The Best Chinese Food in Italy
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The best Chinese food in Italy, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Green T. comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Milan and Rome.
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Kanton Restaurant and Ba Restaurant hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Green T.
Chinese
A teapot collection that would embarrass most antique shops sets the tone at this Chinese restaurant tucked behind Piazza San Ignazio, a short walk from the Pantheon. The small dining rooms stack across different levels, and the menu moves from dim sum made fresh each day through classic stir-fries to street food and more contemporary dishes. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which in this neighborhood feels like a minor miracle of value.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Green T. (this place) 74.256
- #1 Kanton Restaurant 74.256
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Rank 1. Kanton Restaurant
Chinese
Desserts arrive on a tray rather than a menu, which sets the tone for a Chinese restaurant that does things its own way. The kitchen keeps the menu short and fragrant, drawing on classic techniques without sprawling into the encyclopedic approach most spots lean on. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, earned in a business district that gives nothing away from the outside. The tea list alone is worth the detour from Milan.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Green T. 74.256
- #1 Kanton Restaurant (this place) 74.256
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Rank 3. Ba Restaurant
Contemporary Chinese
Red paper lanterns over the tables and lounge music set the mood at this contemporary Chinese restaurant near Piazza Wagner. The kitchen takes classic dim sum and familiar Chinese cooking and nudges them somewhere more interesting, folding in foie gras, XO sauce, cured ham, and other detours that feel considered rather than gimmicky. The room is sleek enough that you'd dress up, relaxed enough that you wouldn't stress about it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ba Restaurant (this place) 68.544
- #3 Bon Wei 68.544
- #3 Dim Sum 68.544
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
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Rank 3. Bon Wei
Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ba Restaurant 68.544
- #3 Bon Wei (this place) 68.544
- #3 Dim Sum 68.544
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
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Rank 3. Dim Sum
Contemporary Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Ba Restaurant 68.544
- #3 Bon Wei 68.544
- #3 Dim Sum (this place) 68.544
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
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Rank 3. Gong
Contemporary Chinese
Full-size bronze gongs anchor the room at this sleek contemporary Chinese restaurant near Porta Venezia, setting a tone that's somewhere between meditative and quietly theatrical. The menu runs Chinese traditional with a modern edge, and the staff will walk you through it without being asked. A whole tasting menu dedicated to Peking duck suggests the kitchen knows where its strengths lie.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Bon Wei 68.544
- #3 Dim Sum 68.544
- #3 Gong (this place) 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
- #3 Le Nove Scodelle 68.544
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Rank 3. Il Gusto di Xinge
Contemporary Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Dim Sum 68.544
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge (this place) 68.544
- #3 Le Nove Scodelle 68.544
- #3 Ling's Ravioleria Migrante 68.544
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Rank 3. Le Nove Scodelle
Sichuan
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
- #3 Le Nove Scodelle (this place) 68.544
- #3 Ling's Ravioleria Migrante 68.544
- #3 MU Dimsum 68.544
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A tiny ravioli shop in a quiet residential corner of Bologna, where a Franco-Italian-Chinese couple cook what they call "migrant" food: Chinese dumplings alongside dishes that wander from Emilia-Romagna through the Mediterranean and into Asia. The menu changes daily with the market, seating runs to about twenty inside, and a few tables appear outside in summer. Book ahead, because this is exactly the kind of neighbourhood spot that fills up fast.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
- #3 Le Nove Scodelle 68.544
- #3 Ling's Ravioleria Migrante (this place) 68.544
- #3 MU Dimsum 68.544
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Rank 3. MU Dimsum
Contemporary Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Eight places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Gong 68.544
- #3 Il Gusto di Xinge 68.544
- #3 Le Nove Scodelle 68.544
- #3 Ling's Ravioleria Migrante 68.544
- #3 MU Dimsum (this place) 68.544
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Rank 11. Ravioleria Sarpi
Chinese
The awards
- Eater The 37 Best Restaurants in Milan
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Ravioleria Sarpi (this place) 64.672
- #11 Sinosteria 64.672
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Rank 11. Sinosteria
Chinese
The Beijing-born chef behind Sinosteria spent decades running Rome's first Thai restaurant before opening this place to cook the Chinese food she wanted to cook. A casual neighborhood restaurant, it moves between regional Chinese traditions without apology, and the sommelier son running the front of house keeps a natural wine list that has no business being this interesting. The room draws locals from the surrounding residential stretch of Marconi who seem blissfully unbothered by the category confusion.
The awards
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Rome
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #11. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #11 Ravioleria Sarpi 64.672
- #11 Sinosteria (this place) 64.672