Best Chinese Restaurants in Queenstown
Last updated: September 2026
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Best Chinese Restaurants in Queenstown
Dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, Sichuan seafood and old-school Cantonese.
Dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, Sichuan seafood and old-school Cantonese.
For dumplings and hot pot, Shanghai2Taipei on The Mall is the most reliable pick in central Queenstown. For old-school Cantonese, Mandarin Seafood has been doing it for over 40 years. For hand-pulled noodles, locals point to King Made Noodles on Athol Street — it is the least touristy of the lot.
Queenstown's Chinese food splits into three camps: the long-standing Cantonese restaurants that have fed the town for decades, a newer wave of Shanghai, Taipei and Sichuan kitchens, and the hand-pulled noodle and dumpling specialists locals quietly keep to themselves. This list was rebuilt from scratch in August 2026 — every venue here was confirmed against independent sources, and anything we could not confirm was dropped.
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Shanghai2Taipei
Central Queenstown's most complete Chinese restaurant — Shanghai and Taipei cooking, dumplings folded fresh rather than bought in, and a seafood and tofu hot pot that is the reason to come on a cold night. Right on The Mall, so no car needed.
- Booking
- Book for four or more in ski season; walk-ins usually fine otherwise.
- Season
- Open year-round. Hot pot is the standout order June–September.
Mandarin Seafood Restaurant
Over forty years in Queenstown, which in a town with this much hospitality churn is a recommendation in itself. Cantonese cooking, pan-fried dumplings and generous portions — consistently flagged by locals as underrated and good value.
- Booking
- Walk-in friendly outside the 7–8.30pm peak.
- Season
- Open year-round.
King Made Noodles
The local secret — hand-pulled noodles and dumplings on Athol Street, away from the waterfront pricing. It is a small, unshowy room; you come for the noodles, not the fit-out.
- Booking
- No booking needed — turn up.
- Season
- Open year-round.
Cody's Restaurant
A Sichuan-leaning seafood restaurant on Beach Street, locally owned and cooking for people who actually want the chilli. The most genuinely spiced Chinese menu in the town centre.
- Booking
- Walk-in friendly; book for larger groups in peak season.
- Season
- Open year-round.
White + Wong's Queenstown
The polished, modern pan-Asian option — a national group rather than a family restaurant, but a safe, well-run choice when you want a big menu, cocktails and a room that comfortably seats a mixed group.
- Booking
- Book online — it takes big groups and fills on weekends.
- Season
- Open year-round.
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