Bright Moon Buffet
1 / 28#28. Bright Moon Buffet
- Rating: 3.0/5 (54 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2900 Wilmington Pk Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Buffets
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Dayton
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 Dayton 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 Dayton 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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Eat Rice
2 / 28#27. Eat Rice
- Rating: 3.1/5 (93 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2236 South Smithville Road Kettering, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China 1
3 / 28#26. China 1
- Rating: 3.2/5 (39 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5670 Springboro Pike Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Royal Wok
4 / 28#25. Royal Wok
- Rating: 3.2/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4618 Brandt Pike Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China Buffet
5 / 28#24. China Buffet
- Rating: 3.4/5 (20 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 816 East 5th St. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Desserts, Buffets
- Read more on Yelp
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China Cottage
6 / 28#23. China Cottage
- Rating: 3.5/5 (171 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6290 Far Hills Ave. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
North Village Chinese Restaurant
7 / 28#22. North Village Chinese Restaurant
- Rating: 3.5/5 (67 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 137 Jasper St. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
North China Restaurant
8 / 28#21. North China Restaurant
- Rating: 3.6/5 (110 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6090 Far Hills Ave. Centerville, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Panda Garden
9 / 28#20. Panda Garden
- Rating: 3.6/5 (23 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4445 West Franklin St. Bellbrook, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Linh's Bistro
10 / 28#19. Linh's Bistro
- Rating: 3.6/5 (394 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5532 Airway Road Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Vietnamese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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China Cottage
11 / 28#18. China Cottage
- Rating: 3.7/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3718 Wilmington Pike Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Asian King
12 / 28#17. Asian King
- Rating: 3.8/5 (79 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1259 North Fairfield Road Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
China Dynasty
13 / 28#16. China Dynasty
- Rating: 3.8/5 (72 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 9142 Dayton Lebanon Pike Centerville, Ohio
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Chinese, Thai
- Read more on Yelp
Shen's Szechuan & Sushi
14 / 28#15. Shen's Szechuan & Sushi
- Rating: 3.9/5 (250 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7580 Poe Ave. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp
China Star
15 / 28#14. China Star
- Rating: 3.9/5 (45 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 606 Taywood Road Englewood, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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Hunan Wok
16 / 28#13. Hunan Wok
- Rating: 3.9/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 997 South Main St. Centerville, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Asian Star
17 / 28#12. Asian Star
- Rating: 4.0/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5613 Old Troy Pike Huber Heights, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
King Garden
18 / 28#11. King Garden
- Rating: 4.0/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2495 Commons Blvd. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
China Cottage Trotwood
19 / 28#10. China Cottage Trotwood
- Rating: 4.0/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1983 Shiloh Springs Road Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Peking Garden
20 / 28#9. Peking Garden
- Rating: 4.0/5 (60 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2132 East Whipp Road Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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New Great Wall
21 / 28#8. New Great Wall
- Rating: 4.0/5 (47 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1360 North Fairfield Road Beavercreek, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Tsao's Cuisine
22 / 28#7. Tsao's Cuisine
- Rating: 4.1/5 (151 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3989 B Colonel Glenn Hwy Fairborn, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
CJ Chan
23 / 28#6. CJ Chan
- Rating: 4.2/5 (98 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2747 West Alex Bell Road Moraine, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Sushi Bars, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
CJ Chan
24 / 28#5. CJ Chan
- Rating: 4.3/5 (284 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 536 Wilmington Ave. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Ginger and Spice Asian Bistro
25 / 28#4. Ginger and Spice Asian Bistro
- Rating: 4.3/5 (221 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1105 Brown St. Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
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Fu Mon Lau
26 / 28#3. Fu Mon Lau
- Rating: 4.3/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2008 Miamisburg Centerville Road Centerville, Ohio
- Categories: Cantonese, Seafood, Noodles
- Read more on Yelp
Asia Gourmet
27 / 28#2. Asia Gourmet
- Rating: 4.3/5 (45 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5518 Burkhardt Road Riverside, Ohio
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Thai
- Read more on Yelp
Kung Fu Noodle
28 / 28#1. Kung Fu Noodle
- Rating: 4.6/5 (253 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2801 South Dixie Drive Ste 3 Dayton, Ohio
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Barbecue
- 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.
