumplings with sesame seeds and scallion, dish from Kongfu Pâte Paris.

Interior of Kungfu Pâte Paris restaurant with colorful mural and wooden counter.

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Kongfu Pâte
16 rue Xavier Privas 75005 Paris
Price: noodles with 3 sauces to choose from €13.50 / grilled dumplings €13.50 for 8 pieces / drinks between €5 and €8.50
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 8th arr. of Paris

Restaurant Chez Ly

This restaurant is the stronghold of Madame Ly, heir to 4 generations of chefs. She splits her time between her two Parisian restaurants, one on Avenue Niel, the other on Rue Lord Byron (this is the one we visited). This brand is truly a family story, that of Madame Ly, who comes from a small, preserved island in the “Hai Nan” region of Canton. In 1975, her family took refuge in Hong Kong where Madame Ly was born and raised, initiated into great Asian cuisine by her father and grandmother.

Rich in this teaching, and her father’s supply networks, Madame Ly decided to leave Asia for the West and finally settled in Paris where she opened her 1st restaurant in 1988 in the 8th arrondissement with her husband Alain Ly. Today, the Chez Ly restaurants are a reference in the world of Chinese gastronomy in Paris. The restaurant on Rue Lord Byron was inaugurated in 2014 and is located just a stone’s throw from the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. The address is very large as it offers more than 120 seats and several small intimate lounges. Both establishments specialize in Chinese, Hong Kongese, and Thai cuisine.

Interior of Chez Ly restaurant in Paris with customers and chic atmosphere.

Table set with cutlery, wine glasses and chopsticks, Restaurant Chez Ly.

Woman pouring tea at the table in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Tea service with a clear teapot pouring into a blue and white Chinese cup.

Blue and white Chinese plates stacked with cutlery on white tablecloth.

The restaurant team includes 2 Cantonese chefs: one specializing in the preparation of wok-stirred dishes, the other in that of steamed dishes. A Thai chef is dedicated to the preparation of Siamese specialties, while another is entirely dedicated to the cooking of ducks, Peking-style lacquered or Cantonese-style roasted.

To taste:

As a starter, we shared dumplings based on rice flour (€17) and a lemongrass beef salad (€17.50).
You absolutely must try one of the house specialties, the Cantonese-style roasted duck, Hong Kong-style (€32), quite different from Peking-style lacquered duck because it is crispier.
As a side dish, we opted for the Cantonese rice with shrimp and chicken (€9.50) and the classic plain sticky rice (€7).
For seafood, we tested the scallops presented in their shells.
For dessert, I recommend the steamed coconut pearls homemade (€12) or the fresh mango (€13.50).
Regarding wines, Monsieur Ly being a fan, there is a very fine wine cellar with a very interesting selection of great French vintages.

And for a bit of authenticity and to stick to Asian traditions, I advise you to accompany your meal with a teapot of tea, it is very pleasant too.

Fresh Asian salad with beef and cilantro, dish from Restaurant Chez Ly.

Bottle of Sancerre 2016 Bourgeois-Henri in an ice bucket.

Grilled scallops with broccoli and chives on a blue plate.

Lacquered duck from Chez Ly restaurant garnished with cilantro on a white plate.

Sticky rice in traditional wicker baskets, dish from restaurant Chez Ly.

Woman eating seafood and rice in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Sliced mango dessert with lime and orchid flower, Restaurant Chez Ly.

Vietnamese coconut pearls in a creamy sauce on a banana leaf.

Parisian stone facade, signage, and person leaning against the corner of the street.

Thanks to the Chez Ly restaurant for this lovely invitation.

Chez Ly – Champs-Elysées
8 Rue Lord Byron, 75008 Paris
Link to the restaurant’s website

Little Shao

Little Shao is a small Chinese address located near the Madeleine church and specializes in bao. We started by tasting the Xia Long Bao, Shanghai dumplings with pork filling that contain a delicious broth. Then, the specialty here is the Sheng Jian Bao, brioches also from Shanghai, which are steamed and then pan-fried at their base. The address offers 3 types: duck, pork, and even a vegetarian version. You will also find other delicious dishes, such as these eggplants stir-fried with Doubanjiang (€11.90) or this black Angus beef stir-fried with black pepper (€15.90). For drinks, we had a ginger tea (€4.50) and a honey lemon tea (€4.50).

Steamed Xiao Long Bao enjoyed with a spoon in a bamboo basket.

Lively interior of the Little Shao restaurant in Paris with customers and beverage counter.

Decorative Chinese jars and bamboo steamer baskets at the Little Shao Paris restaurant.

Caramelized beef bite with chopsticks at a Parisian Chinese restaurant.

Portion of grilled xiaolongbao presented by a customer at the Little Shao Paris Chinese restaurant.

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Little Shao
25 Rue Vignon 75008 Paris
Price: Xia Long Bao for 6 pieces €10.90 / Sheng Jian Bao for 6 pieces €11.90 / starters between €6.90 and €10.90 / mains between €10.90 and €15.90 / desserts between €3.80 and €6.80
The tip: lunch menu on weekdays from €17.90
Link to the restaurant’s website

Yangmingyu

This restaurant, which opened its doors in February 2026 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, offers a Chinese specialty: “Huangmen” Chicken, a braised chicken in a yellow sauce. The address also offers other braised Chinese cuisine specialties, such as breaded chicken breast with Sichuan pepper or eggplant with minced pork, which we really liked. Plus, for each dish, you can choose the spice level (from no spice to level 3; personally, we took level 1 and it was already quite strong for us). For drinks, we accompanied our meal with the famous Chinese beer, Tsingtao.

Varied Chinese dishes with Huangmen chicken and spring rolls at Yangmingyu, Asian restaurant in Paris.

Four crispy spring rolls served in a bowl with green salad at the Yangmingyu restaurant in Paris.

Yellow illuminated sign of the Yang's Braised Chicken and Rice restaurant with a chicken mascot holding a ladle.

Yang's restaurant dining room with wooden tables, chairs and Hello Yang's illuminated sign on stone wall.

Interior of Yangmingyu restaurant in Paris with wooden tables, chairs and Chinese dish promotional posters.

Yangmingyu braised chicken dish with a fried egg, served in a hot bowl at the restaurant in Paris.

Interior of the Yang Ming Yu restaurant in Paris with stone vaults, set tables and wall poster.

Interior of Yang's Braised Chicken Rice restaurant in Paris with order counter and illuminated yellow signage.

Seaweed salad served in a small bowl at Yangmingyu restaurant in Paris.

Woman serving cooked white rice in a bowl at Yangmingyu restaurant in Paris.

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Yangmingyu
3 rue de Castellane 75008 Paris
Price: dishes between €12.20 and €17.90 (€12.90 for the specialty, Huangmen chicken)
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 9th arr. of Paris

Noodles Bar

This family establishment located in the 9th arrondissement offers authentic Chinese cuisine with traditional dishes in a simple and modern decor. On the menu: noodle-based dishes (special mention for the broths, which are delicious, especially the beef rib stew one!) but also homemade dumplings, Won Ton, homemade braised eggs (€1.90 an egg), fried tofu (€3.80)… As for drinks, I recommend trying the homemade iced tea (€3.80).

Marinated eggs with fried onions and chives at Noodles Bar Paris.

Interior Noodles Bar Paris with modern tables and benches.

Noodles Bar Chinese illuminated sign with illustrations of cooks preparing noodles.

Fried tofu with sauce and green onions served at Noodles Bar Paris.

Braised beef with noodles, bean sprouts and chives in a Chinese restaurant bowl.

Woman eating noodles in a Chinese restaurant in Paris, Noodles Bar.

Noodles Bar
34 rue Saint-Lazare 75009 Paris
Price: noodles between €12.80 and €15.80 / wontons between €10.90 and €13.90 for 10 pieces
The tip: weekday lunch menu at €13.50 with starter + main + drink

Chinese restaurants in the 10th arr. of Paris

Wukong The Grand Master

Wukong The Grand Master is a restaurant and late-night bar located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The decor, very immersive, is inspired by Wong Kar Wai’s films, particularly “In The Mood for Love” for those familiar with the Hong Kong filmmaker’s work. We fell in love with this place, whether for the food, the cocktails, or the atmosphere.

You can enjoy very good signature cocktails with Asian inspirations, and to accompany them, we tasted the discovery menu for 2 people, which offers an assortment of different dim sum and dumplings offered by the establishment. I really liked this option, perfect for trying a bit of everything and based on the idea of sharing. On the program: fried spring rolls, grilled Xiao Long Bao, whether chicken, pork, or vegetables, shrimp wontons… In short, we really enjoyed it. Desserts are not left behind with the steamed matcha bao or even the coconut pearl with sesame and peanut.

Woman eating dim sum with chopsticks in a dimly lit Chinese restaurant.

Cocktail served by a bartender at Wukong The Grand Master Paris.

Interior of Chinese restaurant Wukong The Grand Master Paris red atmosphere and lanterns.

Raw dumplings presented on a metal tray in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Assortment of Chinese fritters and spring rolls on a tiered stand, Paris.

Woman with hat and glasses, cocktail at Wukong The Grand Master Paris.

Steamed bao in a bamboo basket, Chinese restaurant Paris.

Facade Wukong Chinese Dimsum & Cocktail Bar, woman sitting on the terrace at night.

Cocktails, candle and chopsticks at the Chinese restaurant Wukong The Grand Master Paris.

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Wukong The Grand Master
32 rue Beaurepaire, 75010 Paris
Open Monday to Thursday from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM / Friday and Saturday from 6:00 PM to 1:30 AM / closed Sunday
Price: discovery menu for 2 people €50 (28 pieces in total) / cocktails €14 and mocktails €9 / desserts €4.50
Good to know: the address has a room for private events upon reservation!
Link to the restaurant’s website

Tonton Mao

This address specializes in Chinese barbecue. You can find skewers cooked over charcoal in a setting where you travel to China in the 80s. The idea is to take several items to share: different types of skewers (from the most classic with lamb, pork, and beef to the most hardcore like chicken hearts or pig’s feet), but I also recommend testing the fried chicken skins or even the green beans or garlic shoots covered with herbs and condiments that are also found on the skewers! As for drinks, I recommend the “homemade tea” (teapot – €5.80); I’m not entirely sure what’s in it, and I’m not certain it’s even tea, but it’s very good!

"Old Shanghai" poster in Chinese restaurant with wooden tables and Chinese neon lights.

Spicy crispy food served with chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Woman eating Chinese skewers at Tonton Mao in Paris.

Assortment of skewers, vegetables and Chinese rice served at the Tonton Mao table.

Smiling woman in front of the decorated facade of the Chinese restaurant Tonton Mao Paris.

Spicy skewer on white rice, beer and Chinese dishes at Tonton Mao Paris.

Interior Chinese restaurant Tonton Mao Paris, black table and display wall.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant Tonton Mao in Paris with red sign.

Interior Chinese restaurant Tonton Mao Paris with blue and red neon lights.

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Tonton Mao
24 Rue d’Enghien, 75010 Paris
Price: skewers between €1.80 and €8 / specialties between €2 and €6.80 / for a complete meal with drinks, expect about €25 per person
The tip: lunch menu “bento barbecue” with 2 dishes + salads + rice for €12.80

Panda Panda

I am a big fan of this pop and colorful Asian canteen from the Panda Panda group, which has 4 Asian restaurants in Paris (I also talk about two other addresses of the group below: Tiger Tiger and Suzie Wong). Panda Panda is located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and offers cuisine that takes you on a journey between Hong Kong and Taiwan. You can find Xia Long Bao and other Dim Sum prepared each day by their Bao masters trained in Hong Kong. On the program: super good Asian starters and dishes to share and very, very good vibes radiating from this place. And the icing on the cake, the prices are really reasonable. Try it immediately!

To taste: the fried Wontons (€8.50 for 5 pieces); the poached Shui Jiao chicken version (€8.50 for 5 pieces); the classic Taiwanese Gua Bao or the fried chicken one (€7); the Xiao long bao (€8 for 5 pieces); the beef Chow Fun noodles (€12); the braised lamb noodles in biang biang version, large noodles with a choice of spice level (€15.50); for dessert, the chocolate-hazelnut bao (€4.50) or the mango sago for a lighter dessert (€6); for drinks, I recommend the homemade lemonades (€5.50) or a small Taiwanese beer (€5)… Well, anyway, everything is delicious, you can’t go wrong.

Hands of a person eating beef noodles with bean sprouts with chopsticks.

Assortment of Chinese dishes at Panda Panda Paris: noodles, bao, dumplings.

Interior Chinese restaurant Panda Panda Paris with neon sign "浪谷虎" (Lang Gu Hu).

Spicy cucumber salad with sesame seeds in a blue and white bowl.

Chinese fried dumplings seized with chopsticks on a decorative plate.

Interior of Chinese restaurant Panda Panda Paris, customer reading the menu.

Counter of a Chinese restaurant, bottle shelves and Panda Panda board.

Hands of guest pulling large noodles with chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant.

Crispy chicken bao, pickles and red onions served at Panda Panda Paris restaurant.

Panda Panda restaurant Parisian terrace with customers eating outside.

Facade of Chinese restaurant Panda Panda Paris with neon signs and customers inside.

White steamed bao with red heart in bamboo basket held by hands.

Cool drinks presented by a customer at the Chinese restaurant Panda Panda Paris.

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Panda Panda
21 Rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris
Link to the restaurant’s website

Tiger Tiger

This address, located near the Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, offers Chinese gastronomy, like what you find in typical Hong Kong bistros known for their varied and affordable menus. We really enjoyed ourselves by taking several starters and dishes to share! The restaurant is part of the same group as Panda Panda, which I just talked about above, and Suzie Wong, which I’ll talk about right after. Here again, you order by filling out a small paper sheet with a pencil for all the dishes you want to order and their quantity.

I especially recommend you taste the smashed cucumbers (€4), cucumbers marinated with lemon and garlic, their very crispy ginger fried chicken (€12), the Peking-style lacquered duck (€13, and I recommend you take the traditional version with the wheat crepe), the Hong Shao eggplants (€10), or even the Ha Kao (€8 for 5 pieces), iconic Hong Kong dumplings, and for dessert, their coconut sesame bao (€4)! As for homemade drinks, I really liked their cucumber ginger lemonade (€4.50) and also their Genmaïcha lemonade (€4.50).

Cucumber salad marinated with sesame seeds and chives in a blue bowl.

Chinese dumpling (dim sum) held with chopsticks in a bamboo steamer basket.

Interior Chinese restaurant Paris, red chairs, wooden tables.

Stir-fried eggplant soy sauce and chili on a Chinese plate in Paris.

Crispy fried chicken served with sauce and garnish on a Chinese plate.

Interior modern Chinese restaurant with wooden tables, red chairs and neon bar.

Chinese meal: lacquered duck, dumplings, eggplants, and drinks seen from above.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant Tiger Tiger in Paris with customers in front.

Interior of a Chinese restaurant in Paris with red tables and neon counter.

Tiger Tiger
15 rue René Boulanger 75010 Paris
Price: plates between €7 and €13 / sweet bao €4 / homemade lemonade €4.50
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 11th arr. of Paris

21G-Dumpling

This restaurant located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris specializes in dishes from Shanghai. The decor is very nice and inspired by the atmosphere of an Asian market (it was done by a film set designer). Here, the dim sum are fresh and made by hand with carefully selected ingredients. And the specialty is the Xiao Long Bao (€11.50 for 6 pieces), the famous soup dumpling originating from Shanghai, a steamed dumpling composed of broth and filling (don’t hesitate to ask for advice because there is a way to eat it so you don’t burn your tongue with the juice).

Also to taste: the wonton (€11 for 6 pieces); the gua bao (€8.50); burgers with bao bread; the sautéed pak choi (Chinese cabbage – €8); the guo tie, grilled chicken dumplings (€10.50 for 6 pieces); the Chinese eggplant (€7).

Interior Chinese restaurant Paris, red lanterns and set tables.

Grilled gyoza with sauce and sesame, held by chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Interior Chinese restaurant 21G Dumpling Paris with wishes hung up and customers.

Chinese eggplant glazed with sesame seeds and cilantro at 21G Dumpling Paris.

Bok choy with fried onions, Chinese dish in Paris.

Garnished bao with pork, fried onions and cilantro, 21G Dumpling Paris.

Chinese dumpling dipped in a spicy sauce, held by chopsticks.

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21G Dumpling
167 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75011 Paris
Price: lunch menu from Monday to Friday with wonton Pork shrimp or veggie sauce Chili/Jade+ pak choi or fried rice
+ starter or dessert for €18.50
Link to the restaurant’s website

Mala Boom

The Mala Boom restaurant is the first restaurant in Paris entirely dedicated to Málà Xiāngguō, a Chinese dish inspired by the Sichuan region. This dish can be composed and shared according to your desires by choosing from a selection of about twenty ingredients. The spice level is adjustable between 0 and 5, which means that a non-spicy option where you just feel the spices of the sauce is entirely possible.

For our part, for this first time, we opted for level 1 and I think it was very good for discovering all the flavors of the dish. As a side dish, I recommend you take a bowl of plain rice to soothe your mouth, and for the taste, we loved the crushed radishes (€6.20) and the Sichuan pickles (€5.60). As for dessert, we opted for a Jujube syrup ice cream (€6.20), just to bring the temperature down. For drinks, the address offers a small selection of craft beers and natural wines (by the glass between €6 and €7).

Interior contemporary restaurant Malaboom Paris with counter, wooden tables and red walls.

Interior of the restaurant Malaboom in Paris with stone wall, red bench and set tables.

Interior contemporary Chinese restaurant Malaboom Paris with red walls and gong.

Marinated vegetables (cabbage, carrots) and plain rice in a Chinese restaurant.

Menu Malaboom Málà Xiāngguō, ingredient options, and dessert.

Asian spicy chicken dish with peanuts, cilantro and sesame eaten with chopsticks.

Woman eating a spicy dish with chopsticks, PIMENT Malaboom poster in the background.

Restaurant "A Spicy Love Story" terrace, navy blue facade and orange awning in Paris.

Yellow and red poster "La Fête du Piment" Malaboom, Paris, 02.07.23.

Glass of white wine in front of a woman with glasses, Malaboom Paris.

Asian dessert caramel sesame sauce, dessert Chinese restaurant Paris.

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Mala Boom
42 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
The price of Málà Xiāngguō depends on the ingredients chosen but expect about €40 for 2 people with about 8 to 10 ingredients / dessert €6.20
Link to the restaurant’s website

Suzie Wong

This Panda Panda group address, opened in 2024, is located in the 11th arrondissement. Once again, you’ll find Chinese cuisine in a bistro with a neo-seventies atmosphere this time. As in the other addresses of the group, the principle remains to order several plates (starter and/or main dish) for the table and to share everything!

To taste: the Shui Jiao with pork, poached dumplings with free-range pork, Chinese cabbage, ginger, a homemade chili oil, and peanuts (€8.50 for 6 pieces); you absolutely must try the Biang Biang, these very wide noodles, we took the version with Taiwanese-style braised beef with cilantro and peanuts (€14); another specialty, the Popcorn fried chicken, buttermilk-marinated fried chicken with a homemade spicy mayo (€12); for a veggie dish, I recommend the Hong Shao eggplants, melt-in-the-mouth Chinese eggplants with a homemade soy black vinegar sauce and fried onions (€11.50); for drinks, I recommend their homemade lemonades (€5.50); for dessert, the chocolate-hazelnut bao (€4).

Person using baguettes to lift wide noodles in a Chinese restaurant bowl.

Spicy Chinese dumplings with sesame seeds, dipped in a red sauce, served in a Parisian restaurant.

Woman eating Chinese food in a Parisian restaurant, Suzie Wong.

Chinese meal with noodles, fried rice, dumplings and eggplants, person eating.

Interior Chinese restaurant Suzie Wong in Paris with customers and bright red decor.

Crispy fried chicken, popcorn and lime wedge in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Modern interior Chinese restaurant Suzie Wong Paris, bright orange tables and chairs.

Suzie Wong restaurant Paris shop window with hours: Open every day lunch & dinner.

Single brown steamed bao in a bamboo basket, Chinese restaurant Paris.

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Suzie Wong
24 rue des Taillandiers 75011 Paris
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 13th arr. of Paris

Dix Secondes Nouilles

This restaurant, located in the heart of the Asian district of Paris and not very far from my home, offers a Chinese specialty from the Yunnan province: a dish with rice noodles that are dipped at the very last moment into a broth where other ingredients are added according to your tastes and desires. And what’s more, here the noodles are all-you-can-eat and you can ask for as many as you want (the only limit is your appetite)!

Interior restaurant Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle Paris with wooden tables.

Smiling woman enjoying a hot pot in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Interior restaurant Chinese Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle Paris.

Rice noodles lifted with chopsticks in a bowl of Chinese broth.

Braised beef and sides served on a tray for a Chinese meal in Paris.

Night facade Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle Paris restaurant with person.

Customers eating in a Chinese restaurant in Paris with wicker decor.

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Dix Secondes Nouilles
76 avenue de Choisy 75013 Paris
Price: broth + ingredients + noodles combos between €12.90 and €14.90

Dao Restaurant & Art

I had already tested (and approved) this restaurant when it was still called “0 d’attente“. Today the establishment has had a makeover and a new Chinese chef from Chongqing has been in the kitchen since the beginning of the year, Liu Gaojin. The latter honors unpublished and authentic Chinese recipes in the 13^th arrondissement, more particularly the cuisine of the Shanghai and Sichuan regions. These specialties sometimes date back to the Qin dynasty, dating back to 221 BC.

The chef offers a deliberately simple menu highlighting fresh products and which is renewed each season. The restaurant offers 2 rooms and up to 40 covers. It is composed of a restaurant part, and in the basement, there are also 3 Karaoke rooms aimed at the Chinese clientele who is very fond of this type of entertainment.

Woman eating Chinese dishes with chopsticks, bottle of Evian.

Interior Chinese restaurant, customer alone at a table near a bottle shelf.

Interior of Chinese restaurant in Paris with customers eating at a table.

Interior modern Chinese restaurant with customers eating, decorated with a white tree.

To taste:

As a starter, we shared pork belly (but it wasn’t that fatty) with green bean sprouts “Dao Ke Bai Rou” (€10).
As a meat dish, we tested pork fillets with bamboo and black mushrooms “Yu Xiang Rou Si” (€15) but I have to admit we didn’t really appreciate the rather particular taste of this dish (well, especially me…).
The langoustines sautéed with sea salt and Sichuan pepper “Chuan Jiao Hai Yan Hai Zhe Xia” (€30). It’s a very original dish and very far from the way we are used to eating langoustines in the West. We even wondered if we should eat the shells or not because they were almost crispy… I think the waiter must have thought we were a bit crazy…
As a side dish, I really liked the green beans with pickled Sichuan mustard greens and a little minced beef “Gan Bian Dou Jiao” (€14), very tasty! Or the water spinach sautéed with garlic “Suan Xiang Kong Xin Cai” (€13) are also very nice.
For dessert, the establishment offers a selection of pastries from l’Osmanthe, a pastry shop in the 12th arrondissement specializing in exotic desserts.

For drinks, if you want to test something original, I advise you to try the rice alcohol, it’s quite surprising.

Spicy sautéed langoustines on crispy julienne, Chinese restaurant dish.

Chopsticks picking a piece of Chinese dish sautéed with strips of meat.

Green beans sautéed with blue and gold chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Bottle of white Chinese rice alcohol with Wanli label.

Glasses of rice alcohol served in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Bar shelves filled with bottles of alcohol, wines, champagnes and Chinese spirits.

Spicy garlic sautéed green beans on blue plate, Chinese restaurant dish.

Interior Chinese restaurant with counter, red decorations and dried plants.

Woman eating sautéed green beans with chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant.

Assortment of sophisticated French pastries on a tray, including strawberry tart and entremets.

Individual yellow pineapple-shaped dessert on a plate with spoons.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant DAO Restaurant & Art in Paris.

The little extra: the restaurant exhibits works by young contemporary Chinese artists during exhibitions that change every month.

Thanks to the Dao restaurant for this beautiful discovery.

Dao Restaurant & Art
55, boulevard Saint-Marcel 75013 Paris
Phone: 09 81 49 68 06
Opening hours: Lunch Thursday to Monday (12:00 PM – 2:30 PM) & dinner 7 days a week (7:00 PM to 11:00 PM)
Price: expect around €25 on average
Lunch menu with starter + main + rice + soup at €16
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 16th arr. of Paris

Chez Zhong

I’m straying a bit from the rule of this article because this restaurant offers both Chinese and Thai cuisine (don’t hesitate to check out my article with my selection of Thai restaurants in Paris). However, since the Chinese cuisine is very good there, I still wanted to include this restaurant in my selection! This family establishment has existed for many years and is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. We really loved the homemade cuisine at this address, the very fair prices, and the kindness and good humor of the team.

Chinese dishes to taste: Imperial sautéed beef with peppers (€14.90); the assortment of steamed dumplings (€8.50); Sichuan chicken (€14.50).

Spoon of creamy seafood soup and green leaf in a white bowl.

Grilled sesame gyoza on lettuce with soy sauce, Chinese restaurant Paris.

Hearty Chinese meal seen from above, hands eating steamed bites with chopsticks.

Dim sum tasting at Zhong Paris with woman eating with chopsticks.

Beef stir-fry with vegetables and green onions in a bowl at the Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Close-up of a shrimp in a creamy mushroom and vegetable dish served in a Chinese restaurant in Paris.

Hands of person eating Asian noodles with chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant.

Interior Chinese restaurant Zhong Paris with set tables and woody decoration.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant Chez Zhong in Paris at night, warm atmosphere.

Chez Zhong
69 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris
Price: starters between €6.90 and €12.90 / mains between €13.90 and €19.50 / desserts between €3 and €9.90
Link to the restaurant’s website

Chinese restaurants in the 17th arr. of Paris

Madame Fan

This restaurant, which was formerly called Fanfan, changed its name and concept in 2024 to become Madame Fan, a restaurant located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris that offers refined Chinese cuisine in a chic and cozy atmosphere. We started with one of the house specialties, Xiao long bao, Chinese steamed dumplings, here stuffed with Iberian pork. I was a little less fond of the lamb skewers with cumin, which I found quite classic. For the main dish, we really liked the smoked duck breast with tea and also for a side dish, I recommend the Dan Dan noodles which are delicious. For dessert, my preference clearly goes to the roasted pear with soy milk ice cream (€9).

Hand with chopsticks taking a xiao long bao in a wooden basket.

Bottles of wine Mas Llossanes and Fontaine Goby Irancy 2022.

Chicken stir-fry with peanuts and red chilies served in a bowl at Madame Fan Paris restaurant.

Interior Chinese restaurant Madame Fan Paris with blue benches and Asian decor.

Grilled meat skewers on mini Japanese barbecue at Madame Fan Paris.

Woman eating beef and Chinese dishes at Madame Fan Paris restaurant.

Person eating peanut sauce noodles with chopsticks at Madame Fan Paris restaurant.

Chocolate lava cake served with green cream in a blue bowl.

Intimate red velvet and marble table, Chinese restaurant atmosphere Paris.

Facade of the Chinese restaurant Madame Fan in Paris, awarded by Michelin 2021.

Interior Chinese restaurant Madame Fan Paris with red and blue atmosphere.

Tested in 2024 - invitation

Madame Fan
18 rue Bayen 75017 Paris
Price: in the evening, Discovery menu with starter + main + dessert at €49
The tip: lunch menu with starter + main or main + dessert at €32 and starter + main + dessert €37
Link to the restaurant’s website

Find all my restaurant tests in Paris below:
⇒ My restaurant tests in Paris
⇒ My Asian restaurants in Paris
⇒ My Chinese restaurants in Paris

MY GREAT CHINESE RESTAURANT ADDRESSES IN PARIS
⇒ Dao Restaurant & Art
⇒ Chez He
⇒ Yoom Dim Sum
⇒ Le Lys d’Or
⇒ Restaurant Chez Ly

MAP OF MY GREAT FOOD ADDRESSES IN PARIS AND THE ILE-DE-FRANCE REGION

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