Have had dim sum in a lot of reputed cities resplendent with large populations of Cantonese (one…read moreday, Hong Kong, one day). This gem of a find in Paris hits the top of that list. Having had our fill of rich (albeit delicious) French food for several days, we needed a change of flavor profile. Enter Le Royal China. We got there just as they opened and were greeted warmly. We were promptly seated and after a short time reviewing the menu, we ordered a parade of dim sum goodness. It was a perfect meal, including the hot tea, to brighten up a cold day. If your taste buds need a departure from butter, cream, and cheese, drop in for an awakening.

Busy and buzzing it was, so the staff's friendliness in typical Chinese fashion. Food was good,…read morecame quick and was piping hot.

Wow! What a find in this neighborhood. Am renting an AirBNB for 2 weeks in the area and this…read morerestaurant was a nice surprise along with awesome boulangeries around the block. Am a New Yorker and this Chinese food easily beats NY Chinese food. Great value too! €6.50 for a full meal! I've tried their chicken, duck or pork and all of them were delicious.

I came from Hong Kong and been living in Paris for one year. Been searching for a nice chinese…read morerestaurant since I came. This restaurant is great. The owner is from Hong Kong. He was very nice. I was with my friends came from China. He introduced many attractions in Paris. It was a really nice talk. We ordered spring rolls, some dim-sums, lemongrass chicken, sweet and sour pork, fried rice. The spring rolls is not too oily and the taste has no differences with the restaurant in Hong Kong. The lemongrass chicken is delicious, I strongly recommend this. Well, what I can tell is u can have the real chinese food here. Worth to go again.

This is the best place dim sum in Paris, not the hole in a wall place but definitely delightful…read moreupscale yet still authentic. All the dishes we had at LiLi were good: we started off with some dim sum: the Ha Gow (shrimp dumplings) and the soup dumplings (yes they are $24 for 4 but worth it, full of explosive soup in each of these small yummy dumplings!). We shared a number of dishes including the Cantonese duck - super good! The skin is perfection! For larger party I would love to try the parking duck served 2 ways.

Truly a delightful dining experience! Their flavors were as impressive as their presentation. We…read moreordered garlic chive dumplings, bao buns, challans chicken, lamb shoulder and fried rice.

Surprisingly good Cantonese food! Small, family ran, very friendly and good. After 4 days of…read morefrench food, my honey was hungry for Chinese, so we tried this place. Had steamed fish (some type of small bass, I think), and Chinese spinache..the fish was very fresh, very tender and cooked perfect. The spinach was good too. We started with home made vegy and beef broth soup (lei tong). It was very good, not the usual watery soup of the day

This place is wild! The food is exceptionally authentic (Cantonese) and adequately flavourful…read more The owner/host will make recommendations based on a rough idea that you give him of what you want to eat. I wanted to eat noodles, but he pretty much rejected my choice of noodle as the carb staple, and got me white rice instead, because that is what would go with the fish I ordered. And the result was delectable. Very authentic, lots of Chinese people, great location, quick walk to the louvre area, lots of positives. Will totally go back!

I was looking for an authentic Chinese food in Paris. Oh my, I found a gem. I love the cooking and…read morethe price is reasonable. The service is fast and friendly. I really recommended this place for those who want to have authentic Chinese food in Paris. Take Metro line 7, don't take 14. Way closer line 7. Please note that this is an authentic Chinese food. Therefore, for those non Asians whose standard is Panda Express, you may not like this authentic Chinese restaurant.

Good authentic Chinese food. Very busy hence the customer…read moreservice suffer. But overall, worth going !

Absolutely delicious. The server was phenomenal. The decor was gorgeous and it felt like home. This…read moreseems a local favorite but if you're a tourist in the mood for Cantonese, please stop by. Thanks for the wonderful dinner! (It's not bad price wise either--21€ for three courses and a drink at a fancy sit down)

Came here because I was craving some Chinese food after having so much French food. It definitely…read moresatisfied the craving. They have an English menu and a very lovely server that spoke English. Here's what we had: -Fried shrimps and egg roll with sweet dipping sauce - very good and very similar to what I'm used to in L.A. -Noodles with shrimp - tasty and they had sambal oelek to drench it with. -Cantonese fried rice - probably my favorite. The rice was cooked to perfection and had a great flavor. -Imperial shrimps - a lot of shrimp with onions and a lot of garlic. The shrimp could've been cooked a little more but good nonetheless We had jasmine tea that was delicious. I would really recommend anyone staying in the area to try this place is you are craving Chinese food. It really hits the spot.

Dim Sum in Paris. Shoot why not?…read more Reviews were great. My husband loves dim sum. So we figured let's go get some. For us, it was A-OK. Probably tasted better to us because we were tired of pizza, sandwiches, etc. loved that they have an all you can eat option. they have a set menu for their all you can eat. once they bring out their set menu items you're allowed to inform them of which items you'll like to eat more of. why i loved that they have an all you can eat option? the price for it was pretty reasonable compared to everything else we've been eating in europe. it gave us the opportunity to try a little bit of everything. did it taste like dim sum in LA? unfortunately not. nothing was super memorable to me and once i tried each item i didn't really wanna reorder anything. the XLB had no juice inside of it. which i totally was disappointed about. esp when XLB is known to be good because it is juicy. service was pretty good. food came out really quick. you'll leave smelling like deep fried food since they make some of the food right in front of the window. overall, if you want to get more bang for your buck and wanna have some asian food then i would say try it out. if not it's definitely passable. tips: *accepts credit cards and cash *restrooms are available. *staff speaks english, french, and chinese. *street parking *serves alcohol. *takes reservation. *no wifi. *ask for tap water to save $ *within walking distance to the metro.

I could live off of Chinese dumpings. Really, I find the format to be the most perfect design ever…read more So cute, easy to eat, doughy, salty and juicy. When I moved to Paris 15 years ago the dumpling options could be counted not only on one hand, but on two fingers, which is why I'm thrilled with the dumpling explosion (aka ravioli for the French) in Paris. I find it hilarious as well that new places are opening up with names like "L'art du ravioli" since it's such a Frenchified, highly pretentious way of describing such a simple, traditional thing. In any case, this new canteen on the rue au Maire makes a statement with its dumpling focus. The menu consists of about 8 different dumpling types as well as a range of salads and other dishes. I asked the waitress for her classics, and she suggested the pork with chinese cabbage and cucumber salad. The salad was crisp and piquant and lovely, the dumplings were good, the meat mixture was flavorful, the dough soft but the texture of the pork was a bit grainy. I inhaled the whole order happily, however. The service was great and the prices are hard to beat. I paid 12E for an order of dumplings, my cucumber salad and a 1/4 of red.

Say, have you been to the new mini-Chinatown in Paris? No? Well, look no further than the 4e…read morearound Rue Volta/au Maire, right next to the Musee du Arts et Metiers. It's a bona-fide Chinatown complete with Chinese restaurants, markets, cheap cellphone stores and crap souvenir/merchandise dealers. However, unlike the old Chinatowns of most Western Cities based upon a long history of hardship, this one isn't Cantonese - it's a new Chinatown staffed by Wenzhou/Shanghai immigrants, informing a different set of cooking styles, primarily targeting nouveau-riche mainland Chinese visitors. If you are looking for Cantonese dimsum, you won't find it here. This brings us to Traiteur d'art du Ravioli. It has a pompous name - the art of Ravioli. they haven't mastered the art of Ravioli making, and frankly, what they sell isn't ravioli - it's Chinese dumplings, or jiaoji. How can you be master of an art that you are not making? Furthermore, is it really dumpling the Chinese grandma way? Here comes a swing from the cluebat - when it comes to jiaoji, there is a lingua franca style. Like Turkish Doner or a New York pizza, purists look for a standard way of prep - in this case - Shandong style - thin skinned, ruffled seals on top, napa cabbage and pork stuffing, a hint of shaoxing wine, boiled in water, dressed with vinegar and soy. The Chinese Northerners consider themselves the true heirs of the dumpling making the same way New Yorkers consider our style of pizza to be the standard and the metric to which it is judged. Whenever a random Chinese person walks into a dumpling place, the assumption is that the place is Shandong style. I did say that this Chinatown is not Cantonese, and they certainly do not make it Shandong style. The dumplings are simply what you expect Wenzhou immigrants to cough up when they are strangers in a strange land trying to turn labor into Euros, and you will see it in the ingredients - for example, their triple ingredients dumplings (N04) is made from chives, shrimp...and eggs. Which is strange, considering that most other places doing the triple uses pork, shrimp and chives (and sometimes shitake mushrooms instead) The pickled cabbage + pork version (N01) points definitely to a more Jiangsu provincial influence, as does their Daikon+Pork version (N05). The flavors were, well, I wouldn't say that they are bad, they are merely okay - the skin on the jiaoji aren't tender enough, the fillings aren't jucy enough, and the flavor is not quite there. I mean, I am not about to say that they taste bad, it's just merely serviceable. Do order their fried noodles, though - they are pretty good. Keep in mind that a) the place isn't very clean (their restrooms don't give you the sensation of being hygienic) b) Their flavors are only so-so and c) service is typically Chinese - curt and prompt, but not warm whatsoever d) You are in Paris as a visitor. One refuge meal is enough, really. When it comes to bang for your traveling food bucks, it's cheaper than menu formule at the local brasserie and about the same as McD or a sandwich at Boulongerie Paul, but then, if you are cheap and eating out all the time while in Paris, put on your dunce cap and sit at the corner - you can do much better buying ingredients from Monoprix/Carrefour/Picard/local markets and cooking your own. This place won't cure your homesickness as much as make you wonder why you left China in the first place.

Pavillon de Hang Chow has been around for years in Paris. If you want good Asian food this is the…read moreplace to go. The owners are so nice with giving great customer service. We ordered sizzling shrimp with veggies entree which was amazing. The fried rice was just ok since I've had better. But the entree dishes are a must to try. The dining area is comfortable with many authentic art pieces from Asia. The restaurant's owners told us they came to Paris 40 plus years ago and their dream was to open an Asian restaurant in the city of Paris. It's super inspirational they came, learned French and made it happen. Side Note- Most restaurants in Paris close between lunch and dinner time. While sightseeing we missed lunch time, and this was one of few Asian restaurants open at this time. Walking distance from Avenue des Champs Elysées. ~

The Pavillon de Hang Chow is a great hole in the wall authentic Chinese restaurant located in the…read moreheart of city center in Paris. Rabia J was craving Asian food and we ended up walking to this restaurant from our hotel, took approximately 10 minutes. As we got there around 5pm we weren't sure if they would be open but they already had a few tables seated. This particular restaurant doesn't take credit cards so please take cash as you would be cleaning dishes the rest of the evening and that is not how you envision your trip to Paris. We ordered the shrimp dim sum along with a sizzling shrimp with veggies dish and veggie fried rice. The food had awesome authentic Chinese taste and smelled and tasted great. The restaurant is run by owners who came to Paris 45 years. 5 star for food and service.

I'm glad we decided to try it despite some of the reviews. I'm shocked that they don't have more…read morestars. The line was long to get in and was still there when we finished an hour and a half later. They have an amazing system of handling the customers and you never feel rushed when eating. I highly recommend the stir fried frog legs in ginger. You get a lot of meat for the price. The ginger is strong but gives a nice flavor. This has to be one of my top 3 frog dishes of all time. The shrimp beignets were ok. A little greasy but I'm not a huge tempura fan. The Peking duck was very good. It leaned more towards being on the drier side versus fatty and greasy. I enjoyed it. It was tender and moist. One portion was perfect to share with other dishes. The stir fried noodles with pork were good. The pork was tender and had a nice seasoning to it. The noodles were thin and light. We were heavy on the meat so a veggie dish would have been helpful. If you see the line out front, be patient. It's worth the wait. And they do move the tables without rushing people.

Like seemingly every restaurant in Paris Chinatown, this space is super tight. I ate here twice --…read moreonce for dinner and once for soup dumplings during lunch. They are apparently Bon Gourmand Michelin rated, and highly recommended by my wife's family, who've lived in the area for over 30 years. We had to eat downstairs for dinner the first visit (a lot of stairs in Paris, like everywhere) but the service was fast. The char siu pork is extremely good -- my older son, a notoriously picky eater, loved it. I also had the ginger chicken (which I think is another popular item there) and found that to be delicious too. The soup dumplings are apparently well known and I'm shocked we got a table on a Saturday (the line when we left was out the door). It was essentially the same crew from the night before, so no rest for the weary. Dumplings are super flavorful as well as the broth. I see why it's so popular. Two very good meals in Chinatown during our visit a few weeks ago. Recommend for good Chinese food.