The Best Chinese Food in Washington D.C.

Come one, come all to sample some of the best Chinese food in DC - and have the experience of a lifetime! This awesome casual dining spot in the Arlington neighborhood of DC finds inspirations in the street food of Chengdu. That’s where diners find the streets filled with tables of bubbling hot pots with all kinds of dried chiles bobbing around in the oily red broth. Mala Tang recommends one hot pot per guest - they sit on a portable burner with an array of small plates filled with fresh ingredients. Select a piece of food and drop each one into the broth to cook it - then dip each item into the delicious sauces. They offer proteins like chicken, lamb, all-natural beef, seafood and more.

This is a very unique restaurant that serves up traditional Uyghur cuisine, which are foods that aren’t found in many places in the United States. Dolan provides a taste of this culture and features a variety of dishes that represent the flavors and ingredients most often used. Uyghur’s are a Turkic ethnic group who now mostly live in a province in Northwest China. The most essential dishes are Laghman, which use pulled noodles as a base. Fans also love their special dumplings, called manti. The food here incorporates qualities and spices from both Chinese and Middle Eastern Cooking. Plus, it is a perfect central location right on Connecticut Avenue.

Chef Guo Imperial Banquet is the creation of Master Chef Guo Wenjun. It’s a fine dining establishment in Alexandria, just outside of DC, that is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area. The dishes here are meticulously crafted and use only the finest ingredients from all over the world. Their menu features a wide variety of dishes served on one of the prix fixe menus. They change frequently, but you can often find delicious soups like the Golden Squid Soup, Signature ChefGuo Noodles with Black Bean Sauce and other ramen-like treats.

Ginger serves up authentic Asian food in the Oxon Hill neighborhood at the MGM National Harbor. They cover it all here, including Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese food and have an extensive menu. The focus is on their homemade Chinese, and they have dishes like Spring Rolls, Soft Shell Crab Fried Rice and a long Dim Sum menu to enjoy.