Best Chinese Food near me in Orlando, FL

Where to find Chinese food in Orlando

Orlando's best Chinese restaurants are spread across town. Taste of Chengdu is in Baldwin Park, the planned neighborhood east of downtown built on the former Naval Training Center. YH Seafood Clubhouse sits near Restaurant Row on Sand Lake Road in Dr. Phillips, and Hawkers serves the Dr. Phillips and Windermere side. Meng's Kitchen is inside iFresh Supermarket on East Colonial Drive, near the Mills 50 district.

Morimoto Asia is at Disney Springs in Lake Buena Vista, a good option if you are already near the parks, though Disney Springs parking garages and crowds mean you should budget extra time.

To choose, decide what kind of meal you want. Taste of Chengdu is the pick for bold, spicy Sichuan food, YH for a dim sum lunch or seafood banquet, Morimoto Asia for a special night out near the parks, Meng's for a quick inexpensive plate and Hawkers for a group that wants to share a little of everything.

What to order: Sichuan, Cantonese and dim sum

Sichuan food, the specialty at Taste of Chengdu, is defined by numbing Sichuan peppercorn and chile heat. Mapo tofu, dan dan noodles and husband and wife lung slices, a cold beef dish, are classic orders. Shui zhu beef and boiling chile fish are poached in a fiery oil broth and best shared. If heat is not your thing, the menu keeps some American-Chinese favorites too.

Cantonese cooking is milder and focused on freshness. At YH Seafood Clubhouse, go at lunch for dim sum, small plates of dumplings and buns, and at dinner for steamed whole fish. Peking duck at Morimoto Asia, with its crisp skin, is the showpiece dish for a celebration.

Tips for Chinese food in Orlando

Dim sum at YH is a lunch meal, so plan for midday, especially on weekends when families fill the dining room. Taste of Chengdu's crispy duck needs to be ordered ahead, and its classic Chengdu dinner for two is an easy way to try several dishes.

Chinese meals work best family style, so bring a group and order more dishes than people. YH and Morimoto Asia both have private dining for larger parties. Reservations help at Morimoto Asia, which draws heavy tourist traffic, while Meng's Kitchen is a counter where you order and sit.

About this list

Every place here is a locally run business in Orange County with its own website, which we checked for hours, menus and contact details. We leave national chains off our best-of lists and favor places with a clear specialty.

This page covers 5 Chinese restaurants in Orlando. You'll find them in Dr. Phillips, Baldwin Park, Disney Springs and Mills 50, spread across Orlando, Lake Buena Vista and Windermere.

Where menus list prices, most of these sit in the $$ range, with a handful at $$$.