Restaurants
in Manchester and the Northwest region

Chinese Restaurants in Manchester

NOTE:
Regrettably, restaurants come and go, and while the details shown here were correct at the time of publication, there is no guarantee that they still exist. Also, times, numbers and prices may have changed - please check before setting out.

Alphabetical listing:

• Crystal Palace
  3 Rowan Place, Prestwich, Manchester M25 5ED.
  Tel: 0845 205 1193.
  Website: www.thecrystalpalace.co.uk.
  Open Mon-Fri from 5.00pm till 11.30pm and on Sundays from 11.30am till 9.30pm.
  High class out of town Chinese eating in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
  
  
• Glamorous Restaurant
  Wing Yip, Thompson Street, (off Oldham Road), Ancoats, Manchester.
  Tel: 0161-839 3312.
  Open Mon-Thurs from 11.00am till 11.30pm; Fri-Sun 11.30am till midnight.
  A sight to be seen with its collection of plastic curios, popular with local Chinese community and usually busy. There is a Chinese supermarket below.
  
  
• Kwok Mann
  28/32 Princess Street, Chinatown, Manchester.
  Tel: 0871 712 0624
  Open every day, one of the first genuine high class Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, as the author can verify, having eaten there as a student in the 1960s. An extensive menu, with the "banquet" meal for large (prearranged) parties.
  
  
• Laughing Buddha
  782 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2DJ.
  Tel: 0845 058 2637.
  Website: www.thelaughingbuddhadidsbury.co.uk.
  Located about 5 miles south of Manchester city centre, a notable restaurant with an extensive menu which also includes Thai, Vietnamese, Singaporean and Mongolian influences. This is a small but friendly restaurant with a good range of Asian beers and wines.
  
  
• Little Yang Sing
  17 George Street, Chinatown, Manchester M1 4HE.
  Tel: 0845 205 1209.
  Website: www.littleyangsing.co.uk.
  Open Monday-Thursday from 12noon till 11.30pm; Saturdays from Noon till 12.30am and Sundays from Noon till 10.45pm. Tasteful surroundings, excellent service and high quality authentic Chinese cuisine since 1987. Major overhaul in 2001 earned them a prstigious award for architecture. Families welcome, with children's and vegetarian options on the menu. Often busy, phone ahead before setting off.
  
  
• Lotus
  35A King Street, Manchester city centre
  Tel: 0871 712 7541.
  Recently opened by Yeung brothers of the celebrated Yang Sing (see below). High quality dim sum in classy surroundings.
  
  
• Mei Sum
  57 Faulkener Street, Chinatown, Manchester M1 4FF.
  Tel: 0845 205 1211.
  Open Mon-Thurs from 6.00pm till 3.00am, Friday and Saturday from 6.00pm till 3.30am and Sundays from 6.00pm till 2.00am.
  Located right next to the Chinese Imperial Arch in Chinatown, this unspectacular restaurant offers traditional Chinese cuisine and stays open very, very late. First floor banqueting room available for large parties and functions.
  
  
• Moso Moso
  403-419 Oxford Street, All Saints, Manchester M13.
  Tel: 0161-273 3373. Website: www.mosomoso.co.uk.
  Open Sun-Thurs from 10.00am till Midnight and Fri-Sat from 10.00am till 2.00am.
  Chinese and Thai cuisine available here as well as an exhaustive wine list. Salsa classes here on Sunday and Monday evenings, Vergetarian, children's and set menus. Full disabled access.
  
  
• New Emperor
  George Street, Chinatown, Manchester.
  Tel: 0871 712 0550.
  Open Tues-Fri from 12noon-2.15pm and Tues-Sat from 7.00pm-9.30pm. A very large restaurant, relatively new to Chinatown. Equally large menu of good quality with many traditional and unusal dishes on offer.
  
  
• Peking Court
  44 Princess Street, Chinatown, Manchester M1.
  Tel: 0871 712 0600.
  On the edge of Chinatown, this fine restaurant offers so-called "hot Chinese buffets" at priced between £6.00 and £9.00 (prices may change - please check in advance). Parties and families welcome. Open every day from 12noon-3.00pm and from 5.00pm-12midnight. Children under 11 at half price and under 2 years eat free.

• Red Chilli
  70-72 Portland Street, Chinatown, Manchester. Tel: 0161-236 2888.
  Website: http://redchillirestaurant.co.uk.
  Open Mon-Thurs from Noon till 11.00pm; Frid-Sat from Noon till Midnight and on Sundays from Noon till 11.00pm.
  Below street level dining with fine Chinese food and a bright eating environment. Serves authentic Beijing ans Szechuan dishes. Set menus and vegetarian dishes available - children welcomed.
  
  
• Tai Pan
  Brunswick House, 81-97 Upper Brook Street, Manchester.
  Tel: 0161 273 2798. Website: www.taipan.co.uk.
  .Excellent value unassuming restaurant above a Chinese supermarket. Inexpensive food of excellent quality. Open Mon-Sat from 12noon to 11.30pm and on Sundays from 11.30am-9.30pm.
  
  
• Tai Wu
  44 Oxford Street, Manchester city centre.
  Tel: 0161 236 6557. Website: www.tai-wu.com.
  Open daily from Noon till 2.45am. Located beneath a multi-storey carpark. Good food and wine list. Children accepted on request. Vegetarian dishes available. Set menus. Full disabled access.
  
  
• The China Lounge
  190 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester M45 6QF.
  Tel & Fax: 0161-796 1838.
  Opened in 2004, this out-of-town Chinese Restaurant offers a wide range of authentic looking and tasting Cantonese, Pekingese, Malaysian and other Oriental Cuisines served in modern comfortable surroundings with a high level of friendly and accommodating service. Parties catered for. Best to book in advance. Licenced, with a good selection of wines.
  
  
• The Rice Bowl
  33A Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL. Tel: 0871 712 7536.
  Website: www.the-rice-bowl.com.
  Not quite in Chinatown - open every day, basement Chinese restaurant, beneath the Lloyds TSB Bank on Cross Street. Lunches. Evening Dinner last orders Sun- Thurs, Midnight; Friday and Saturday 1.00am. Licensed. Seafood and vegetarian specialities. Well established at this location since 1960.
  
  
• Wong Chu
  63 Faulkener Street, Chinatown, Manchester M1. Tel: 0871 712 0572.
  Open: Mon-Fri Noon- midnight; Sat noon-1.00am; Sun noon-11.00pm. Basic fare on offer at a low price in this unassuming café-like restaurant. Good soup noodles available.
  
  
• Yang Sing
  34 Princess Street, Chinatown, Manchester 1. Tel: 0161 236 2200
  Open every day 12noon-11.30pm. World renowned restaurant, recently reopened in its original location after a devastating fire a few years ago. Many believe this to be the best Chinese food in Britain!! Elegant setting, very excellent food, both lunchtime specials and special banquet meals. Recommended in various Good Food Guides.
  
  
• Yum Yum Buffet
  Unit 3A The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester M4 2BS.
  Tel: 0845 201 6518. Website: www.yumyumbuffwt.com.
  Located inside the Printworks entertainment complex in the city centre, with a full room length bar counter, open plan with chefs on display and food prepared quickly before your very eyes.
  
  
• Wing's Restaurant
  1Lincoln Square, Manchester City Centre. Tel: 0161-834 9000.
  Website: www.wingsrestaurant.co.uk.
  Open Mon-Sat from Noon till Midnight and on Sundays from Noon till 10.00pm.
  Fairly recent addition to Manchester following on success in Cheadle Hulme, now located in the former Lincoln restaurant with new Oriental décor. Excellent selection of wines. Children welcome, vegetarian options, 10% service charge and partial disabled access.
  

See also:

• "Chinatown"
• Chinatown Street Plan

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