Chinese

It's a bit blighted, it's too bright, and service can be brusque – yet its Chinese-Malay food has kept many Glaswegians happily fed for a decade. Asia Style's décor was spartan back at the start and it hasn't improved with age, but diners come for good…

Glasgow's love affair with buffet-style dining is boundless, and it has found the ultimate mistress at this popular buffet-orama in the midst of Sauchiehall's staggering nightlife district. In the premises formerly Slumdog, Cook and Indi have managed to…

Kampong Ah Lee Malaysian Delight is a compact, canteen-style restaurant serving authentic Malaysian food in basic but comfortable surroundings. Its small shop front may be easy to miss, but it remains well known and popular with students seeking an…

This Cantonese restaurant, the oldest in Glasgow, reopened in early 2013 and has deservedly held onto its great reputation, especially for seafood and dim sum, despite a two-year closure following a fire above. Particularly, but not exclusively, popular…

Tucked away along a side-street off Leith Walk, Stack Dim Sum Bar is named for the bamboo steamer baskets which stack upon one another, each containing its own steamed delicacy. Among the selection of homemade steamed dim sum the Authentic Chao Chou…

Chinese restaurants in Scotland rarely offer something other than the safe choice. There might be one or two more traditional dishes speckled about some menus, but the predictable pantheon of westernised Chinese cuisine dominates. In the Wing Sing Inn…

Chop Chop in Leith was built on the reputation of the original outlet in Haymarket. Opened in 2010, it shares an identical menu to its sister restaurant, but the aim here seems to be to provide a more laidback and sophisticated atmosphere than the buzz…

If your experience of Szechuan food is limited to the solitary ‘Szechuan chicken/ beef/ pork’ off the typical Chinese menu, then think about visiting the Golden Bridge next time you’re in Leith. This unpretentious, welcoming little restaurant…

Using recipes developed over three decades of running restaurants (Beijing Beijing in Galashiels and Kwan’s Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway in Kelso), the Kwan family now sell handmade condiments, teas and spices online, at farmers' markets and through…

Kweilin has something of a split personality. On the face of it, it’s a traditional Cantonese restaurant complete with red carpets, red-covered chairs and red-jacketed waiters, and all the expected dishes present and correct. But peeking out from time…

Going to Miso and Sushi is like going back in time. The décor can't have changed in years. Glaring lights preside over a corridor of booths lined with wood and ancient flock wallpaper. It's in desperate need of a spruce up. However, if there's no love…

Rumours Kopitiam seems to have it all – a great location on a busy Bath Street corner, tasty Malay dishes and more than reasonable pricing. All this ensures that even on a wet weekday night, punters will steadily stream through the door. Sure, the…

Dedicated to the varied tastes of Singaporean Chinese cuisine, Singapore Orchid is an engaging and congenial neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of the town of Coulsdon. The menu features tasty traditional meat and seafood dishes alongside…

Husband and wife team Colin and Irene Chiu run this friendly neighbourhood restaurant perched just off the main road through Meadowbank. Named after an emperor’s summer palace, Xanadu’s own decor is simple and functional with Chinese scenes on the pale…

Behind the New York style canopied doorway, a cloakroom attendant directs guests into the expansive and traditional dining room with its air of composed extravagance. The menu offers plenty of variety, with seafood a speciality throughout – battered…

A popular Chinese restaurant in Wimbledon, Bayee Village offers authentic Chinese cuisine in elegant surroundings. The Bayee restaurant has a vibrant atmosphere and diners can enjoy a karaoke session. The contemporary interior in the spacious dining…

Barely noticeable amid newsagents and fast food joints, taking the narrow staircase up to China Blue really pays off. The restaurant has a simple bistro appearance with gingham oil cloths and blue light framing the windows, but it offers authentic…