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    🥟Top 10 Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

    Last updated: August 2026

    Hand-pulled noodles, yum cha and Sichuan heat — Wellington's Chinese dining ranked.

    // The short answer

    For yum cha, Dragons on Tory Street is the institution — trolleys, har gow, and a weekend service worth arriving before noon for. Regal on Wakefield Street is the other long-running banquet hall and handles big groups better than anywhere else. For dumplings specifically, House of Dumplings is the local name, handmade and available frozen if you are self-catering.

    1. #1
      Editor's Pick
      Dragons Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Dragons Restaurant

      $$

      The Tory Street yum cha institution — trolleys, har gow, and the busiest weekend dim sum service in the city.

      Local tip: Go before noon at weekends — after that the wait for a table is the main event.

      25 Tory Street, Te Aro· Yum cha daily from 11am
      Yum chaCantoneseEditor's pick
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    2. #2
      House of Dumplings — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      House of Dumplings

      $$

      Wellington's best-known dumpling maker — handmade, ethically run, and a fixture at the markets as well as its own sites.

      Local tip: The frozen packs are the move if you are self-catering — same dumplings, cooked at home.

      Wellington (multiple sites — see website)· See website
      DumplingsHandmadeLocal
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    3. #3
      Regal Chinese Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Regal Chinese Restaurant

      $$

      Big Cantonese banquet hall on Wakefield Street — round tables, lazy Susans and a yum cha service that has fed Wellington for decades.

      Local tip: The room takes big groups better than anywhere else on this list — it is built for banquets.

      Shop 3, 2 Wakefield Street, Wellington Central· Yum cha daily; dinner from 5:30pm
      Yum chaBanquetCantonese
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    4. #4
      Kanton Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Kanton Restaurant

      $$

      Courtenay Place Cantonese kitchen doing roast meats and clay-pot dishes alongside the standards.

      Local tip: Order the roast duck — it is the reason to pick this over the neighbouring options.

      20 Courtenay Place, Te Aro· See website
      CantoneseRoast meatsCourtenay Pl
      Maps Reviews
    5. #5
      Chow — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Chow

      $$

      Pan-Asian bar and eatery on Tory Street — share plates, a long cocktail list and a room that runs late.

      Local tip: More bar than banquet hall — good for a group that wants drinks with the food.

      45 Tory Street, Te Aro· See website
      Pan-AsianShare platesLate
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    6. #6
      Mr Go's — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Mr Go's

      $$

      Hannahs Laneway pan-Asian favourite — fast, punchy Taiwanese-leaning street food built to share.

      Local tip: It is a laneway spot — small, loud, and better for two than for eight.

      Hannahs Laneway, Te Aro· Daily from 11:30am
      Pan-AsianStreet foodShare plates
      Maps ReviewsWebsite
    7. #7
      Grand Century Chinese Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Grand Century Chinese Restaurant

      $$

      Tory Street Cantonese restaurant with a full banquet menu and weekend yum cha.

      84 Tory Street, Te Aro· See website
      CantoneseYum chaBanquet
      Maps Reviews
    8. #8
      Tian Yuan Chinese Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Tian Yuan Chinese Restaurant

      $

      Northern Chinese kitchen doing hand-pulled noodles and dumplings rather than the Cantonese standards.

      Local tip: Go for the hand-pulled noodles — that is what the kitchen is built around.

      Wellington Central· See socials
      NorthernNoodlesDumplings
      Maps Reviews
    9. #9
      Chef Wang Sichuan Cuisine — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Chef Wang Sichuan Cuisine

      $$

      Sichuan cooking with the numbing heat left in — a different proposition from the city's Cantonese default.

      Local tip: Ask for the heat level you actually want — the default is not toned down.

      Wellington Central· See socials
      SichuanSpicyRegional
      Maps Reviews
    10. #10
      Dynasty Chinese Restaurant — Chinese Restaurants in Wellington

      Dynasty Chinese Restaurant

      $$

      Lower Hutt's long-running Cantonese heavyweight — full banquet menu and weekend yum cha for the Hutt Valley.

      Local tip: The reliable option on the Hutt side of the harbour when town is booked out.

      Lower Hutt· See website
      Peking duckHuttYum cha
      Maps Reviews

    More chinese restaurants in Wellington — open data

    These 6 listings are not ranked and not reviewed by us. Each one is reproduced verbatim from OpenStreetMap on 2026-08-07, with a link to the exact map entry so you can check it or correct it yourself. Opening hours are shown in OpenStreetMap's own notation.

    Business details from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 — licence. Something wrong or out of date? Edit it at the source and it flows back here on the next refresh. Prefer our hand-checked picks? Read the Wellington guide.

    ~/guide/chineseLive · 2026

    Hand-pulled noodles, yum cha and Sichuan heat — Wellington's Chinese dining ranked.

    Wellington's Chinese dining covers the full sweep — from yum cha trolleys and Cantonese banquet halls to fiery Sichuan hot pot, Northern dumpling bars and modern fusion. Our independent ranking surfaces the highest-rated, most-loved Chinese restaurants across the capital using real Google reviews.

    This Wellington shortlist starts with Dragons Restaurant, House of Dumplings, Regal Chinese Restaurant. The leading picks cover Te Aro, Wellington (multiple sites — see website), Wellington Central, with strengths including yum cha, cantonese, editor's pick, dumplings; compare the addresses, hours and local tips below before choosing.

    Rankings are editorial; read our ranking method and corrections policy.

    • best Chinese restaurant Wellington
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    Good to know

    Chinese Restaurants in Wellington — FAQ

    Our current #1 pick is Dragons Restaurant (25 Tory Street, Te Aro). The Tory Street yum cha institution — trolleys, har gow, and the busiest weekend dim sum service in the city. Go before noon at weekends — after that the wait for a table is the main event.

    Dragons at 25 Tory Street, which runs yum cha daily from 11am and is the city's long-standing benchmark. Regal Chinese Restaurant at 2 Wakefield Street is the other major yum cha room and the better choice for a large table. At weekends, get to either before noon.

    House of Dumplings is the best-known local maker — handmade, ethically run, and sold at the markets as well as its own sites. Its frozen packs are the practical option if you are cooking at home.

    Yes — Chef Wang Sichuan Cuisine cooks Sichuan dishes with the numbing heat left in, which is a genuinely different proposition from the Cantonese cooking most of the city's Chinese restaurants do. Ask for the heat level you want, because the default is not toned down.

    Editorially — a ranking position is never sold, and no business can pay to move up this list. (BestWellington does sell advertising: sponsor banners and partner cards are labelled "Sponsored", and any advertiser appearing in a list is labelled too — see our Advertise page.) We shortlist from each venue's public standing (its Google reviews and local press at the time we check it), then order the list on local knowledge and confirm every entry is still trading. We do not hold our own review scores, so we publish no star ratings; each entry links straight out to its real Google reviews so you can judge for yourself.

    This guide ranks 10 chinese restaurants in Wellington, with the top 10 featured first. Every entry was last checked in August 2026. You can search and shortlist any of them, then open Google Maps, reviews or the business website directly.