DC's Chinatown has few authentic Chinese restaurants left, but Rockville, Maryland has become the region's Chinese food destination. The Pike and Rockville Town Center offer exceptional options.
Rockville Corridor
Bob's Shanghai 66
$$ • Rockville
Outstanding soup dumplings and Shanghainese. Essential.
A&J Restaurant
$ • Rockville/Annandale
Northern Chinese with incredible dumplings.
Joe's Noodle House
$ • Rockville
Sichuan institution. The spicy fish is legendary.
Dim Sum
Fortune
$$ • Falls Church
DC area's premier dim sum destination.
Hong Kong Pearl
$$ • Falls Church
Another excellent dim sum option in NoVA.
Mark's Duck House
$$ • Falls Church
Cantonese with outstanding duck and dim sum.
DC & NoVA
Peter Chang
$$ • Multiple Locations
The legendary chef's Sichuan empire.
Panda Gourmet
$ • DC
Sichuan in a strip mall hotel. Outstanding.
China Garden
$$ • Rosslyn
Solid Chinese in the Virginia suburbs.
Pro Tip: Skip DC's Chinatown and head to Rockville—take Metro's Red Line to Rockville Station for the real deal.