Manchester, Chinese Restaurant Guide

Wing-Shing Chu’s high-end Cantonese venture in modern city-centre premises has won an enthusiastic following since it opened in 2004, and attracts a steady crowd of footballers and other celebs.

“One of the grand dames of the Manchester restaurant scene” – the Yeung family’s famous Chinatown destination is no longer the city’s pre-eminent restaurant as it was for decades, but no-one has a bad word to say about the place and for lovers of Chinese cuisine it’s “still the best” (“no contest and I’ve eaten in Hong Kong”). In particular it’s a “preferred choice for dim sum, as there is a quality and refinement to the dishes – particularly the more dumpling-y ones – that far exceeds the competition”.

“The excellent food is the thing here” at this “bustling” Cantonese basement that has been a cornerstone of Manchester’s Chinatown for four decades and counting (it was the original site of the main Yang Sing). “We’ve been going to this restaurant for many years, and it’s still as good as ever – a joy to go for lunch or dinner”. Top Tip: “the dim sum” – full menu served until 5pm; restricted menu later.

“Delicious, super-spicy” Sichuanese cooking sets the taste buds on fire at this “friendly” Chinatown operation, with offshoots near the university in Oxford Road, in Leeds and York. Top Tip: “the hot poached chicken is fantastic”.

“Busy”, huge and gaudy Cantonese that sits over the Wing Yip Oriental supermarket, where you can choose from over 300 dishes on the menu. It’s one of the few places left in town (in the country?) where dim sum still comes on trolleys.

2018 Review: This shed-like operation continues to please, even after several decades in business; “lots of Chinese eat here, especially university students and café owners which must indicate its authenticity!”