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Best Chinese Restaurants in Nottingham 2026

From Hong Kong café cooking and regional Chinese dishes to a huge Cantonese and Sichuan menu and polished contemporary dining, these are three Nottingham restaurants worth knowing.

Hong Kong-style cooking at The Seafood Guy by 1998 Cafe in Nottingham

101 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham

The Seafood Guy by 1998 Cafe

Hong Kong cuisineFresh seafoodFood hygiene 5/5
Google4.4 · 836 reviews
StyleHong Kong café cooking
Good forSeafood and comfort food

On Castle Boulevard, The Seafood Guy by 1998 Cafe specialises in Hong Kong-style cooking with a strong seafood focus. Congee, noodle soups and seafood sit alongside familiar crowd-pleasers, including Hong Kong-style sweet-and-sour pork and black-pepper dishes.

What to look for

  • Chiu Chow-style oyster omelette
  • Typhoon-shelter seafood
  • Hong Kong curry beef brisket and wonton noodles
  • Strawberry sweet-and-sour pork and black-pepper comfort dishes
Chinese dishes at Shanghai Shanghai in Nottingham

15 Goose Gate, Nottingham

Shanghai Shanghai

CantoneseSichuan250+ dishes
Google4.3 · 674 reviews
MenuCantonese and Sichuan
Good forChoice and regional variety

Shanghai Shanghai has one of Nottingham's broadest Chinese menus, with more than 250 dishes spanning traditional Cantonese cooking, a substantial Sichuan selection and live seafood. It also makes room for the classics many diners actively want, from sweet-and-sour dishes and sizzlers to familiar Cantonese favourites.

What to look for

  • Hot and spicy Sichuan dishes
  • Dumplings, wonton soups and Sichuan-style cold dishes
  • Live seafood including lobster, crab and scallops
  • Sweet-and-sour dishes and sizzling classics
Chinese and Japanese-inspired dishes at Nōshi in Nottingham

Trinity Square, Nottingham

Nōshi

Chinese & Japanese-inspiredPan-AsianFood hygiene 5/5
Google4.7 · 1,157 reviews
StyleRestaurant & cocktail bar
Good forDinner and drinks

Nōshi is a contemporary Pan-Asian restaurant and cocktail bar with Japanese and Chinese inspiration running through the menu. It is the most modern dining-room choice in this guide, with shareable plates such as salt-and-pepper baby squid and sweet sticky chicken alongside cocktails and late-night dining.

What to expect

  • Salt-and-pepper baby squid and other shareable small plates
  • Sweet sticky chicken among the signature favourites
  • Japanese and Chinese-inspired dishes
  • A polished restaurant-and-bar setting for dinner and drinks

Restaurant details last checked September 2026.

Chinese food in Nottingham

From Hong Kong comfort food to Cantonese and Sichuan cooking.

Nottingham's Chinese dining scene stretches across the city centre, from Goose Gate and the Lace Market side of town to Castle Boulevard and Trinity Square. The mix includes Hong Kong café cooking, long menus built around Cantonese and Sichuan dishes, seafood, noodles and newer Chinese-inspired dining rooms.

That means the city can work equally well for diners chasing something regional or unfamiliar and for people who simply want a good version of a favourite such as sweet and sour, black bean, salt and pepper or sizzling dishes.

How we choose: The Noodle Guide considers public reputation, review depth, food-hygiene standards and what is distinctive about the food. Restaurants cannot pay to qualify for inclusion.

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Continue with our Sheffield and Brighton city guides, or see the national guide to recognised Chinese restaurants across the UK.

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