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Celestial Chinese New_South_Wales
Long business lunches are the go here fuelled no doubt by the diplomatically chosen, reasonably priced, wine list.

Chinese Noodle Restaurant New_South_Wales
This joint, with its fake vine leaves and formica tables, serves hand made noodles and dumplings from Xin Jiang.

East Ocean New_South_Wales
Up the stairs and join the queue for one of Chinatown's most popular yum cha's. If you're really keen, you can start eating at 7am.

Emperor's Garden New_South_Wales
There's a nice family feeling, quite relaxed away from the frenzy of other busier yum cha places nearby. Here it's the a la carte dishes

Fu Manchu New_South_Wales
This glam noodle bar has been around a for quite a while on fickle Victoria Street and is still packing them in.

Golden Century New_South_Wales
Cooking up the best Chinese in town, with city-never-sleeps hours, it is not difficult to see why Golden Century is an institution.

Golden Harbour New_South_Wales
Excellent Yum Cha lunches as you like them, a charismatic maitre'd who controls the room with an iron glare

Green Gourmet New_South_Wales
Popular vegetarian Chinese/Malaysian restaurant with a vegetarian yum cha.

House of Guangzhou New_South_Wales
The famous faces line the bar walls. A favourite of politicians and celebs.

Mahjong Room New_South_Wales
A small noisy restaurant with without any mahjong players in evidence. Good food at good prices in trendy Crown St.

Malay Chinese Takeaway New_South_Wales

Mother Chu's Taiwanese New_South_Wales
A fun, busy takeaway with seating inside past another closed door kitchen or a line of tables in the crowded arcade.

Palace Chinese New_South_Wales

Quay Seafood Chinese Restaurant New_South_Wales

Sea Bay Restaurant New_South_Wales
Almost out of Chinatown Sea Bay specialises in hand made noodles, dumplings, hot and sour soup with beancurd and cold cuts.

Silk Road Chinese Restaurant New_South_Wales

Singapore Heritage Restaurant New_South_Wales

Spicy Sichuan Restaurant New_South_Wales

Super Bowl Dixon St New_South_Wales
The old rule of thumb 'go where the locals eat' works well here where there is scarcely a European face.

Super Bowl On Goulburn New_South_Wales
Still calling itself a Hong Kong style teahouse but with East meets West colonial food.

Wong's Barbecue New_South_Wales
A range of roasted meats and poultry to take away or you can eat in at one of two large tables in a corner of the shop

Yee King New_South_Wales
A simple shopfront with a bench and stools in the window, inside you can see the chef stretching, rolling and shaping his noodles.