Houston has come a long way since its original Asiatown developed in East Downtown in the 1980s. The area was once bustling with a number of Asian-owned restaurants and businesses, and was considered one of the best places to seek out excellent Chinese food. Rapid commercial development in the ‘90s resulted in their displacement, leading many to relocate to Southwest Houston where Asiatown, as we know it today, was taking shape.
In the last couple of decades, Bellaire Boulevard in Asiatown has indeed become a hotbed for great Chinese restaurants in Houston, but the cuisine is well represented far and wide across the city with chefs taking to Montrose, the Heights, Rice Village, River Oaks, and the new Katy Asiatown to showcase their takes on traditional fare. From golden Beijing duck to melt-in-your-mouth xiao long bao, Houston’s Chinese restaurants deliver a dining experience as vibrant and rich as the city’s cultural tapestry.
Whether it’s a hearty takeout order you seek, or a more in depth, dim sum brunch experience, consider this guide of Houston’s best Chinese restaurants the next time a craving for soup dumplings or sesame chicken hits.
It isn’t mandatory to order the whole lacquered Peking-style duck at Duck N Bao, but it’s clear why the dish is the restaurant’s namesake. Served half ($35) or whole ($58), the signature duck is roasted daily, and presented alongside pancakes, cucumber, scallion, and duck sauce making it an epic feast to share. While duck may be the main attraction, consider wetting your palate with a variety of dim sum, or starters like the marinated garlic cucumbers ($8), kung pao brussels sprouts ($10), and smoked pork ribs smoked in tea leaf ($21). 5535 Memorial Dr. Ste. O, Houston, ducknbao.com
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