Are you looking for the best Chinese food in the Woodlands? We’ve assembled a guide to the restaurants that serve the best we’ve found in the Woodlands area.
Our criteria is simple: Who makes the most delicious Chinese dishes? Our guide is based around the Woodlands, but we’ll venture outside the immediate area if the food is worth the drive.
In each section, restaurants are listed in alphabetical order; they are not ranked within the section.
(Updated May 2022. Originally published in 2021.)
The Best
The best Chinese food in the Woodlands area, in alphabetical order
Elevated Americanized Chinese Food
Shanghai Bistro
🥇 Best Chinese🥈 Recommended Asian
Suburban Chinese restaurants can be mind-numbingly predictable, but Shanghai Bistro brings its Manhattan sensibility to the Woodlands. No surprise, because the chef hails from New York City. His relocation brings a decidedly upscale approach to Americanized Chinese cuisine. Dishes that are often mundane are elevated by a savvy choice of better ingredients, and the housemade sauces are a welcome departure. Clean, airy setting in a strip center on Research near Gosling.

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Family-Run Small Business
4223 Research Forest Dr #300 | The Woodlands 77381
281-298-9998 |
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Recommended
Recommended Chinese food in the Woodlands area, in alphabetical order
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P. F. Chang’s ■
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Woodlands Mall
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Shanghai Bistro ■
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Research East
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