Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Poughkeepsie

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 Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie 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.

Yeung Ho No 2

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#23. Yeung Ho No 2

- Rating: 2.7/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 264 North Road Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Jade Palace

2 / 23

#22. Jade Palace

- Rating: 2.8/5 (90 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1659 Rt 9 Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Thai
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East Garden

3 / 23

#21. East Garden

- Rating: 2.9/5 (34 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 737 Main St. Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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First Wok

4 / 23

#20. First Wok

- Rating: 3.0/5 (21 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1582 Rte 9 Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
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Ginger Chinese Restaurant

5 / 23

#19. Ginger Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.1/5 (35 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2494 South Road Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Great Wall

6 / 23

#18. Great Wall

- Rating: 3.2/5 (26 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4290 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Peking House V

7 / 23

#17. Peking House V

- Rating: 3.3/5 (44 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 43 Vassar Road Ste 2 Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
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Bei Jing Chef

8 / 23

#16. Bei Jing Chef

- Rating: 3.3/5 (34 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 17 North Ave. Pleasant Valley, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Chang Ying

9 / 23

#15. Chang Ying

- Rating: 3.3/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 985 New York 376 Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Chinatown Restaurant

10 / 23

#14. Chinatown Restaurant

- Rating: 3.4/5 (43 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1830 South Road Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Tokoharu

11 / 23

#13. Tokoharu

- Rating: 3.4/5 (74 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 413 Rte 376 Ste 3 Hopewell Junction, New York
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese
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Asian Garden

12 / 23

#12. Asian Garden

- Rating: 3.5/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 25 Main St. Highland, New York
- Categories: Chinese, Sushi Bars, Japanese
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Peking Court

13 / 23

#11. Peking Court

- Rating: 3.5/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 850 Route 376 Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Hung Far II

14 / 23

#10. Hung Far II

- Rating: 3.5/5 (35 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 870 Violet Ave. Ste 6 Hyde Park, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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No 1 Chinese Resturant

15 / 23

#9. No 1 Chinese Resturant

- Rating: 3.6/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 44 Plz Ste 12 Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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China Garden Chinese Restaurant

16 / 23

#8. China Garden Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.8/5 (47 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 88 Vineyard Ave. Highland, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Golden Jade

17 / 23

#7. Golden Jade

- Rating: 4.0/5 (31 reviews)
- Address: 814 Rt 82 Hopewell Junction, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Yeung's Kitchen

18 / 23

#6. Yeung's Kitchen

- Rating: 4.0/5 (26 reviews)
- Address: 829 Dutchess Turnpike Arlington, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Happy Wok

19 / 23

#5. Happy Wok

- Rating: 4.0/5 (24 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1643 Rte 82 Lagrangeville, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Chan's Peking

20 / 23

#4. Chan's Peking

- Rating: 4.1/5 (130 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 26 Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Yeung Ho III

21 / 23

#3. Yeung Ho III

- Rating: 4.1/5 (42 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 702 Freedom Plains Road Poughkeepsie, New York
- Categories: Chinese
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Palace Dumplings

22 / 23

#2. Palace Dumplings

- Rating: 4.3/5 (585 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1671 Rte 9 Ste 1 Wappingers Falls, New York
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp