Where to eat Chinese food in Raleigh.

Raleigh's Wikipedia page does not name a Chinatown. The kitchens here sit on New Bern Avenue, Creedmoor Road, Fairview Road and Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, plus Kildaire Farm Road, East Chatham Street and Ashville Avenue in Cary. Cary is a separate Triangle city, not a Raleigh address.

7 restaurants · 1 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 weeknight Chinese table: a bamboo steamer of soup dumplings, a plate of roast duck, a bowl of chili-oil noodles, cold cucumber and tea, with no restaurant sign in view.
An imagined Raleigh-inspired table. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

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Sichuan plates on New Bern Avenue

Chuan Cafe is the Raleigh Sichuan kitchen, open Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM and Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. Order Dan Dan Noodles at $11.00, Mapo Tofu at $16.00 and Spicy Chongqing Chicken at $19.00 from the pickup menu. The ordering page showed pickup only on the check date, despite a delivery sentence on the homepage.

Chuan Cafe

Dim sum cart and roast duck in Cary

Shanghai Alley is in Cary, not Raleigh. The dim sum cart is Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, and the dining room is listed 11:00 AM-9:30 PM daily. The operator PDF lists Beijing Roasted Duck (Half) at $31.95 and Char Siu Pork at $17.95. Chowbus showed pickup and marked delivery unavailable while the store was closed.

Shanghai Alley

Xi'an noodles and rougamo in Cary

Miss Chang An is on Ashville Avenue in Cary, closed Monday and Sunday, and open Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-7:00 PM. Order Rougamo at $6.99, Xi'An Flour Cold Noodle at $7.99 and Spicy Potatoes Bun at $5.49. The ordering page offered pickup or delivery and did not show a fee or radius before an address was entered.

Miss Chang An

Different kitchens, different meals.

Chuan Cafe

Sichuan plates, dumplings and noodles

New Bern Avenue, East Raleigh

2004 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610919-594-1772

Chuan Cafe is a Sichuan restaurant at 2004 New Bern Ave in Raleigh. Its own site describes Sichuan cooking and lists Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM and Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. The ordering menu is the place to read dish names and prices; the homepage marketing line is not used here.

Build an order. Order Dan Dan Noodles, Steamed Pork Dumplings (4) and Mapo Tofu, then add Spicy Chongqing Chicken or Cumin Lamb if the table is sharing. Vegetable dishes on the same menu include Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (4), Dry-Fried String Beans and Stir-Fried Cabbage. The section labeled Dim Sum and Small Dishes is dumplings, scallion pancake and noodles, not a cart service.

Before you go. Hours on the operator site: Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. On the evening of 2026-09-30 the ordering page said the store was closed and that pickup starts on 10/01 at 10:45 AM, which is earlier than the posted 11:00 AM open. Use the site hours for the dining room and the ordering page for an online pickup time. Phone 919-594-1772.

Dishes to know. Mapo tofu, Dan dan noodles, Scallion pancakes

Pickup only The MealKeyway page showed pickup only and said pickup starts on 10/01 at 10:45 AM. The homepage says delivery is available, but no delivery control, fee or radius was on the ordering page as of 2026-09-30; confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Dan Dan Noodles $11.00 · Mapo Tofu $16.00 · Spicy Chongqing Chicken $19.00

Operator-linked MealKeyway pickup menu, read 2026-09-30. Dine-in prices are not separately published. The homepage claims delivery, but this ordering page showed pickup only. 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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Chopstix

Chinese-American plates, roast pork and noodles

Creedmoor Road, North Raleigh

5607 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612919-781-6268

Chopstix at 5607 Creedmoor Rd publishes a Chinese menu and a separate Japanese menu. Use it for roast pork, lo mein and vegetable plates, not as a Sichuan or dim sum house. The Chinese menu names Vegetable Delight, Sautéed Broccoli and Roast Pork w. Mixed Vegetables.

Build an order. From the Chinese menu, order Roast Pork w. Mixed Vegetables, Vegetable Delight and Fried Dumpling (6). Roast Pork Lo Mein is $11.25 and Roast Pork Fried Rice is $11.05 on the same page. Skip the Japanese menu unless you want gyoza or sushi; those items are labeled Japanese.

Before you go. Location page hours, expanded 2026-09-30: Monday closed; Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM; Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:30 PM. At 10:27 PM Eastern the page said closed and opens Thursday at 11:00 AM, which matches being past Wednesday close, not a Wednesday closure. The order type shown was Pick up. The Lunch Special Combination category listed 0 items. Phone 919-781-6268.

Pickup only The ordering page order type was Pick up. No delivery option, fee or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Roast Pork w. Mixed Vegetables $14.25 · Vegetable Delight $12.00 · Fried Dumpling (6) $8.00

Operator online ordering menu, Chinese menu, read 2026-09-30. Roast pork plates are served with steamed rice, or brown rice for $1.00 more. 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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Red Dragon

Chinese-American dinner and a weekday-style lunch list

Fairview Road

2513 Fairview Road, Raleigh, NC 27608919-782-1102

Red Dragon at 2513 Fairview Road publishes a Chinese-American menu with lunch specials, house specials and a vegetables section. It is the Fairview Road pick, a different street from Creedmoor Road and New Bern Avenue. The operator page does not place it in a named district.

Build an order. From the Red Dragon Specials section, order General Chicken, Orange Beef and Sesame Tofu. For a vegetable plate, the same page lists Bean Curd with Mixed Vegetables on the lunch list at $9.75. Sizzling Seafood Platter is $17.85 in the specials section if you want shrimp and scallops.

Before you go. Homepage hours: Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM; Saturday 4:00 PM-10:00 PM; Sunday 4:00 PM-9:30 PM. The lunch section is labeled 11:00 AM-2:30 PM, which does not overlap the Saturday and Sunday open times, so do not assume a weekend lunch. On the evening of 2026-09-30 the ordering page said closed and opens 10/01 at 11:00 AM. Phone 919-782-1102.

Pickup only The ordering page header listed Pickup, with card and cash. No delivery option, fee or radius was shown as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

General Chicken $16.95 · Orange Beef $17.85 · Sesame Tofu $16.45

Operator online ordering menu, Red Dragon Specials section, read 2026-09-30. Lunch items on the same page are a separate list, mostly $9.75, and were marked closed for online ordering that night. 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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Fun Dip Pot

Personal hot-pot combos, dim sum and a short Sichuan list

Hillsborough Street, West Raleigh

2304 Hillsborough St #102, Raleigh, NC 27607984-960-0185

Fun Dip Pot is on Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh. Its ordering menu mixes hot-pot combos, dim sum, dry pot, a two-item Szechuan Special section and ramen. It is not a Chinese-only kitchen. Use it when the table wants soup dumplings or a rice-served combo, and read the ramen lines separately.

Build an order. Order Original Steamed Soup Dumplings (6 pcs), Siu Mai w. Pork & Shrimp (5 pcs) and the Vegetarian Combo. Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (5 pcs) is $8.99. Dry Pot Chicken w. Mixed Vegetables is $18.99. Ma-Po Tofu is $11.99 and the menu says it includes ground pork, so it is not the vegetarian plate.

Before you go. Homepage hours are printed as M-S: 11am-10pm. The page does not say whether S means Saturday or Sunday, and it does not print a day-by-day table. The ordering page on the evening of 2026-09-30 said the store was closed and pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:00 AM. Homepage address omits the suite; the ordering page adds #102. A second phone, 984-960-0183, is also on the homepage. Use 984-960-0185 first.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

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

Menu snapshot

Original Steamed Soup Dumplings (6 pcs) $7.99 · Siu Mai w. Pork & Shrimp (5 pcs) $7.99 · Vegetarian Combo $17.99

Operator-linked MealKeyway pickup menu, read 2026-09-30. Combo plates are labeled served with white rice. 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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Shanghai Alley

Weekend dim sum cart, plus roast duck and char siu

Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

1148 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511919-380-2900

Shanghai Alley is in Cary, at 1148 Kildaire Farm Rd, not in Raleigh. Its site says it is a family-run Chinese restaurant and that a dim sum cart runs every weekend from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The linked PDF is the priced menu for roast duck and char siu. Do not treat this Cary address as a Raleigh address.

Build an order. For roast meat, order Beijing Roasted Duck (Half), Hong Kong Roasted Duck (Half) and Char Siu Pork from the operator PDF. The same PDF lists 上海小笼汤包 at $8.95; the homepage names Xiao Long Bao as a house specialty and does not print that price. Weekend cart service is 11:00 AM-2:00 PM only. A Chowbus American Chinese menu also lists Fried Pork Dumplings at $8.95 and Vegetable Lo Mein at $11.95.

Before you go. Homepage hours: 11:00 AM-9:30 PM every day. Dim sum cart: Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM. The site copyright line reads 2025. On the evening of 2026-09-30 the Chowbus page said the store was closed. Phone 919-380-2900. This is a Cary trip, not a Raleigh one.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings

Pickup only Chowbus listed Pickup and marked Delivery Unavailable while the store showed closed on 2026-09-30. No fee, minimum or radius was published. Confirm delivery by phone before treating that unavailable flag as permanent.

Menu snapshot

Beijing Roasted Duck (Half) $31.95 · Hong Kong Roasted Duck (Half) $25.95 · Char Siu Pork $17.95

Operator PDF menu linked from the Shanghai Alley site, read 2026-09-30. The char siu ounce line did not extract cleanly, so no serving weight is stated. Chowbus prices are a separate American Chinese channel and are not mixed into these three figures. 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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Taipei 101

Taiwanese and mixed regional plates, duck and dim sum items

East Chatham Street, Cary

121-A East Chatham St, Cary, NC 27511919-388-5885

Taipei 101 is in Cary at 121-A East Chatham St, not in Raleigh. The ordering menu runs from dim sum and Beijing duck to braised pork, tofu and a vegetable list, and it also names Sichuan dishes such as Dan Dan Noodles and Chong Qing Spicy Chicken. Use the ordering page prices, not the homepage featured prices.

Build an order. Order Homemade Mini Steam Buns (6pcs), Shrimp Dumpling 8pcs and Beijing Duck with Steam Buns (Half). Add Chinese Braised Pork 101 at $18.99 or Mapo Tofu at $14.99. Dry-Sauteed Green Beans is $15.99 on the vegetable list. The homepage featured Peking Duck at $18.99 is a different figure and is not the ordering-page price.

Before you go. Homepage hours: 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, seven days a week. The ordering page showed closed on the evening of 2026-09-30, which matches being past 9:00 PM, not a permanent closure. The homepage address includes the A; the ordering page prints 121 East Chatham Street without the A. Phone on both pages is 919-388-5885. This is Cary, not Raleigh.

Dishes to know. Mapo tofu, Peking duck

No delivery listed No delivery listed on the operator's ordering page as of 2026-09-30; confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Homemade Mini Steam Buns (6pcs) $8.99 · Shrimp Dumpling 8pcs $7.99 · Beijing Duck with Steam Buns (Half) $29.99

Operator-linked EzOrderNow menu, read 2026-09-30. Homepage featured prices are a different channel and are lower on several shared dish names. 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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Miss Chang An

Xi'an noodles, rougamo and lamb buns

Ashville Avenue, Cary

311 Ashville Ave, Suite J, Cary, NC 27518919-890-5011

Miss Chang An is in Cary at 311 Ashville Ave, Suite J, not in Raleigh. The operator spells the street Ashville. Its site says it serves Xi'an food. The ordering menu is built around cold noodles, rougamo and lamb or beef soak buns, which is a different meal from the Sichuan and Cantonese kitchens in this guide.

Build an order. Order Rougamo, Xi'An Flour Cold Noodle and Spicy Potatoes Bun. Shaanxi Mutton Soak Buns is $15.99 if you want a larger plate. Combo 1, described on the menu as cold noodles, rougamo and plum juice, is $15.99. Combo 2 was sold out on the check. Chili Oil Gluten is $8.99.

Before you go. Homepage hours: Monday and Sunday closed; Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-7:00 PM. On Wednesday 2026-09-30 the restaurant was past those hours, so a closed ordering page that night is not a permanent closure. The homepage writes Suite J and puts a comma after NC; the ordering page writes Ste J and NC 27518. Phone 919-890-5011. This is a Cary address.

Delivery: direct The operator site labels the ordering link Pick Up and Delivery, and the MealKeyway page said to start a pickup or delivery order. No fee, minimum or radius was shown before an address was entered as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Rougamo $6.99 · Xi'An Flour Cold Noodle $7.99 · Spicy Potatoes Bun $5.49

Operator-linked MealKeyway menu, read 2026-09-30. The page offered pickup or delivery before an address was entered. No fee, minimum or radius was shown. 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.

East Raleigh, New Bern Avenue

The Raleigh Wikipedia page, fetched 2026-09-30, says East Raleigh development runs along corridors including New Bern Avenue. Chuan Cafe is at 2004 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610. That is the Sichuan pick in this guide, not a Chinatown block.

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North Raleigh, Creedmoor Road

The same Wikipedia page lists Creedmoor Road among the corridors that serve North Raleigh, which it describes as generally north of Millbrook Road. Chopstix is at 5607 Creedmoor Rd. The page does not map that exact address against Millbrook Road, so this label is the corridor, not a surveyed block.

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Fairview Road

Red Dragon is at 2513 Fairview Road, Raleigh, NC 27608. The Wikipedia neighborhood section fetched the same day names West Raleigh, East Raleigh and North Raleigh corridors, and does not place Fairview Road in one of those named districts. Treat this as the street on the operator page, not a district name.

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West Raleigh, Hillsborough Street

Wikipedia says West Raleigh lies along Hillsborough Street and is home to North Carolina State University. Fun Dip Pot's ordering page lists 2304 Hillsborough St #102, Raleigh, NC 27607. The operator homepage omits the suite. This is a different trip from New Bern Avenue and from Cary.

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Cary, Kildaire Farm Road

Shanghai Alley is at 1148 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511. Wikipedia lists Cary as a nearby suburb and names a Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area. This address is Cary, in the Triangle, not Raleigh. Do not write it as a Raleigh street.

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Cary, East Chatham Street and Ashville Avenue

Taipei 101 is at 121-A East Chatham St, Cary, NC 27511. Miss Chang An is at 311 Ashville Ave, Suite J, Cary, NC 27518. The operator spells it Ashville, not Asheville. These are two Cary streets, not one block, and neither is a Raleigh address. Wikipedia places Cary in the Research Triangle suburbs, with Durham and Chapel Hill as the other principal cities.

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AI illustration of crispy roast pork over rice with greens
Crispy roast pork. 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 Raleigh?

The Raleigh Wikipedia page fetched on 2026-09-30 does not name a Chinatown. This guide does not treat a restaurant named Chinatown Express as a district. The kitchens listed here are on New Bern Avenue in East Raleigh, Creedmoor Road on a North Raleigh corridor, Fairview Road, and Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh, plus three Cary addresses. Cary is a separate city in the Research Triangle, not part of Raleigh.

Where can I get dim sum in Raleigh?

No Raleigh address in this guide runs a dim sum cart. Fun Dip Pot, at 2304 Hillsborough St #102, lists Original Steamed Soup Dumplings (6 pcs) at $7.99, Siu Mai w. Pork & Shrimp (5 pcs) at $7.99 and Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (5 pcs) at $8.99 on its ordering menu, with no separate dim sum hours printed. For a cart, Shanghai Alley in Cary, not Raleigh, says the cart runs Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, and the restaurant is open 11:00 AM-9:30 PM daily. Taipei 101, also in Cary, lists dim sum items on an ordering menu and posts restaurant hours of 11:00 AM-9:00 PM daily, with no separate dim sum hours.

Where is Sichuan food in Raleigh?

Chuan Cafe at 2004 New Bern Ave is the Sichuan restaurant in this guide. It lists Dan Dan Noodles at $11.00, Mapo Tofu at $16.00 and Spicy Chongqing Chicken at $19.00, and is open Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM and Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. Fun Dip Pot on Hillsborough Street has a two-item Szechuan Special section; Ma-Po Tofu there is $11.99 and includes ground pork. Taipei 101 in Cary also lists Sichuan-named dishes on a mixed menu. A Cary Sichuan ordering page for Chengdu 7 was read, but its rendered address omitted the ZIP, so it is not included.

Which of these Raleigh and Cary Chinese restaurants deliver?

On 2026-09-30, Miss Chang An's own ordering page offered pickup or delivery and did not show a fee or radius before an address was entered. Chuan Cafe, Chopstix, Red Dragon, Fun Dip Pot and Shanghai Alley showed pickup, not a working delivery control. Chuan Cafe's homepage still claims delivery, which the ordering page did not confirm. Taipei 101 listed no delivery. Cary orders are a different trip from a Raleigh address.

Is Cary a different trip from downtown Raleigh?

Yes. Shanghai Alley, Taipei 101 and Miss Chang An are in Cary, which the Raleigh Wikipedia page lists as a nearby suburb in the Research Triangle, not as a Raleigh neighborhood. Their streets are Kildaire Farm Road, East Chatham Street and Ashville Avenue. Inside Raleigh, New Bern Avenue, Creedmoor Road, Fairview Road and Hillsborough Street are separate corridors. The same Wikipedia article says GoTriangle offers scheduled bus service among Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Chapel Hill; it does not publish a ride time to these restaurants.

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A guide you can check.

We selected 7 Raleigh 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.