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Best Chinese Restaurants in Glasgow 2026

From Guizhou noodles and classic Cantonese dishes to dumplings, malatang and Asian-fusion dim sum, these are six Glasgow Chinese restaurants worth knowing.

10 Clincart Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow G42 9DJ

The Real Wan

GuizhouGuiyang cookingHomemade noodles

StyleGuizhou & Guiyang

Good forNoodles & small plates

AreaMount Florida · Southside

On the Southside, The Real Wan specialises in the sour, smoky and chilli-rich flavours of Guiyang, in China's Guizhou province. From thick homemade noodles and fermented tomato broths to dumplings and small sharing plates, chef Lea's cooking brings something genuinely distinctive to Mount Florida.

What to look for

Homemade geda chunky noodles: Thick, irregular noodles in sizzling garlicky chilli sauce, with options including smoky spiced beef, chilli-garlic aubergine and prawns.
Guiyang's 'peculiar rice': Wok-fried pearl rice with dried sausage, kidney beans, preserved vegetables and spices.
Chinese caramel pork ribs: Ribs coated in caramel and flash-fried with aged dark vinegar, following Lea's aunt's recipe.

50 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2RA

Amber Regent

CantoneseChinese classicsSeafood

StyleCantonese

Good forClassics & longer dinners

AreaCity centre

Amber Regent has served Cantonese cooking on West Regent Street since 1988. Its menu gives proper attention to enduring Chinese restaurant pleasures: crispy duck, sweet-and-sour pork, tender beef in savoury sauces and seafood served in plenty of different ways. A meal here can be built around familiar favourites without apologising for any of them.

What to look for

Sweet and sour pork: A classic from the à la carte menu, alongside chicken and king prawn versions.
Tender beef in oyster sauce: A traditional, savoury beef dish listed on the restaurant's published lunch menu.
King prawns salt and pepper: Crisp, generously seasoned king prawns from the à la carte selection.

23–25 Gibson Street, Glasgow G12 8NU

Noodles & Dumplings

Hand-pulled noodlesDumplingsCasual Chinese

StyleNoodle restaurant

Good forHot broths & dumplings

AreaGibson Street · West End

Freshly prepared noodles and dumplings are the attraction at this small Gibson Street restaurant. The menu stretches from generous beef noodle soups to plates of pan-fried dumplings and fried noodles, with plenty of preserved vegetables, chilli and slow-cooked savoury flavours. It's a good address when you want a satisfying Chinese meal without ceremony.

What to look for

Garlic beef flank noodles in broth: Beef flank, garlic and noodles in a rich savoury broth.
Pan-fried long pork dumplings: Elongated pork dumplings with a golden, crisp base.
Pork mince and black bean sauce noodles: Noodles with minced pork, cucumber, spring onion and a dark bean sauce.

59 Mitchell Street, Glasgow G1 3LN

Lychee Oriental

Cantonese favouritesSeafoodContemporary Chinese

StyleContemporary Cantonese

Good forFavourites & seafood

AreaCity centre · Mitchell Street

Lychee Oriental combines a contemporary city-centre dining room with food that ranges from reassuring Cantonese favourites to seafood and more elaborate Chinese preparations. There is Hong Kong-style sweet-and-sour chicken if that's what you're craving, but also duck with lychees, claypot dishes and steamed fish for a longer dinner.

What to look for

Hong Kong sweet 'n' sour chicken: A favourite from the main menu, also offered with king prawns.
Chicken claypot with Chinese sausage and cloud fungus: A Chinese claypot dish with red beancurd sauce.
Roast duck with lychees in plum sauce: Duck paired with lychees and plum sauce.

7 Church Street, Partick, Glasgow G11 5JP

Málà Project

MalatangSichuan flavoursCustomisable bowls

StyleMalatang

Good forBuild-your-own bowls

AreaPartick · West End

At Málà Project in Partick, the ingredient counter does much of the talking. Choose your noodles, vegetables, tofu, meat or seafood, then pick a cooking style, from bone-broth malatang to spicier mixed preparations. This informal approach makes hot, chilli-rich Chinese food feel wonderfully personal.

What to look for

Bone broth malatang: An ingredient-by-ingredient soup bowl with several chilli levels available.
Old-fashioned malatang: A more traditionally spicy broth option from the Glasgow menu.
Spicy mix: Choose your ingredients to be seasoned together rather than served as soup.

191 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 2UL

Opium

Asian fusionChinese dim sumSharing dishes

StyleAsian fusion & dim sum

Good forDumplings & shared plates

AreaCity centre · Hope Street

Opium is openly an Asian-fusion restaurant, drawing from Chinese cooking alongside Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai influences. Its Chinese dim sum selection is the clearest reason for a visit, with steamed dumplings and fried dishes for sharing before moving on to larger plates. The atmosphere suits a relaxed lunch or a group dinner where everyone orders something different.

What to look for

Crab meat and chive dumplings: Crab, king prawn and Chinese chives in a steamed parcel on the restaurant's published menu.
Har gau: Steamed prawn dumplings from the Cantonese dim sum tradition.
Chilli salt and pepper squid: Fried squid with chilli and aromatic salt-and-pepper seasoning from the published menu.

Chinese food in Glasgow

From the classics to something different.

Glasgow's Chinese restaurants stretch beyond the city centre. Cantonese cooking and fusion dim sum sit alongside handmade noodles in the West End, while Mount Florida is home to food rooted in the flavours of Guizhou.

Sweet-and-sour pork, beef in oyster sauce, chilli-rich noodle soups and more unusual regional dishes all have a place at the table.

How we choose: Restaurants are selected independently using food-hygiene evidence, public reviews, menu quality and editorial judgement. Payment cannot buy an editorial recommendation.

Best Chinese Restaurants in Glasgow 2026

The Real Wan

Amber Regent

Noodles & Dumplings

Lychee Oriental

Málà Project

Opium

From the classics to something different.

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