The Barrington Oaks Chinese restaurant focuses mostly on juicy dumplings, from soup dumplings to steamed pork and chive dumplings to fried vegetable dumplings. Other items include fried rice and lo mein and Chinese-American plates like General Tso’s chicken. The menu also ventures into Japanese dishes like ramen and udon. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

Rice and noodles are the heroes at Cantonese North Austin restaurant Rice Bowl Café with huge portions and fast delivery. The pork noodle soup is a standout dish: spicy and crunchy with fresh, handmade noodles. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

Find all the dumplings from pork/shrimp/chives to cuttlefish at the North Lamar restaurant, alongside a strong offering of non-dumpling dishes like noodles and offal. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in areas.

The Spicewood Springs Chinese restaurant offers a great menu full of classics like eggplant with spicy garlic sauce, shredded pork with bean curd, and chopped fish served with pickled mustard. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

This North Austin Chinese restaurant focuses on Sichuan fare, from pepper jumping fish to spicy boiled beef to mala fish with soft tofu. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are third-party deliveries (Uber Eats, DoorDash); and there are indoor dine-in services.

The North Austin Chinese restaurant has lots of absolutely perfect dumplings and hand-made noodles. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

The Taiwanese restaurant with two locations (this one in Quail Creek and the other just south of the University of Texas at Austin campus) serves up bubble teas, noodles, rice, and meat-/vegetable-centric entrees, and more. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

The mega-popular Houston Chinese restaurant opened in Austin, bringing along its much-touted roast duck, among other dishes. Be prepared for lines. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

The family-run establishment in the Highland neighborhood serves up a classic variety of dim sum and Chinese entrees. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

For hearty Chinese hand-pulled noodles and noodle soup dishes, Xian is the answer, especially those red-braised beef noodles. There are three other locations besides this one in Mueller: one in the Domain and the other two up in Round Rock. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are typically indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The takeout/delivery Chinese American restaurant offers classic dishes like fried rice, pan-fried noodles, and tofu lettuce cups with three locations. There’s this location in Cherrywood, and three others in Round Rock, Arboretum, and on South Congress. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online.

The founding dim sum chef of Wu Chow, Ling Qi Wu, opened her own Clarksville restaurant featuring plenty of her hit dumplings (including soup dumplings), alongside other noodle and rice dishes, plus meat and veggie entrees. There’s also Sunday dim sum. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services. Wu also has several other restaurants, also with top-notch food: modern Chinese restaurant Qi in downtown; tasting menu restaurant Ling Kitchen in Wooten; and Ling Wu Asian Restaurant in Southwest Austin.

The Central East Austin restaurant offers Chinese American fare like mala fried chicken, mapo eggplant, brisket fried rice, and dumplings. If you're dining in, take advantage of the solid cocktails. Takeout and delivery orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

The Zilker newcomer offers up modern Chinese fare on Barton Springs Road. There are skewered meats and vegetables, a decadent duck spread, and great noodles, plus fun cocktails. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

The Oak Hill restaurant is all about Chinese noodles, naturally, from spicy beef noodle soup to fried rice noodles, paired with excellent scallion pancakes. Look for and sibling restaurant Chen’s Noodle House up in Spicewood too. Takeout orders can be placed online; there are indoor dine-in services.

Find great Sichuan food in South Austin at the Westgate Chinese restaurant, full of hot and dry pots, noodles, excellent mapo tofu, and more. Takeout orders can be placed online or over the phone; there are deliveries within a three-mile radius available; and there are indoor dine-in services.

The Taiwanese food truck at the Thicket serves up a variety of bento boxes and meals, featuring pork belly, pork chops, and chicken. Takeout orders can be placed online or in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.