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I don’t mean to brag, but Vancouver’s lineup of Chinese delivery options is exceptional. From hole-in-the-wall spots offering savoury pork-packed buns to globally recognized restaurants serving award-winning Peking duck, this city is buzzing with awesome spots to order in from.
The greatest thing about Chinese food is family-style dining and the culture it creates. Putting together this list brought back memories of dishing out chow mein with friends, fighting over the last dumpling with coworkers, and debating with family over which type of noodle is best. Sharing is caring, after all. So allow me to share this all-star list of Vancouver’s top Chinese restaurants — all of which offer delivery near you.
Bao Bakery
You want buns, hon? The sizable bao at this little restaurant is packed with fillings like classic pork, salty duck egg yolk, and brilliant purple ube. The fresh siu mai is juicy, flavourful, and larger than average. This is the spot to turn to when you’re craving quick, cosy comfort food. Plan ahead for the next bao sesh and get some frozen ones, too.
Chefs Choice Chinese Cuisine
For all-out Chinese takeout, look no further. Executive chef Tommy Pang’s glorious steamed soup dumplings and tender chicken with sticky rice are the stars at this award-winning Cantonese fine-dining restaurant. The deep-fried, pork-marinated spareribs, beef stir-fried rice noodles with satay sauce, and house special fried rice (bursting with little sakura prawns) travel particularly well. This restaurant is recognized by the Michelin Guide.
ChongQing Restaurant
Commercial Drive’s ChongQuing doesn’t have a particularly exciting exterior, but like a pork spring roll, the real magic is on the inside. Take this Szechuan-style Chinese restaurant seriously when they say something is spicy (like the hot and sweet ginger beef, a local fave) and don’t forget to eat your vegetables (the green beans here are superb and a medium on the heat scale).
Cindys Palace
Longtime Vancouverites will wax nostalgic about the Golden Phoenix Chinese restaurant on Broadway and Nanaimo, which closed in the 2000s, but any Vancouverite can enjoy that cuisine today: The same local family operates Cindys Palace, just nine blocks south. The Peking duck, steamed fish, deep fried squid, and baked tapioca pudding are standouts here for delivery near you. If you’re on the hunt for really good Chinese food in Vancouver, order delivery from this gem.
Dinesty Dumpling House
Here’s a good way to convince your out-of-town guests to move to the city permanently: Order them xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) from Dinesty. Poking the soft wrapper and letting the hot, savoury soup spill out is a must — both for the fun factor and to avoid a wicked burnt tongue. While family-style dishes are the norm at most Chinese restaurants, Dinesty offers single-serving takeout “bento boxes,” which are excellent for solo diners — or people who never learned how to share. This is a Most Loved Restaurant on DoorDash, which means it is one of the top-rated and most reliable merchants on DoorDash.
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
Yes, both Dinesty and Dynasty are on this list; don’t get confused! They have different food and vibes, but have something in common: a commitment to excellence. While Dinesty Dumpling House leans more casual, Dynasty Seafood has received accolades locally and beyond for upscale fare (Peking duck, pan-fried black cod, and beautifully braised tofu are faves). Why did the chicken feet cross the road? To get perfectly steamed at Dinesty. This restaurant is recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Flamingo Chinese Restaurant
Most restaurants in this city don’t live as long as your average flamingo (25 or so years), but this Cantonese spot is still kicking it at the age of 50. Fans of Flamingo Chinese Restaurant love their shrimp and chive dumplings for delivery near you. Sorry, one more real-life flamingo fact: Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp they eat, so odds are they’d love this spot — if birds were allowed to get resos. Five decades in the city has resulted in the top dishes leaning more classically Western: Think lemon chicken, sweet and sour pork, and chow mein. This is a Most Loved Restaurant on DoorDash.
Golden Seafood Restaurant
If you’re the kind of person who loves to study a menu ahead of your meal, clear your schedule for this place. Golden Seafood Restaurant has over 100 items on offer, from congee to lotus-wrapped lobster to donuts. The pork chops in dried plum sauce and Angus beef with mixed mushrooms are chef specials — and this chef is always right. And yes, you can get everything from their extensive menu delivered straight to you.
Grand Chinese Restaurant
Crispy salted chicken, sautéed lamb with cumin, and pork intestines with chilli pepper are favourites at Grand Chinese, a staple in the Yaletown neighbourhood since 2019. The portions are so big, you can count on having leftovers for lunch the next day.
Happy Lamb Hot Pot
Here’s a way to absolutely guarantee that your Chinese delivery is fresh: Cook it yourself. Simmering your own meats and veggies is the name of the game in hot pot, and Happy Lamb has some of the freshest building blocks to set you up for soupy success. I like to order the half and half broth (part original, part spicy) in which to cook the garlic beef and lamb shoulder. Don’t forget to give your compliments to the chef (you).
Heritage Asian Eatery
Heritage remains a household favourite of mine thanks to their consistently bold, balanced flavours. The five spice chicken wings are kickass, and the gai lan with garlic chips is a veggie even carnivores will swoon for. Or, you can keep it simple with wonton soup full of plump prawn and pork wontons — a hug in bowl form. This is a Most Loved Restaurant on DoorDash.
iDen & Quan Ju De Beijing Duck House
This Michelin-rated restaurant has a long name and a long list of awards to go with it. Top techniques and prime ingredients elevate traditional dishes at iDen & Quan Ju De: Think fried rice with foie gras, smoked truffle black pepper wagyu, and jellyfish salad with cordyceps flower. The restaurant’s namesake, Beijing duck, is a must-order — splurge and get the whole bird, or go with the duck soup if you’re looking for a more casual (and less pricey) pick. This restaurant is recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Kam Wai Dim Sum
Most Vancouverites have picked up fresh or frozen dim sum from this Chinatown spot at one time or another: It’s been in the neighbourhood for more than 30 years. It’s family-owned; fittingly, family-style is the way you’ll be eating. Whether you opt for straightforward essentials like ha gow (shrimp dumplings) or vegan dishes or baos (the deluxe is filled with duck egg yolk, chicken, and Chinese sausage) — or some combo of the above — takeout from Kim Wai just might be the ticket to a drama-free family dinner.
Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant
Congee and dim sum are the stars at Neptune Palace, but make sure you save room for dessert. The restaurant offers an expansive sweet-but-not-too-sweet menu, with dishes like egg tarts, matcha custard rice balls, steamed pomelo sponge cake, and deep-fried durian fruit balls. The treats are almost too cute to eat (the chilli mango gelatin is shaped like an adorable little duck). Almost. This restaurant is recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Peaceful Restaurant
Would Guy Fieri ever steer you wrong? My family initially went to this restaurant because my dad saw it on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, but Peaceful is much more than an as-seen-on-TV attraction. I’ve ordered the hand-pulled dan-dan noodles more than any dish in any Chinese restaurant — they’re packed with minced pork, and the Sichuan pepper peanut sauce is awesome. Another fun fact: I stopped eating red meat for almost two years in my early twenties, and Peaceful’s iconic sweet hoisin sauce beef roll was the reason I started again. Now I’m a happy omnivore, and it’s all their fault.
Shanghai Dumpling King
I’ve made dumplings myself a handful of times, and always ended up with a handful of mess. Packing the filling into thin dough isn’t easy, but Shanghai Dumpling King has clearly earned their royal title. Welcoming owners and a tiny square footage make this restaurant an if-you-know-you-know spot for great delivery near you. The modest menu is focused on combos (like fried dumplings with curried beef noodle soup and a pickled egg), each of which include those out-of-this-world dumplings.
Sun Garden Chinese Restaurant
We all have that friend who is a bottomless pit — the one who’s finishing their meal and everyone else’s, the one you can depend on to tackle that last chicken wing. Treat that friend to some of the city’s best Chinese food: Chicken chow mein, house special fried rice, and sweet and sour pork are consistently great — and come in enormous portions.
Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant
Another classic spot for family dinners, Sun Sui Wah has an expansive menu with plenty of comforting classics alongside all-out wow-factor dishes. There’s hot and sour soup — unfussy, familiar, delicious — as well as a whole deep fried chicken that’s spectacular. I’ll pig out on the honey barbecued pork any day.
Szechuan Chili
General Tso sadly didn’t invent General Tso’s chicken (it was named after him because he shared a hometown with the dish’s creator, who came along a couple hundred years post-Qing dynasty). If you like that bit of trivia, here’s another: Szechuan Chili has been serving the city for more than 20 years. Yes, they have General Tso’s chicken, but the real star (in my opinion) is the ginger beef.
Western Lake Chinese Seafood Restaurant
Impressing Vancouverites isn’t easy, especially the ones who like to leave reviews online (I’m sure every one of my favourite restaurants has at least one abysmal review; it comes with the territory). But Western Lake defeats all odds with consistently rave reviews across every platform. That’s because the deep-fried dumplings stuffed with savoury pork are good enough to please even the grumpiest diners.
Yu Xiang Yuan
This Fraser street spot does big numbers in noods: in every noodle dish, you can choose between dragging (round), cutting (flat), pushing (thick) or rice noodles. Shanghai dragged noodles and spicy dan-dan noodles are the two It Girls here. It’s also a great spot for dim sum — can you really go wrong with xiaolongbao?
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