Where to eat Chinese food in Sacramento.

The restaurants verified for this guide are not grouped in a downtown Chinatown. Two share 6821 Stockton Blvd in south Sacramento, which Hao Bao Dumplings calls Little Saigon. A dim sum bakery is on Freeport Boulevard, Xi'an dishes are on Crocker Drive, a second dumpling house is in midtown, and Elk Grove's Bruceville Road has Yunnan rice noodles and a Cantonese kitchen.

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 Chinese lunch table in late afternoon light: a bamboo steamer of shrimp dumplings, a bowl of rice noodles with beef and scallion, sliced roast duck over rice, and a small dish of black vinegar.
An imagined Sacramento-inspired table. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

A shorter path to dinner.

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Ways to make a meal.

Dim sum or roast duck on Stockton Boulevard

Asian Pearl opens at 10:00 AM on Saturday and Sunday and 11:00 AM weekdays. Order Steamed Shrimp Dumpling and Shiu Mai at $5.88, or Roasted Duck (Half) at $14.95. The location page says no delivery, and the ordering page was not accepting online orders.

Asian Pearl Restaurant (6821 Stockton Blvd #165)

Yunnan rice noodles in Elk Grove

Ten Seconds is open 11:00 AM-8:30 PM daily at 9630 Bruceville Road, Ste 104. The menu pictures list Signature Rice Noodle at $12.99 and Signature Sliced Beef at $14.99. The delivery link did not load, so call before counting on delivery.

Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle (Bruceville Road)

Xi'an noodles and soup dumplings on Crocker Drive

Tasty Dumpling's Crocker Drive menu lists Pork Xiao Long Bao (8 pcs) at $13.95 and Xi'an Cold Noodles at $10.95. The homepage also lists a Fair Oaks Boulevard branch and two unlabeled hour ranges, so confirm the Crocker hours by phone. The ordering page names pickup, not delivery.

Tasty Dumpling (3700 Crocker Dr Suite 150)

Different kitchens, different meals.

Hao Bao Dumplings

Northern dumplings and noodles, daytime

Stockton Boulevard, Little Saigon

6821 Stockton Blvd #100, Sacramento, CA 95823916-661-6581

Hao Bao Dumplings' Stockton Boulevard page calls this branch Little Saigon and describes dumplings folded in its own kitchen, northern-style noodles, and pan-fried buns. It is the daytime dumpling counter in the 6821 Stockton Blvd center, open until 5:30 PM, not a late dinner room.

Build an order. Order Beijing Pork Noodles (Zha Jiang Mian), Dumpling Soup (10 pcs), and a Scallion Pancake. The menu names Veggie Dumplings as shiitake, wood ear, carrot and cabbage, and the Hao Bao Garden Set is 6 veggie dumplings with a scallion pancake and a milk tea. Signature dumpling lines such as Pork & Cabbage Dumplings did not show a unit price on the listing.

Before you go. Hours on the operator site: every day, 11:00 AM-5:30 PM. The ordering page, checked in the evening, said it was only accepting scheduled orders and showed a 5:30 PM close. A separate K Street branch is listed on the same site and is not this record. Use the Stockton Boulevard phone, 916-661-6581.

Dishes to know. Scallion pancakes

Delivery: direct The operator-linked Toast page offers a Delivery tab. After it was selected on 2026-09-30 it said "Confirm you're in delivery range." No fee, minimum or radius was shown before an address.

Menu snapshot

Beijing Pork Noodles (Zha Jiang Mian) $16.95 · Dumpling Soup (10 pcs) $14.95 · Scallion Pancake $8.50

Operator-linked Toast ordering page for 6821 Stockton Blvd #100, read 2026-09-30. It redirected to order.haobaodumplings.com and still showed the Stockton Blvd store. These are online ordering prices. Signature dumpling unit prices were not on the listing. 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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Asian Pearl Restaurant

Cantonese dim sum, roast duck and seafood

Stockton Boulevard

6821 Stockton Blvd #165, Sacramento, CA 95823916-391-8881

Asian Pearl Restaurant lists 6821 Stockton Blvd #165, in the same center as Hao Bao Dumplings. Its menu runs from premium dim sum and roast duck to live seafood, vegetable plates and clay-pot dishes. Choose it when the meal is a Cantonese table rather than a dumpling counter.

Build an order. For dim sum, order Steamed Shrimp Dumpling, Shiu Mai and Xiao Long Bao. For a larger table, add Roasted Duck (Half) or Peking Duck (Whole), and a vegetable plate such as Pea Sprouts or Chinese Broccoli. The menu also names Vegetarian Hot & Sour Soup and Sauteed Green Beans.

Before you go. Hours on the operator location page and the Beyond Menu info page: Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, Saturday-Sunday 10:00 AM-9:00 PM. No separate dim sum hours are published. The location page says "No Delivery!" The Beyond Menu page says pickup only and that the restaurant is not accepting online orders, so call for a same-day takeout order.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Peking duck, Siu mai

Pickup only The operator location page says "No Delivery!" and the Beyond Menu info page says pickup only. The same Beyond Menu page says the restaurant is not accepting online orders as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling $5.88 · Shiu Mai $5.88 · Xiao Long Bao $4.88

Beyond Menu page linked from the operator site, read 2026-09-30. The page says the restaurant is not accepting online orders, so these are listed menu prices, not a live checkout. Dine-in and takeout are not priced separately. Roasted Duck (Half) is $14.95 and Peking Duck (Whole) is $38.95 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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Tai Pan Dim Sum & Bakery

Bakery dim sum from 7:00 AM

Freeport Boulevard

4400 Freeport Blvd, Suite 160, Sacramento, CA 95822916-330-1919

Tai Pan Dim Sum & Bakery is a Freeport Boulevard counter for steamed and baked buns, fried snacks and dim sum, not a banquet dining room. Its menu prices single pieces and larger counts, and it opens at 7:00 AM, earlier than the Stockton Boulevard restaurants in this guide.

Build an order. Order Hai Gow, Seafood Shu Mai and Pork Shu Mai by the piece, or add Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls and a Steamed BBQ Pork Bun. The dim sum section also lists spareribs with black bean sauce and turnip cake. The menu warns that peanut oil is used in processing all of the food.

Before you go. The home page JSON-LD lists Monday-Sunday 07:00-18:00, and the visible hours widget said open today 07:00 am-06:00 pm. The site says it is now offering online orders, but the order page redirects to a login, so that channel was not read. No delivery fee, radius or delivery service is named on the home or menu page.

No delivery listed No delivery service is named on the operator home or menu page as of 2026-09-30. The site says online orders are offered, but that page requires a login and was not read. Confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Hai Gow (1 pc) $1.85 · Seafood Shu Mai (1 pc) $1.85 · Pork Shu Mai (1 pc) $1.85

Operator website menu page, read 2026-09-30. The page does not label dine-in versus online. The online-order link requires a login, so checkout prices were not compared. Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls are $6.45 and Steamed BBQ Pork Bun is $2.50 for 1 pc 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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Tasty Dumpling

Xi'an noodles and soup dumplings

Crocker Drive

3700 Crocker Dr Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95818916-758-5621

Tasty Dumpling's Crocker Drive menu is built around handcrafted xiao long bao, steamed dumplings and a Xi'an section of cold noodles, wide noodles and pork wontons in spicy sauce. It is the Xi'an pick in this guide, not a Cantonese dim sum room.

Build an order. Order Pork Xiao Long Bao from the Handcrafted Xiao Long Bao (8 pcs) section, Xi'an Cold Noodles, and Vegetable Steamed Dumpling from the Handcrafted Dumplings (8 pcs) section. The Xi'an section also lists Pork Wonton With Spicy Sauce (8 pcs). Dan Dan Noodles With House Sauce (Dry) is on the noodle list.

Before you go. This record is the Crocker Drive branch. The menu page was showing that heading, and the site schema address is 3700 Crocker Dr Suite 150, phone 916-758-5621. A second branch is listed at 2080 Fair Oaks Blvd #160, Sacramento, CA 95825, phone 916-818-9668. The homepage prints two Monday-Sunday ranges, 10:30 am-8:30 pm and 10:30 am-9:00 pm, after both addresses and does not label which range belongs to which branch. Confirm hours by phone.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Dan dan noodles

Pickup only The operator online ordering page says a free steamed dumpling item comes with any $50+ online order for pickup. No delivery service, fee or radius is listed on that page as of 2026-09-30.

Menu snapshot

Pork Xiao Long Bao (8 pcs) $13.95 · Xi'an Cold Noodles $10.95 · Vegetable Steamed Dumpling (8 pcs) $13.95

Operator menu page with the Crocker Drive heading, read 2026-09-30. The 8-piece count is the section heading for xiao long bao and steamed dumplings, not a separate line on each item. The online ordering page showed the same prices. 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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Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle

Yunnan rice noodle soup

Bruceville Road, Elk Grove

9630 Bruceville Road, Ste 104, Elk Grove, CA 95757916-829-2571

Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle in Elk Grove is a rice-noodle shop, not a Cantonese or Sichuan dining room. Its own hours page gives the Bruceville Road address, and the menu page is pictures of rice-noodle bowls in chicken-bone, tomato, hot-and-sour and other broths.

Build an order. From the menu pictures, order Signature Rice Noodle, Signature Sliced Beef, or Tomato Rice Noodle. The same pictures list fish, beef brisket and spicy bowls at other prices. A Michigan Ten Seconds page is a different restaurant and is not this branch.

Before you go. Hours and address on the operator hours page: 9630 Bruceville Road, Ste 104, Elk Grove, CA 95757, phone 916-829-2571, 11:00 AM-8:30 PM daily. The site has an Online Order Delivery link to order.online. That page did not load past a Cloudflare check on 2026-09-30, so do not assume a delivery radius. Confirm by phone.

No delivery listed The operator site has an Online Order Delivery link to order.online. That page did not load past a Cloudflare check on 2026-09-30, so delivery was not confirmed. Confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Signature Rice Noodle $12.99 · Signature Sliced Beef $14.99 · Tomato Rice Noodle $13.99

Image menu on the operator menu page, read 2026-09-30. The pictures do not label dine-in versus online. Prices were read from the pictures, not from a text menu, so confirm a digit by phone if the order depends on it. 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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Nathan's Chinese Cuisine

Elk Grove Cantonese dim sum and banquet plates

Bruceville Road, Elk Grove

9105 Bruceville Road, Suite 2A, Elk Grove, CA 95758916-683-8298

Nathan's Chinese Cuisine is on Bruceville Road in Elk Grove, a separate trip from Stockton Boulevard. The operator site posts a dim sum picture PDF and a longer all-day picture PDF with roast duck, chow fun, seafood and clay-pot dishes. It is the Elk Grove Cantonese kitchen in this guide.

Build an order. From the all-day picture menu, order Peking Duck (Whole), Honey Walnut Prawns and Beef Chow Fun. The separate dim sum PDF names shrimp dumplings, shiu mai and rice-noodle rolls, but those item prices were not transcribed, so use the all-day prices here or call for a dim sum plate price.

Before you go. The operator site says it is open daily 10:30 AM-9:00 PM. Contact page address: 9105 Bruceville Road, Suite 2A, Elk Grove, CA 95758, phone 916-683-8298. An Online Order button on the homepage links to a DoorDash store URL. That DoorDash page was not opened, and the button is not labeled delivery, so do not assume delivery.

Dishes to know. Peking duck, Siu mai, Beef chow fun

No delivery listed The operator homepage Online Order button links to a DoorDash store URL. That page was not opened on 2026-09-30, and the button is not labeled delivery, so delivery is not verified. Confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Peking Duck (Whole) $48.95 · Honey Walnut Prawns $17.95 · Beef Chow Fun $15.95

Image menu. All-day picture PDF on the operator site (button label All Day Menu), read 2026-09-30. The PDF is undated and does not label dine-in versus online. Dim sum item prices on the separate picture PDF were not transcribed. 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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Hidden Dumpling House

Midtown soup dumplings and a broader Chinese menu

P Street, midtown

2801 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95816916-822-4005

Hidden Dumpling House's midtown page lists 2801 P Street and a menu of soup dumplings, potstickers, vegetable dumplings and Chinese-American plates such as orange chicken and mongolian beef. This record is that midtown branch only, not the Elk Grove or Land Park locations the site also mentions.

Build an order. Order Xiao Long Bao (10 pcs), Vegetable Dumplings (8 pcs) and Pot Sticker (8 pcs). The dumpling list also names Shrimp Siu Mai (6 pcs) and Sheng Jian Bao (5). Vegetable plates include Garlic Eggplant and Mix Vegetables. Several buns were marked out of stock on the check date.

Before you go. Visible text on the operator site says Monday through Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. The same page's structured hours list Sunday and Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-20:45 and omit Monday. Use the visible sentence and call if the day matters. The Toast page was on Pickup, about 15-20 minutes, when checked. Elk Grove and Land Park are other locations and are not this address.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

No delivery listed The Toast page shows Delivery and Pickup tabs and was on Pickup (about 15-20 minutes) when checked. Clicking Delivery did not show a range or fee on 2026-09-30, so delivery is not verified. Confirm by phone.

Menu snapshot

Xiao Long Bao (10 pcs) $16.99 · Vegetable Dumplings (8 pcs) $15.95 · Pot Sticker (8 pcs) $10.99

Operator-linked Toast ordering page for 2801 P Street, read 2026-09-30. These are online ordering prices. Dine-in prices are not separately published. The page was on the Pickup tab. 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.

Stockton Boulevard, Little Saigon (6821, ZIP 95823)

Hao Bao Dumplings' own site labels its Stockton Boulevard branch Little Saigon, at 6821 Stockton Blvd #100. Asian Pearl lists suite 165 at the same street address. Hao Bao is the northern dumpling and noodle counter and closes at 5:30 PM. Asian Pearl is the Cantonese dining room, with dim sum, roast duck and live seafood on its menu, and later hours.

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Freeport Boulevard (ZIP 95822)

Tai Pan Dim Sum & Bakery is at 4400 Freeport Blvd, Suite 160, south of downtown. It is a bakery counter for steamed and baked buns, har gow, shu mai and rice-noodle rolls, open from 7:00 AM, not a full banquet dining room. This is a different trip from Stockton Boulevard.

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Crocker Drive (ZIP 95818)

Tasty Dumpling's menu page was showing the Crocker Drive heading: 3700 Crocker Dr Suite 150. The menu is Xi'an dishes and soup dumplings, not Cantonese dim sum. The same site lists a second branch on Fair Oaks Boulevard with a different phone. The homepage does not label which of two hour ranges belongs to which address.

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Elk Grove, Bruceville Road

Elk Grove is south of Sacramento, not on Stockton Boulevard. Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle is at 9630 Bruceville Road, Ste 104, ZIP 95757. Nathan's Chinese Cuisine is at 9105 Bruceville Road, Suite 2A, ZIP 95758. One is a rice-noodle shop. The other posts a Cantonese dim sum PDF and an all-day picture menu.

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Midtown (P Street, ZIP 95816)

Hidden Dumpling House's midtown page lists 2801 P Street. The operator site also mentions Elk Grove and a Land Park location. This record is only the midtown branch. It is a separate trip from Stockton Boulevard, with soup dumplings and a broader Chinese-American menu.

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AI illustration of rice noodle rolls with soy sauce and scallion
Rice noodle rolls. 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 Sacramento, and where are the Chinese restaurants in this guide?

No operator page fetched on 2026-09-30 called a Sacramento corridor Chinatown. Hao Bao Dumplings calls its own branch at 6821 Stockton Blvd #100 Little Saigon, and Asian Pearl lists suite 165 at the same street address. The other verified kitchens are on Freeport Boulevard, Crocker Drive, midtown P Street, and Bruceville Road in Elk Grove.

Where can I get dim sum in Sacramento and what does it cost?

Asian Pearl at 6821 Stockton Blvd #165 lists Steamed Shrimp Dumpling and Shiu Mai at $5.88 and Xiao Long Bao at $4.88, and opens at 10:00 AM Saturday and Sunday and 11:00 AM weekdays. Tai Pan at 4400 Freeport Blvd lists Hai Gow and shu mai at $1.85 for 1 pc and opens at 7:00 AM daily. Nathan's in Elk Grove posts a separate dim sum picture PDF, but those item prices were not transcribed. Dine-in prices may differ.

Which regional styles are actually listed in this Sacramento guide?

Hao Bao Dumplings is northern dumplings and zha jiang noodles on Stockton Boulevard. Tasty Dumpling on Crocker Drive lists Xi'an cold noodles and soup dumplings. Ten Seconds in Elk Grove is Yunnan rice noodles. Asian Pearl, Tai Pan and Nathan's are Cantonese dim sum or banquet cooking. Hidden Dumpling House in midtown mixes soup dumplings with Chinese-American plates. No Sichuan-only dining room and no hot pot restaurant had a readable operator menu in this pass.

Which of these Sacramento Chinese restaurants deliver?

On 2026-09-30, only Hao Bao Dumplings' Toast page confirmed a delivery option, and it asked for an address before showing a fee or radius. Asian Pearl's location page says "No Delivery!" Tasty Dumpling's ordering page names pickup. Tai Pan, Ten Seconds, Nathan's and Hidden Dumpling House did not have a readable delivery confirmation. Ten Seconds links to order.online, and Nathan's links to a DoorDash URL, but those destination pages were not read.

What hours and price-channel limits should I plan around?

Hao Bao Dumplings closes at 5:30 PM daily. Tai Pan opens at 7:00 AM and its menu says peanut oil is used in all of the food. Tasty Dumpling's homepage lists two hour ranges and does not label which branch they belong to. Ten Seconds and Nathan's prices are from picture menus, not a text checkout. Asian Pearl's Beyond Menu page says it is not accepting online orders, so those prices are the listed menu, not a live order.

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A guide you can check.

We selected 7 Sacramento 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.