Best Chinese Restaurants in Canterbury
The best Chinese restaurants in Canterbury, from a hot pot and dim sum spot on the Riverside to the classic takeaways that keep the city supplied with chow mein. This list covers sit-down restaurants and takeaways where Chinese food is the main event. Places are ranked using their Google rating weighted by how many reviews they have, so a few perfect scores cannot outrank hundreds of regulars. Student tip: hot pot and set meals are built for sharing, so round up your housemates and split the order.
- 6 places, ranked by Google rating
- Open places only, checked every month
- Website and Google Maps for each
- 1
Mama Suki Hotpot & Dimsum
Mama Suki brings hot pot to the Riverside, and you do the cooking at your own table. Pick up to two soup bases, including a fiery mala, then add meat or seafood combos, lotus root, enoki mushrooms and noodles. The dim sum list covers har gow, siu mai, cheung fun and custard buns. Bring friends.
- 2
Royal Inn Restaurant
Royal Inn on Longport is a restaurant and takeaway with a long menu of Chinese classics. Think Mandarin-style spare ribs, crispy aromatic duck with pancakes, Szechuan-style squid and Hong Kong-style sweet and sour chicken. Start with the Bang Bang chicken in spicy peanut dressing, then order online for delivery or collection.
- 3
Kudos Restaurant
Kudos has served Chinese food on Dover Street since 1989, in a dining room styled on 1930s Shanghai. The restaurant menu leans refined, with tea-smoked crispy chicken, char siu pork with lotus root and its classic aromatic duck. The dining room is reservation only, while the takeaway covers Kung Po chicken, Szechuan king prawns and more.
- 4
Happy Xpress Chinese
Happy Xpress is a Chinese takeaway on Wincheap, south-west of the city walls. It does not publish its menu online, so this is one for picking up the phone and ordering your usual. Handy if you live around Wincheap and want a Chinese takeaway without trekking into the city centre.
- 5
New Far East Chinese
New Far East is a Chinese takeaway on Edward Road, just outside the city centre, offering collection and delivery. It does not publish its menu online, so ring ahead and ask what the house specials are. A no-fuss option for a Chinese takeaway when you cannot face cooking.
- 6
Jasmine Garden Chinese Takeaway
Jasmine Garden is a Chinese takeaway on Zealand Road in the Wincheap area, with a menu built for big nights in. Expect Kung Po and Szechuan sauce dishes, crispy shredded beef with Peking sauce, satay chow mein and duck dishes, plus special set meals. Order through Just Eat for delivery or collection.
Ranked by Google rating, weighted by the number of reviews so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not jump the queue. We check the list every month and drop anywhere that has closed.
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