Blue Sky
1 / 18#18. Blue Sky
- Rating: 2.7/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 280 Saint John St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Portland, Maine
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 Portland 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 Portland 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.
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China Taste
2 / 18#17. China Taste
- Rating: 2.8/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 242 Main St. Yarmouth, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China Taste
3 / 18#16. China Taste
- Rating: 3.1/5 (94 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1223 Washington Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Wing Lee
4 / 18#15. Wing Lee
- Rating: 3.1/5 (66 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 618 US Rt 1 Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China Villa
5 / 18#14. China Villa
- Rating: 3.1/5 (69 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 910 Main St. Westbrook, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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China Xpress
6 / 18#13. China Xpress
- Rating: 3.3/5 (38 reviews)
- Address: 1122 Broadway South Portland, Maine
- Categories: Fast food, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Chia Sen
7 / 18#12. Chia Sen
- Rating: 3.3/5 (125 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 456 Payne Road Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Chinese, Taiwanese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
Fortune Garden
8 / 18#11. Fortune Garden
- Rating: 3.4/5 (47 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1435 Forest Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Mekong Asian Bistro
9 / 18#10. Mekong Asian Bistro
- Rating: 3.5/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 865 Forest Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai
- Read more on Yelp
Happy Garden
10 / 18#9. Happy Garden
- Rating: 3.5/5 (67 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 174 US Rt 1 Scarborough, Maine
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp
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Little China Express
11 / 18#8. Little China Express
- Rating: 3.6/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 374 Rt 1 Yarmouth, Maine
- Categories: Szechuan, Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp
Zen Chinese Bistro
12 / 18#7. Zen Chinese Bistro
- Rating: 3.7/5 (181 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 45 Danforth St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Bars, Szechuan, Dim Sum
- Read more on Yelp
Panda Garden
13 / 18#6. Panda Garden
- Rating: 3.8/5 (100 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1041 Brighton Ave. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Evergreen Chinese Restaurant
14 / 18#5. Evergreen Chinese Restaurant
- Rating: 3.9/5 (135 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 29 Western Ave. South Portland, Maine
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Lucky Cheetah
15 / 18#4. Lucky Cheetah
- Rating: 4.1/5 (48 reviews)
- Address: 11 Moulton St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Dim Sum, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp
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Sichuan Kitchen
16 / 18#3. Sichuan Kitchen
- Rating: 4.3/5 (241 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 612 Congress St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp
Empire Chinese Kitchen
17 / 18#2. Empire Chinese Kitchen
- Rating: 4.3/5 (705 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 575 Congress St. Portland, Maine
- Categories: Dim Sum, Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp
Jing Yan
18 / 18#1. Jing Yan
- Rating: 4.3/5 (71 reviews)
- Address: 90 Congress St. Portland, Maine
- 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.
