Where to eat Chinese food in Baltimore.

Baltimore's historic Chinatown, the 300 block of Park Avenue, is not where these kitchens are. The kept kitchens are in the city plus Towson and Ellicott City; Catonsville had no verified menu, and Columbia's Peter Chang was left out because the Baltimore branch is already included.

6 restaurants · 4 list delivery · checked September 30, 2026

An unranked, researched shortlist from operator menus and locations. No ratings, and no claimed visits. How we research.

AI illustration of An imagined shared Chinese dinner at dusk: a bamboo steamer of soup dumplings, sliced roast duck, a bowl of chili-oil noodles, and salt-and-pepper shrimp beside tea and chopsticks.
An imagined Baltimore-inspired table. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

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Ways to make a meal.

Soup dumplings on Ashland Avenue

Peter Chang Baltimore lists everyday hours of 11am-9pm and a Toast takeout menu. Order Togo Signature Pork Soup Dumpling (3) at $9.00, Togo Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (3) at $9.00 and Togo Sichuan Dan Dan Noodle at $8.00. The Toast page lists delivery and pickup, with no fee shown before an address.

Peter Chang Baltimore

Duck and dumpling plates in Cross Keys

Nine Tailed Fox opens at 11:30am in the Village of Cross Keys. The dinner menu PDF lists Chicken Xiao Long Bao at $15.00, Shrimp Crystal Dumplings at $16.00 and half Peking duck at $38.00. The online order page listed delivery and takeout but was not accepting orders on the check date.

Nine Tailed Fox

Sichuan in Towson, or seafood in Ellicott City

Red Pepper at 11 Allegheny Ave, Towson, lists Pork Soup Dumplings at $13.95 and Ma Po Tofu at $13.95, with takeout until 9:30 pm and delivery listed at about 30 minutes. Ye's Seafood House, at 9380 Baltimore National Pike #101 in Ellicott City, lists Ginger Scallion Jumbo Shrimp at $19.00 and is closed Tuesday; its ordering page was pickup only.

Red Pepper or Ye's Seafood House

Different kitchens, different meals.

Peter Chang Baltimore

Soup dumplings and Sichuan plates for pickup or delivery

Ashland Avenue, Baltimore

1923 Ashland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205443-888-3688

Peter Chang Baltimore lists a takeout menu at 1923 Ashland Avenue with a Togo Dim Sum section and Sichuan plates. Use it for soup dumplings, crystal shrimp dumplings and dan dan noodles in the city, not for a morning dim sum cart. The operator site and the Toast page agree on this address and on 443-888-3688.

Build an order. From the Toast takeout menu, order Togo Signature Pork Soup Dumpling (3), Togo Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (3) and Togo Sichuan Dan Dan Noodle, then add Togo Hot Chili Oil Mapo Tofu if you want the vegan tofu plate. Steamed BBQ pork bao, the beef Chinese burger and Hong Kong glutinous rice were marked out of stock on the check. White rice is listed separately.

Before you go. The operator site lists hours as everyday 11am-9pm. On the check, Toast said the store was closed, opens Thursday at 11:00 AM, and was only accepting scheduled orders. No reservation page opened. Do not use the template header on the website: it prints a New York street and a non-Maryland phone that the footer and Toast do not use.

Dishes to know. Mapo tofu, Soup dumplings, Dan dan noodles

Delivery: direct The Toast page lists Delivery and Pickup for 1923 Ashland Avenue. No fee, minimum or radius was shown before an address was entered as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Togo Signature Pork Soup Dumpling (3) $9.00 · Togo Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (3) $9.00 · Togo Sichuan Dan Dan Noodle $8.00

Toast takeout ordering menu for 1923 Ashland Avenue, read 2026-09-30. Togo Hot Chili Oil Mapo Tofu is $9.00 on the same page and is labeled vegan. Dine-in prices are not separately published. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Nine Tailed Fox

Duck and dim sum plates at a city dining room

Village of Cross Keys

3 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210443-688-9511

Nine Tailed Fox is the city dining room in this guide, at 3 Village Square in the Village of Cross Keys. Its published dinner menu lists Peking duck, chicken xiao long bao and shrimp crystal dumplings, plus vegetable plates marked VG. It opens at 11:30am and does not publish a separate morning dim sum window.

Build an order. From the dinner menu PDF, order Chicken Xiao Long Bao, Shrimp Crystal Dumplings and a half Peking Duck, which the PDF lists with pancakes, scallion, cucumber, hoisin and plum sauce. For a vegetable plate, the PDF marks Tofu & Eggplant and Cucumber Salad as VG. The mushroom dumpling is also marked VG, but the same line lists oyster sauce, so do not treat that plate as vegetarian without asking.

Before you go. Hours on the operator site: Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11pm, kitchen closes at 10pm; Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1am, kitchen closes at 11pm. Happy hour is Sunday-Friday 4pm-6pm, bar only. The PDF says a 20% gratuity is added for parties of 6 or more and a 3% facility fee is added to each check and is not a tip. The online order page was not accepting orders when checked. An OpenTable link on the site did not open.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Peking duck

Delivery: direct The operator order page lists Takeout and Delivery, but it was not accepting online orders on 2026-09-30. No fee, minimum or radius was shown.

Menu snapshot

Chicken Xiao Long Bao $15.00 · Shrimp Crystal Dumplings $16.00 · Peking Duck (half) $38.00

Operator dinner menu PDF linked from the Lunch & Dinner page (file name NTF_DinnerMenu_040826), read 2026-09-30. The PDF lists whole Peking duck at $76.00. The same night the online order page listed Peking duck as $38.00-$76.00, and listed Crab & Sweetcorn Soup and Chicken Wonton Soup at $8.00 against $10.00 on the PDF. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Paul Chen Hong Kong Restaurant

Chinese-American plates and dumplings near Charles Village

North Charles Street, Charles Village

2426 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218410-235-8745

Paul Chen Hong Kong Restaurant publishes 2426 N. Charles St and names Charles Village and Remington, near Johns Hopkins University. The ordering menu is a long Chinese-American list with meat dumplings, shumai and shrimp dumplings, plus a sushi and maki section. Use it for a city takeout or delivery order, not for a morning dim sum cart.

Build an order. Order 6 Pieces Shrimp Dumplings and 6 Pieces Shumai, then add 6 Pieces Steamed Vegetable Dumplings from the Vegetarian Appetizers section if someone wants a vegetable plate. Egg roll is $5.50 and meat dumplings are $9.95 on the same appetizer list. The menu also has sushi, maki and sashimi sections, so read those labels if you want only the Chinese plates.

Before you go. Takeout hours on the operator page: Monday closed; Tuesday-Thursday 10:30 am-10:00 pm; Friday-Sunday 10:30 am-10:30 pm. The ordering page showed Closed when read in the evening, while the home page widget said open and closing at 10:00 pm, so confirm before you go. Pickup was listed at about 15 minutes and delivery at about 35 minutes. No reservation page opened.

Dishes to know. Siu mai

Delivery: direct The operator ordering page lists Pickup at about 15 minutes and Delivery at about 35 minutes. No fee, minimum or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

6 Pieces Shrimp Dumplings $9.95 · 6 Pieces Shumai $9.95 · 6 Pieces Steamed Vegetable Dumplings $8.95

Operator online ordering menu, All Day Menu appetizers and vegetarian appetizers, read 2026-09-30. Dine-in prices are not separately published. No fee was shown on the pickup and delivery times. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Red Pepper

Sichuan plates and soup dumplings in Towson

Allegheny Avenue, Towson

11 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204410-832-7333

Red Pepper publishes 11 Allegheny Ave, Towson, and describes Chinese and Szechuan cooking for delivery or takeout. The all-day ordering menu lists pork soup dumplings, dan dan noodles, ma po tofu and Peking duck. Towson is a different city from Baltimore, so this is not a downtown or Park Avenue meal.

Build an order. Order Pork Soup Dumplings, Dan Dan Spicy Noodle and Ma Po Tofu, or swap in Peking Duck if the table wants roast duck. Sweet and Sour Cucumber is the named vegetable plate on the appetizer list. Chengdu Sister Rabbit and cold beef with tripe are also on that list. The page does not publish a separate morning dim sum hour.

Before you go. Takeout hours on the operator page: Monday-Sunday 11:00 am-9:30 pm. The ordering page showed Closed when read in the evening. Pickup was listed at about 15 minutes and delivery at about 30 minutes. No reservation page opened. Do not apply these Towson prices to another Red Pepper address; this page is 11 Allegheny Ave only.

Dishes to know. Mapo tofu, Soup dumplings, Peking duck

Delivery: direct The operator ordering page lists Pickup at about 15 minutes and Delivery at about 30 minutes. No fee, minimum or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Pork Soup Dumplings $13.95 · Dan Dan Spicy Noodle $9.95 · Ma Po Tofu $13.95

Operator online ordering menu, All Day Menu, read 2026-09-30. Peking Duck is $32.95 and Sweet and Sour Cucumber is $9.95 on the same page. Dine-in prices are not separately published. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro

Sichuan soup dumplings and mapo tofu in Ellicott City

Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City

8450 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 100, Ellicott City, MD 21043240-223-1145

Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro publishes 8450 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, not in Baltimore or Towson. The ordering menu lists soup dumplings, dan dan noodles and a mapo tofu plate marked veg. It is the Ellicott City Sichuan pick, a separate drive from downtown and from Allegheny Avenue in Towson.

Build an order. Order Soup Dumplings (8pcs), Dan Dan Spicy Noodles and Mapo Tofu (veg). The page says rice is ordered separately. Sweet and Sour Cucumber and Sichuan style cold noodles are also marked veggie. Smoked tea duck was listed and marked sold out on the check, so do not count on that plate without calling.

Before you go. Hours on the operator site: Monday-Thursday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM, Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:30 PM, Sunday 11:30 AM-10:00 PM. The site prints two phones, 240-223-1145 and 240-223-1144. The ordering page was closed for the night and said pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:00 AM. The website prints suite 100; the ordering page prints 100 and 105. A reservation page is linked from the site; it was not opened for this record.

Dishes to know. Mapo tofu, Soup dumplings

Pickup only The Mealkeyway page offered pickup only and said pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:00 AM. No delivery control, fee or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Soup Dumplings (8pcs) $13.95 · Dan Dan Spicy Noodles $10.95 · Mapo Tofu (veg) $13.95

Operator Mealkeyway ordering menu, read 2026-09-30, for 8450 Baltimore National Pike. The page printed fullwidth parentheses and item numbers. Dine-in prices are not separately published. White rice is $1.00 on the same page. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Ye's Seafood House

Seafood and dumpling plates in Ellicott City

Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City

9380 Baltimore National Pike #101, Ellicott City, MD 21042410-988-5260

Ye's Seafood House publishes 9380 Baltimore National Pike #101 in Ellicott City and describes Chinese seafood cooking. The ordering menu lists ginger-scallion shrimp, crystal dumplings and shumai, and it also lists Vietnamese spring rolls, gyoza and an Indian pancake. It is not a Baltimore city address and not a Towson address.

Build an order. Order Ginger Scallion Jumbo Shrimp, Crystal Dumpling (6pcs) and Fried Veggie Mini Roll if you want a vegetable plate. Shumai is $8.00 and Peking duck steamed buns are $10.00 on the same appetizer list. Double lobster with ginger and scallion is listed at $79.99, so read that price before you order it. Tuesday is closed.

Before you go. Hours on the operator site: Monday and Wednesday-Sunday 11:30am-9:30pm; Tuesday closed. The site prints 410-988-5260 and 410-988-5169. The ordering page was closed for the night and said pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:30 AM, which matches a Wednesday close at 9:30pm, not a permanent closure. No reservation page opened.

Dishes to know. Siu mai

Pickup only The Mealkeyway page offered pickup only and said pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:30 AM. No delivery control, fee or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Ginger Scallion Jumbo Shrimp $19.00 · Crystal Dumpling (6pcs) $9.00 · Fried Veggie Mini Roll $5.00

Operator Mealkeyway ordering menu, read 2026-09-30. The shrimp line says with shell. Shumai is $8.00 on the same page. Dine-in prices are not separately published. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked September 30, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Choose a district. Then choose a table.

Ashland Avenue, Baltimore (ZIP 21205)

Peter Chang Baltimore publishes 1923 Ashland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205. It is a city address, not Park Avenue and not Towson. The operator site lists everyday hours of 11am-9pm; the Toast page was closed for the night and accepting scheduled orders only.

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Village of Cross Keys, Baltimore (ZIP 21210)

Nine Tailed Fox publishes 3 Village Square, Baltimore, MD 21210, and calls the setting the Village of Cross Keys. It is a city dining room, not the Park Avenue historic district and not a Towson or Ellicott City trip. The site lists lunch and dinner hours starting at 11:30am.

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Charles Village (N Charles Street, ZIP 21218)

Paul Chen Hong Kong Restaurant publishes 2426 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, and its page names Charles Village and Remington, near Johns Hopkins University. Takeout hours list Monday closed. It is a city address, not Towson.

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Towson (Allegheny Avenue, ZIP 21204)

Red Pepper publishes 11 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204, and describes itself as a Chinese and Szechuan kitchen in Towson. Takeout hours are 11:00 am-9:30 pm every day. Towson is a different city from Baltimore; do not treat this address as downtown.

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Ellicott City (Baltimore National Pike)

Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro and Ye's Seafood House both publish Baltimore National Pike addresses in Ellicott City, not in Baltimore, Towson, Catonsville or Columbia. Tea Horse is at 8450, suite 100 (the ordering page also prints 105). Ye's is at 9380, #101. They are a separate drive from downtown.

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AI illustration of pork lion's head meatballs in broth with napa cabbage
Lion's head meatballs. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

Menus change. Check before you go.

Prices are a snapshot.
Each profile names the channel: dine-in menu, online ordering or a delivery app. Delivery apps commonly add fees and mark up dishes.
Delivery is address-specific.
A delivery listing shows a restaurant serves some addresses, not yours. Confirm on the restaurant’s own ordering page or by phone.
Learn the dishes first.
Read the dish guides and regional starting points to decide what to order.

A little more clarity.

Where is Chinatown in Baltimore?

Wikipedia, fetched 2026-09-30, places Baltimore's later Chinatown on the 300 block of Park Avenue, ZIP 21201, and says that by the 1970s the Park Avenue district was in decline, with Chinatown Cafe the last Chinese restaurant and Zhongshan replacing it as of 2009. The same page says the area had no Chinese arch as of 2009, was an Ethiopian immigrant hub as of 2017, and was listed as the Chinatown Historic District on the National Register on March 4, 2024. This guide did not verify a current restaurant operator page on Park Avenue. The kitchens here are on Ashland Avenue, in the Village of Cross Keys, in Charles Village, in Towson and in Ellicott City.

Where can I get dim sum in Baltimore?

No included restaurant published a separate morning dim sum cart. Peter Chang Baltimore lists a Togo Dim Sum section on its Toast menu, including Togo Signature Pork Soup Dumpling (3) at $9.00 and Togo Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (3) at $9.00, and the site lists everyday hours of 11am-9pm. Nine Tailed Fox lists Chicken Xiao Long Bao at $15.00 and Shrimp Crystal Dumplings at $16.00 on its dinner menu PDF and opens at 11:30am. Red Pepper in Towson lists Pork Soup Dumplings at $13.95, with takeout hours 11:00 am-9:30 pm daily. Tea Horse in Ellicott City lists Soup Dumplings (8pcs) at $13.95. Paul Chen lists 6 Pieces Shumai and 6 Pieces Shrimp Dumplings at $9.95, and is closed Monday. Ye's lists Crystal Dumpling (6pcs) at $9.00 and is closed Tuesday.

Where is Sichuan food in Baltimore?

Three included kitchens publish Sichuan plates. Peter Chang Baltimore, at 1923 Ashland Avenue, lists Togo Sichuan Dan Dan Noodle at $8.00 and Togo Hot Chili Oil Mapo Tofu at $9.00 on its Toast takeout menu. Red Pepper, at 11 Allegheny Ave in Towson, lists Dan Dan Spicy Noodle at $9.95 and Ma Po Tofu at $13.95, with takeout until 9:30 pm daily. Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro, at 8450 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City, lists Dan Dan Spicy Noodles at $10.95 and Mapo Tofu (veg) at $13.95. Towson and Ellicott City are not downtown Baltimore.

Which of these restaurants deliver, and which neighborhoods are a separate trip?

On 2026-09-30, Peter Chang Baltimore, Paul Chen Hong Kong Restaurant and Red Pepper listed delivery on their own ordering pages, with no fee or radius shown before an address. Paul Chen listed delivery at about 35 minutes and Red Pepper at about 30 minutes. Nine Tailed Fox's order page listed delivery but was not accepting online orders. Tea Horse and Ye's listed pickup only. Ashland Avenue, Cross Keys and Charles Village are Baltimore city addresses. Towson and Ellicott City are different cities and a separate drive from downtown.

Is there a Chinese restaurant cluster in Catonsville or Columbia?

Not in this guide. Catonsville had no operator menu that could be read on 2026-09-30. Columbia's Peter Chang, at 6000 Merriweather Dr, Suite B175, has its own menu and was left out because the Baltimore branch is included; do not use the Baltimore takeout prices there. Hunan Manor at 7091 Deepage Dr, Columbia, listed pickup and delivery, but its ordering page could not be read. The suburban kitchens that were verified and kept are Red Pepper in Towson and Tea Horse and Ye's in Ellicott City.

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A guide you can check.

We selected 6 Baltimore restaurants for different meals. This is not a numerical ranking or a record of dining visits. We checked operator menus, exact locations, delivery options and practical constraints on September 30, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.

Order suggestions are editorial. Food illustrations are locally generated AI images, not photographs of any restaurant. See the editorial approach. Other guides: all city guides.