Chinatown Neighbourhood Guide — Toronto

Toronto's Chinatown — centred on Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue — is one of the largest and most authentic in North America. Unlike many Chinatowns that have become tourist novelties, this one is still a working neighbourhood where Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Thai communities shop, eat, and gather daily. The roast duck shops and dim sum restaurants have been feeding the city since the 1950s; the bubble tea culture arrived in the 1990s and never left. Come hungry and come late — the neighbourhood is at its best after 9pm.

Top Picks in Chinatown

• Banh Mi Boys — Cheap Eats — 392 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
• Sansotei Ramen — Cheap Eats — 179 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON
• Hot Star Large Fried Chicken — Cheap Eats — 420 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON
• Swatow Restaurant — Cheap Eats — 309 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON
• Pho Hung — Late Night — 350 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON
• Golden Star Chinese Restaurant — Late Night — Spadina Ave area, Chinatown, Toronto, ON
• Lucky Red — Chinese — 313 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2E9
• Mahjong Bar — Cocktails — 1276 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON
• Chinatown Food Walk — Markets — Spadina Ave & Dundas St W, Toronto, ON
• Chinatown Back Lanes — Laneways — Spadina Ave laneways between Dundas & College, Toronto, ON
• Fortune Cookie Factory — Weird Toronto — South of Dundas, Chinatown (exact address shared on request)
• Chinatown Laneway Art — Laneways — Kensington Ave laneway, Toronto, ON