Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Wilmington

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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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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Chopstix

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#21. Chopstix

- Rating: 2.5/5 (74 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5214 Market St. Ste 104 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Main Moon Chinese Restaurant

2 / 21

#20. Main Moon Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 2.6/5 (33 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1616 Shipyard Blvd. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Lucky Star Chinese Food

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#19. Lucky Star Chinese Food

- Rating: 2.8/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6002 Oleander Drive Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China Star

4 / 21

#18. China Star

- Rating: 3.1/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6400 Carolina Beach Road Ste 11 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Yummi Yummi

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#17. Yummi Yummi

- Rating: 3.1/5 (43 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 112 Village Road Ne Leland, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Wok & Roll

6 / 21

#16. Wok & Roll

- Rating: 3.2/5 (83 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2013 Olde Regent Way Ste 190 Leland, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Fire Bowl

7 / 21

#15. Fire Bowl

- Rating: 3.3/5 (74 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7134 Market St. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese, Japanese, Thai
- Read more on Yelp

Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant

8 / 21

#14. Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.3/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3926 Market St. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Ming Wok

9 / 21

#13. Ming Wok

- Rating: 3.3/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2416 Carolina Beach Road Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Peking Gourmet Chinese Restaurant

10 / 21

#12. Peking Gourmet Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.6/5 (47 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 120 South Front St. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Uncle Lim's Kitchen

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#11. Uncle Lim's Kitchen

- Rating: 3.6/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3905 Independence Blvd. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Vegetarian, Asian Fusion, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China One

12 / 21

#10. China One

- Rating: 3.6/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8207 Market St. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Ichiban Express Hibachi Grill

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#9. Ichiban Express Hibachi Grill

- Rating: 3.7/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4608 Maple Ave. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Japanese
- Read more on Yelp

Golden Dragon

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#8. Golden Dragon

- Rating: 3.8/5 (28 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 894 South Kerr Ave. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

Peking Wok

15 / 21

#7. Peking Wok

- Rating: 3.8/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 5617 Carolina Beach Road Ste 120 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

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Nori Asian fusion and sushi bar

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#6. Nori Asian fusion and sushi bar

- Rating: 3.8/5 (204 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1412 Barclay Pointe Blvd. Unit 1006 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant

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#5. Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.9/5 (101 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 419 South College Road Ste 41 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese, Bars, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Ming Yao

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#4. Ming Yao

- Rating: 3.9/5 (54 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5120 South College Road Ste 106 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese, Thai, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

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#3. The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

- Rating: 3.9/5 (381 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1121 Military Cutoff Road Ste L Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Dim Sum, Thai
- Read more on Yelp

Double Happiness Restaurant

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#2. Double Happiness Restaurant

- Rating: 4.0/5 (231 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4403 Wrightsville Ave. Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Dim Sum, Cantonese, Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

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Double Happiness

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#1. Double Happiness

- Rating: 4.0/5 (70 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7122 Market St. Ste 105 Wilmington, North Carolina
- Categories: Chinese, Wine Bars
- 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.