5 Chinese Restaurants in Adelaide

For a fun cultural experience that includes plenty of great food, Adelaide’s Chinatown is definitely worth a visit. Home to some of the best Chinese restaurants in Adelaide, this area, centred on Moonta Street, features a variety of great eateries, Chinese supermarkets, and stores selling goods from other Asian countries like Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam. The area features two Paifang, or Chinese arches, guarded by sculptures of Chinese lions – you can’t miss them if you happen to be in the area (the Grote Street entrance is a must-see). Although the first Chinese workers had arrived in Adelaide in the mid-19th century, the Chinatown wasn’t established until the seventies to eighties. If you’re looking for some of the most authentic Chinese restaurants Adelaide has to offer, why not visit Chinatown and immerse yourself in the food and culture and cuisine right away?

If you’ve never experienced dim sum before, make your way to the Chinese restaurants in Adelaide to try it out for yourself. Dim sum consists of bite-sized portions of of food including an array of different dumplings, small plates and other little accompaniments. Salty, sweet, sour – they’re usually all covered in a meal of dim sum. In some Chinese restaurants in Adelaide, you can also try yum cha, a Cantonese tradition that includes a wide range of dim sum accompanied by endless cups of tea. But don’t forget to fill up your tablemates’ cups before your own, as is customary in China. Much like Spanish tapas, the dim sum delights you’ll find in Adelaide’s Chinese restaurants offer diners the chance to sample, taste and share everyone’s dishes at the table, making for a communal experience that goes well beyond the usual.