Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in New Haven

Forget General Tso's and chop suey. Today's Chinese restaurants are skipping the American takes on Chinese food and instead are bringing diners on a culinary journey through the diverse regions of China. Fiery chili-infused Sichuan food, stuffed bao from Beijing, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, Guilin rice noodles, and Cantonese seafood and dim sum are just some of what the country has to offer.

By seeing the world through social media, more consumers have learned that there's more to Chinese food than fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and egg rolls. Consumers increasingly want to go deep into Asian cuisine and understand the variety of flavor profiles, which in turn is influencing how we eat. Forty-five percent of consumers believe that Asian food and flavors will have a big impact on food trends, second to American cuisine by just 1%, according to the American Culinary Federation's 2025 trends report.

That's evident in the rise of chili crisp as a must-have condiment, which was on menus 77.8% more times between 2023 and 2024, compared to just 10.5% for hot honey, according to Technomic.

Social media and restaurant review sites have made it even easier to hunt out unique and delicious options for Chinese food. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants in New Haven based on diners' reviews on Yelp as of July 2025. Restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "Chinese" on Yelp and within a 10-kilometer radius of New Haven were included. Some restaurants featured may serve other food items besides breakfast food. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, national chains with more than 10 locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.

Gold Star Chinese Restaurant

1 / 29

#29. Gold Star Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.3/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3030 Whitney Ave. Ste 4 Hamden, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Wok Number One

2 / 29

#28. Wok Number One

- Rating: 3.4/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 376 Lombard St. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Sushi & Wok

3 / 29

#27. Sushi & Wok

- Rating: 3.5/5 (44 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 172 North St. Seymour, Connecticut
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

King Chef Chinese

4 / 29

#26. King Chef Chinese

- Rating: 3.6/5 (36 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 315 York St. West Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

Bao's Kitchen

5 / 29

#25. Bao's Kitchen

- Rating: 3.6/5 (48 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 152 Campbell Ave. West Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Whitney Garden

6 / 29

#24. Whitney Garden

- Rating: 3.7/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2411 Whitney Ave. Hamden, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Panda House

7 / 29

#23. Panda House

- Rating: 3.7/5 (36 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 111 Elm St. West Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China Pavilion

8 / 29

#22. China Pavilion

- Rating: 3.7/5 (156 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 185 Boston Post Road Orange, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Chef Jiang

9 / 29

#21. Chef Jiang

- Rating: 3.7/5 (61 reviews)
- Address: 67 Whitney Ave. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Lion City Chinese Restaurant

10 / 29

#20. Lion City Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.7/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4 Brushy Plain Road Ste 512 Branford, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

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Hungry Panda

11 / 29

#19. Hungry Panda

- Rating: 3.7/5 (62 reviews)
- Address: 784 Boston Post Road Milford, Connecticut
- Categories: Korean, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Steamed

12 / 29

#18. Steamed

- Rating: 3.7/5 (107 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 77 Whitney Ave. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Dim Sum, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp

Lao Sze Chuan

13 / 29

#17. Lao Sze Chuan

- Rating: 3.7/5 (285 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1585 Boston Post Road Milford, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Imperial Wok

14 / 29

#16. Imperial Wok

- Rating: 3.8/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 884 Howard Ave. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

JaSa Asian Cuisine

15 / 29

#15. JaSa Asian Cuisine

- Rating: 3.8/5 (97 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1720 Dixwell Ave. Hamden, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Japanese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

New Great Wall

16 / 29

#14. New Great Wall

- Rating: 3.9/5 (45 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 369 Washington Ave. Ste C North Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China Garden

17 / 29

#13. China Garden

- Rating: 3.9/5 (42 reviews)
- Address: 1064 Main St. Branford, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Shanghai Gourmet - Orange

18 / 29

#12. Shanghai Gourmet - Orange

- Rating: 3.9/5 (75 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 533 Boston Post Road Orange, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Golden Dragon

19 / 29

#11. Golden Dragon

- Rating: 3.9/5 (20 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 778 Boston Post Road West Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Lin's Kitchen

20 / 29

#10. Lin's Kitchen

- Rating: 3.9/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 500 Boston Post Road Orange, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

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New Haven Taste of China

21 / 29

#9. New Haven Taste of China

- Rating: 4.0/5 (261 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 954 Chapel St. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

Kung Fu Kitchen

22 / 29

#8. Kung Fu Kitchen

- Rating: 4.1/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 32 Orange St. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Noodles, Dim Sum, Desserts
- Read more on Yelp

Junzi Kitchen

23 / 29

#7. Junzi Kitchen

- Rating: 4.1/5 (240 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 21 Broadway New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Salad
- Read more on Yelp

Dumpling House

24 / 29

#6. Dumpling House

- Rating: 4.1/5 (343 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 868 Boston Post Road Milford, Connecticut
- Categories: Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

Nice Day Chinese

25 / 29

#5. Nice Day Chinese

- Rating: 4.2/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 316 Elm St. New Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Old Street Dim Sum & Hot Pot

26 / 29

#4. Old Street Dim Sum & Hot Pot

- Rating: 4.2/5 (95 reviews)
- Address: 187 Cherry St. Milford, Connecticut
- Categories: Hot Pot, Dim Sum
- Read more on Yelp

Sing Hee Restaurant

27 / 29

#3. Sing Hee Restaurant

- Rating: 4.2/5 (86 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 85 Middletown Ave. North Haven, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Dragon Garden III

28 / 29

#2. Dragon Garden III

- Rating: 4.3/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 117 Gulf St. Ste 3 Milford, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Seymour Garden

29 / 29

#1. Seymour Garden

- Rating: 4.5/5 (39 reviews)
- Address: 59 New Haven Road Seymour, Connecticut
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.