Best Asian Restaurants in Houston’s Chinatown: 11 Verified Picks

The best Asian restaurants in Houston’s Chinatown sit along Bellaire Boulevard between Fondren Road and Beltway 8, and our 11 picks cover Vietnamese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and Lao-Thai cooking. Start with Pho Binh for Northern-style pho (it has served pho since 1983), Peking Impression for whole Peking duck, Tainan Bistro for Taiwanese railway bento boxes, and Hongdae 33 for Korean barbecue until 2 a.m. on weekends. Every restaurant below was confirmed operating on its own official website in November 2026.

Pho for breakfast, Peking duck for lunch, Korean barbecue at midnight: one boulevard, five cuisines, and you never have to leave Bellaire.

Where does Houston’s Chinatown start and stop?

For this guide, Houston’s Chinatown (many locals call it Asiatown) means Bellaire Boulevard from Fondren Road west to Beltway 8, the side streets that feed it, such as Ranchester Drive and Clarewood Drive, and the first shopping centers just west of the Beltway, including Universal Shopping Center at 11360 Bellaire. Everything on this list is inside that line.

It is not the City of Bellaire, the separate small city farther east on the same boulevard. That end of the road is covered in our Bellaire and Chinatown restaurant guide, and the wider neighborhood (bakeries, markets, temples) is in our Houston Chinatown and Asiatown guide.

The quick list

• Vietnamese pho: Pho Binh, serving pho since 1983
• Viet-Cajun crawfish: Crawfish & Noodles
• Chinese and Vietnamese on one menu: Tan Tan, a family business since 1986
• Peking duck: Peking Impression
• Taiwanese comfort food: Tainan Bistro
• Cantonese seafood and all-day dim sum: Crown Seafood
• Quick dim sum, dinner later in the week: HK Dim Sum
• Late-night Korean barbecue: Hongdae 33
• Korean BBQ and hot pot at one table: KPOT
• Korean fried chicken until 2 a.m.: Soho Chicken
• Lao and Thai: Lao’d District

How we chose

We picked restaurants inside the boundary that do one cuisine, or one dish, especially well, spread across the countries that make Bellaire Boulevard worth the drive. Each had to show a current Chinatown address and hours or a live menu on its own official website in November 2026; we left out places we couldn’t confirm, even well-loved ones. Nobody paid to be here. Hours change often, so treat every time below as “typically” and check before you go.

Five things even regulars may not know

• Pho Binh’s broth points north. The restaurant credits its “Pho Bac” style, close to the original pho that began in Hanoi, for making a single family shop popular with Houston’s Vietnamese community.
• A whole Peking duck comes with 18 pancakes and duck soup at Peking Impression.
• Tainan Bistro sells “railway” bento boxes, topped with a fried chicken steak or pork chop.
• Hongdae 33 is named for a Seoul neighborhood known for neon nightlife.
• At KPOT, the whole table has to agree on Korean BBQ, hot pot or both.

Where to eat Vietnamese food in Chinatown

Pho Binh for breakfast pho, Crawfish & Noodles for Viet-Cajun seafood, and Tan Tan for a big group that wants Chinese and Vietnamese dishes on one menu.

1. Pho Binh (Bellaire)

10827 Bellaire Blvd · Northern Vietnamese pho · typically Tuesday to Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed Mondays

Pho Binh on Bellaire Boulevard in Houston’s Chinatown started as a single family-owned restaurant and says it has served pho since 1983. The restaurant describes its bowl as “Pho Bac,” the Northern style that began in Hanoi. It opens early and closes mid-afternoon, so this is a morning or lunch stop.

Order: rare beef pho (pho tai) or a combination bowl, and taste the broth before you add anything. More bowls are in our best pho in Houston guide. Pho Binh’s site

2. Crawfish & Noodles

11360 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 990 (Universal Shopping Center) · Viet-Cajun seafood · takes reservations

Crawfish & Noodles, just west of Beltway 8 in Houston’s Chinatown, was founded by Chef Trong Nguyen, who the restaurant says pioneered Viet-Cajun crawfish in Houston “before it was a movement.” The kitchen mixes Vietnamese flavors with Louisiana seafood culture, and the restaurant has been featured on Netflix, Food Network and Travel Channel. It typically opens in the afternoon on weekdays and at noon on weekends, with a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m.

Order: live crawfish by the pound in season with the original garlic butter sauce, plus a plate of noodles. Crawfish & Noodles’ site

3. Tan Tan Restaurant

6816 Ranchester Dr · Chinese and Vietnamese · open late on weekends

Tan Tan Restaurant, a block off Bellaire Boulevard on Ranchester Drive, started in 1986 as a small family business and cooks both Chinese and Vietnamese food from one long menu. That makes it the easiest table for a group that can’t agree, and there’s a full hot pot section.

Order: a seafood or combination hot pot for the table, plus a noodle dish each. Tan Tan’s site

Where to eat Chinese and Taiwanese food in Chinatown

Peking Impression for duck, Tainan Bistro for Taiwanese comfort food, and Crown Seafood or HK Dim Sum for dim sum.

4. Peking Impression

9889 Bellaire Blvd, Suite D224 (Dun Huang Plaza) · Beijing duck and northern Chinese · typically 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Peking Impression in Dun Huang Plaza is the Chinatown restaurant to pick when you want Peking duck without planning days ahead. A whole duck comes with 18 pancakes and duck soup, and a half duck with 12 pancakes, so a pair can share a half and a group can go whole. The rest of the menu leans spicy and northern, with cumin lamb, dry pots and aromatic duck heads.

Order: a whole Peking duck for four, cumin lamb and a scallion pancake. Our best Peking duck in Houston guide compares the options. Peking Impression’s menu

5. Tainan Bistro

9306 Bellaire Blvd · Taiwanese · typically Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; closed Mondays

Tainan Bistro on Bellaire Boulevard in Chinatown cooks Taiwanese home-style food: oyster pancakes, braised pork belly over rice, pepper-salt chicken nuggets, and railway bento boxes topped with a fried chicken steak or pork chop.

Order: oyster pancake, braised pork rice and the Railway Deep Fried Chicken Steak Bento. More picks are in our best Taiwanese restaurants in Houston guide. Tainan Bistro’s site

6. Crown Seafood

10796 Bellaire Blvd, Suite C · Cantonese seafood and dim sum · dim sum all day

Crown Seafood in Houston’s Chinatown is a Cantonese restaurant that serves dim sum (“yam cha”) all day on most items, which rescues any group that can’t get moving before noon. At dinner the menu runs past 100 dishes, and the restaurant says seafood such as striped bass, Dungeness crab and lobster arrives daily. Lunch specials typically run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Order: shrimp dumplings and rice noodle rolls at lunch; a whole fish or crab, shared family-style, at dinner. Crown Seafood’s site

7. HK Dim Sum

9889 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 110 (Dun Huang Plaza) · Hong Kong-style dim sum · typically from 10 a.m. daily

HK Dim Sum in Dun Huang Plaza is the casual option, with a numbered menu of steamed dumplings, rice plates and small dishes. It typically closes at 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and stays open until 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, so it doubles as a dim sum dinner later in the week.

Order: shrimp and vegetable dumplings, black pepper beef rib, and sticky rice in lotus leaf. HK Dim Sum’s menu

Where to eat Korean food in Chinatown

Hongdae 33 for late-night barbecue, KPOT for barbecue and hot pot together, and Soho Chicken for fried chicken after midnight. Long Point Road has more Korean restaurants.

8. Hongdae 33

9889 Bellaire Blvd, Suite D-229 (Dun Huang Plaza) · all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ · typically until midnight, 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday

Hongdae 33 in Dun Huang Plaza is all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue named for Hongdae, the Seoul district known for its neon nightlife. It typically opens at 11:30 a.m. daily and stays open until midnight Sunday through Thursday and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with last seating an hour before close on weeknights.

Order: a mix of marinated and plain cuts, and pace yourself. Our best Korean BBQ in Houston list has more grills. Hongdae 33’s site

9. KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

10790 Bellaire Blvd · all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and hot pot · two-hour limit

KPOT on Bellaire Boulevard is for a group that can’t decide between grilling and simmering: the whole table picks Korean BBQ, hot pot or both. Weekday lunch, typically until 3 p.m., is the cheaper time to go. Hours typically run from noon to 10:30 p.m., and until 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Order: both, so one side of the table grills while the other cooks noodles. KPOT Bellaire’s page

10. Soho Chicken

9393 Bellaire Blvd, Suite A3 · Korean fried chicken · typically until 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday

Soho Chicken, near Arthur Storey Park on Bellaire Boulevard, is Chinatown’s late-night anchor. Beyond the wings, the menu has mandu, pork katsu, kimchi bulgogi fries and odeng tang (fish-cake soup). It typically stays open until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and midnight on Sunday.

Order: wings half spicy, half not, with mandu and a bowl of odeng tang. Soho Chicken’s site

Where to eat Thai food in Chinatown

Lao’d District, which cooks the food of Laos and Thailand, is our Thai pick inside the boundary.

11. Lao’d District

9393 Bellaire Blvd, Suite B · Lao and Thai · typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Lao’d District, in the same plaza as Soho Chicken, serves dishes from Laos and Thailand, two kitchens that share a border and a love of herbs, lime and chile. Walk to Soho Chicken afterward for a late snack without moving the car.

Order: nam khao (crispy rice salad) and larb with sticky rice. For boat noodles and Isan cooking around town, see our best Thai food in Houston guide. Lao’d District’s site

What about Indian food in Chinatown?

Indian restaurants in southwest Houston cluster on Hillcroft Avenue, a short drive east, rather than inside Chinatown itself. We couldn’t confirm an Indian restaurant within our Bellaire Boulevard boundary on an official website, so we didn’t force one onto this list. Head to our Mahatma Gandhi District guide instead.

Save this: one day, five cuisines on Bellaire

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1. 8 a.m., Vietnamese: Northern-style pho at Pho Binh, 10827 Bellaire.
2. 11 a.m., Cantonese: a few plates of dim sum at Crown Seafood, down the boulevard at 10796, or HK Dim Sum in Dun Huang Plaza.
3. 1 p.m., Taiwanese: split a railway bento at Tainan Bistro, 9306 Bellaire, before it closes at 8.
4. 3 p.m., a break: walk Dun Huang Plaza and pick up a boba.
5. 6 p.m., Lao-Thai: nam khao and larb at Lao’d District, 9393 Bellaire.
6. 9 p.m., Chinese: half a Peking duck at Peking Impression, Dun Huang Plaza.
7. 11 p.m., Korean: barbecue upstairs at Hongdae 33, or wings at Soho Chicken back at 9393.

Tips for eating in Chinatown

Go early on weekends and park once per plaza.

• Park once per plaza. Dun Huang Plaza (9889 Bellaire) holds Peking Impression, HK Dim Sum and Hongdae 33; 9393 Bellaire holds Lao’d District and Soho Chicken.
• Weekend mornings fill fast. Dim sum and pho rooms are busiest late on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
• Watch the early closers. Pho Binh typically closes at 3 p.m. and Tainan Bistro at 8 p.m., and both are closed Mondays, so save this route for Tuesday through Sunday.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chinatown in Houston?

Houston’s Chinatown is in southwest Houston, centered on Bellaire Boulevard between Fondren Road and Beltway 8, with more restaurants just west of the Beltway. It is not the City of Bellaire, a separate small city farther east on the same boulevard.

What are the best Asian restaurants in Houston’s Chinatown?

Our top picks are Pho Binh for Northern-style pho, Peking Impression for Peking duck, Tainan Bistro for Taiwanese food, Crown Seafood for Cantonese dim sum and seafood, Hongdae 33 for Korean barbecue and Lao’d District for Lao and Thai cooking. All are on or just off Bellaire Boulevard.

Which Chinatown restaurants are open late?

Hongdae 33 typically stays open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and Soho Chicken typically serves until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Check each restaurant’s official site before you go, because hours change.

Where can I get Peking duck in Houston’s Chinatown without ordering ahead?

Peking Impression in Dun Huang Plaza, 9889 Bellaire Blvd, serves whole and half Peking duck from its regular menu. A whole duck comes with 18 pancakes and duck soup; a half comes with 12 pancakes.

Is there Indian food in Houston’s Chinatown?

Indian restaurants in southwest Houston are concentrated on Hillcroft Avenue in the Mahatma Gandhi District, a short drive east of Chinatown. We did not find an Indian restaurant we could verify inside Chinatown’s Bellaire Boulevard core.

What is the oldest restaurant on this Chinatown list?

Pho Binh says it has served pho in Houston since 1983, and Tan Tan Restaurant on Ranchester Drive started as a family business in 1986.