Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee 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.

China First

1 / 20

#20. China First

- Rating: 2.8/5 (37 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 400 Capital Cir Ste 24 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Chopstix Chinese Restaurant

2 / 20

#19. Chopstix Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 2.9/5 (38 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3539 Apalachee Pkwy Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Nihao

3 / 20

#18. Nihao

- Rating: 3.1/5 (33 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6668 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Panda Buffet

4 / 20

#17. Panda Buffet

- Rating: 3.1/5 (69 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3507 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Buffets, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

5 / 20

#16. Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.2/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 1214 Capital Cir Southeast Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Happy Wok

6 / 20

#15. Happy Wok

- Rating: 3.3/5 (32 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3813 North Monroe St. Ste 21 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese, Thai
- Read more on Yelp

Chow Time Grill and Buffet

7 / 20

#14. Chow Time Grill and Buffet

- Rating: 3.3/5 (115 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1849 Capital Cir Northeast Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese, Buffets, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

New China Restaurant

8 / 20

#13. New China Restaurant

- Rating: 3.4/5 (68 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1000 West Tharpe St. Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Long Garden Chinese Restaurant

9 / 20

#12. Long Garden Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.4/5 (54 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 800 Ocala Road Ste 420 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Mr. Roboto Tokyo Grill

10 / 20

#11. Mr. Roboto Tokyo Grill

- Rating: 3.4/5 (87 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3122 Mahan Drive Ste 303 & 304 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Korean
- Read more on Yelp

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China Dragon

11 / 20

#10. China Dragon

- Rating: 3.4/5 (28 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1717 Apalachee Pkwy Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Seafood, Cantonese, Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

Eastern Chinese Restaurants

12 / 20

#9. Eastern Chinese Restaurants

- Rating: 3.4/5 (24 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6615 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Emerald Garden

13 / 20

#8. Emerald Garden

- Rating: 3.5/5 (35 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2910 Kerry Forest Pkwy Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Bamboo Wok

14 / 20

#7. Bamboo Wok

- Rating: 3.6/5 (53 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 101 North Blairstone Road Ste 103 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Empire Chinese Restaurant

15 / 20

#6. Empire Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.8/5 (71 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1700 North Monroe St. Ste 12 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Tan's Asian Cafe

16 / 20

#5. Tan's Asian Cafe

- Rating: 3.9/5 (249 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2743 Capital Cir Northeast Ste 110 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Indonesian
- Read more on Yelp

AZU Lucy Ho's

17 / 20

#4. AZU Lucy Ho's

- Rating: 3.9/5 (363 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3220 Apalachee Pkwy Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Blossom Kitchen

18 / 20

#3. Blossom Kitchen

- Rating: 4.0/5 (125 reviews)
- Address: 625 West Tennessee St. Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Ming Tree Cafe

19 / 20

#2. Ming Tree Cafe

- Rating: 4.2/5 (88 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2711 Killarney Way Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Flavor Treasure

20 / 20

#1. Flavor Treasure

- Rating: 4.6/5 (57 reviews)
- Address: 1964 West Tennessee St. Ste 19 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Chinese, Thai, Asian Fusion
- 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.