Every year, CityBeat publishes the Best Of Cincinnati®, wherein readers and staffers alike pick which bars are the booziest, which people are the coolest and which shops are your best bet for dropping a pretty penny. One of the best things about the Chinese food and restaurants in Cincinnati is how diverse they are. Whether you’re looking for a quick stop at a hole-in-the-wall joint with delicious sweet-and-sour chicken and fried rice stuffed into red and white takeout boxes or authentic Chinese at a sit-down restaurant with live piano music and tablecloths, you can find it here and each kind is represented on this list.

Keep scrolling to see our readers’ favorite Chinese restaurants.  

The Pacific Kitchen 8300 Market Place Lane, Montgomery Photo: facebook.com/The Pacific Kitchen
Fortune Noodle House 349 Calhoun St., CUF Photo: Hailey Bollinger
New Chicken Hailey Bollinger
No. 7 Best Chinese Restaurant: Casual Chinese 88 Carothers Road, Newport Must Try: Sa Cha: Choice of tofu, veggie, protein (chicken, pork, shrimp, scallop or beef) or a combination, plus NAPA (Chinese cabbage), celery, onion, broccoli, carrots and mushrooms sautéed with a spicy sa cha sauce. Photo: Holden Mathis
Blue Gibbon Chinese Restaurant 1231 Tennessee Ave., Paddock Hills Photo: Google Street View
Shanghai on Elm Late-Night Hours: Tuesday-Thursday until midnight and Friday-Saturday until 2 a.m. 700 Elm St., Downtown Formerly known as Shanghai Mama’s, Shanghai on Elm still offers delicious pan-Asian dishes, including your standard Chinese, like Sweet & Sour Chicken, as well as other Asian cuisines like Pad Thai and Japanese udon noodles, plus homemade sauces ranging from Thai sweet chili oil to Yum Yum to ginger soy. Photo: facebook.com/shanghaionelm
Uncle Yip’s 10736 Reading Road, #2529, Evendale “As always, I am sincerely impressed by the attention of the service and the quality of the food. The hostess is very gracious. The dim sum is incredible and so is the cantonese duck. If you don’t try this place out, you are missing one of Cincinnati’s true hidden gems.” -Jim J. Photo: facebook.com/Uncle Yip's
No. 3 Best Chinese Restaurant: First Wok 7735 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township Must Try: Happy Family: Jumbo shrimp, chicken, roast pork, beef and mixed vegetables smothered in brown sauce. Photo: Google Maps
KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Oriental Wok 2444 Madison Road, Hyde Park Secret Menu Items: Hong Kong Curry Fishballs ($12); Canton Ginger Chicken ($12); Liuzhou Spicy Bamboo Noodles ($15); Cumin Lamb ($21) Photo: facebook.com/orientalwok Photo: facebook.com/orientalwok