Cambridge’s Chinese restaurants are split between a small city-centre cluster around Regent Street, Burleigh Street and King Street, and a second concentration along Mill Road’s Petersfield stretch, running from dumpling and noodle specialists to full Cantonese and Sichuan menus. Here are eight worth seeking out.

Zhonghua Traditional Snacks sits on Norfolk Street just off the Grafton Centre, a Chinese restaurant built around a menu of regional snacks and street-food dishes rather than a standard Cantonese takeaway format.

A 4.6-star average across 792 reviews makes it one of the better-reviewed Chinese restaurants in the city, popular with students and locals alike for its no-frills, flavour-first approach.

Zhonghua Traditional Snacks — 13 Norfolk St, Cambridge CB1 2LD, UK | m.facebook.com

The Dumpling Tree combines a bar with a dumpling-focused Chinese menu on Perne Road, out towards Cherry Hinton rather than in the main city-centre cluster.

A 4.4-star average across 1,183 reviews reflects strong, consistent popularity for a neighbourhood spot a little off the usual tourist track.

The Dumpling Tree Bar & Restaurant — 59 Perne Rd, Cambridge CB1 3RX, UK | thedumplingtree.com

Noodles Plus sits on Mill Road in Petersfield, Cambridge’s most ethnically diverse street for food, specialising in hand-pulled noodles and other northern Chinese dishes.

A 4.5-star average across 974 reviews makes it one of Mill Road’s most popular Chinese kitchens, in a street with no shortage of competition.

Noodles Plus — 24A Mill Rd, Petersfield, Cambridge CB1 2AD, UK | facebook.com

Mr Wang Hot Pot occupies a spot on Regent Street, specialising in Sichuan-style hot pot and mala soup bases rather than a general Cantonese menu.

A 4.7-star average across 679 reviews makes it one of the best-reviewed Chinese restaurants in the city, with the build-your-own hot pot format drawing a loyal following.

Mr Wang Hot Pot — 94 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP, UK | see Google Maps for booking

Cafe Oriental Dumpling Bar sits on Burleigh Street, close to the Grafton Centre, with a menu built around dumplings and dim-sum-style small plates.

A 4.6-star average across 852 reviews reflects a strong reputation for quick, satisfying Chinese food in this part of the city centre.

Cafe Oriental Dumpling Bar — 9 Burleigh St, Cambridge CB1 1DB, UK | see Google Maps for booking

Yippee Noodle Bar has been a King Street fixture for years, a lively noodle-focused Chinese restaurant in the heart of Cambridge’s small bar-and-restaurant row.

A 4.5-star average across 674 reviews shows it’s kept its popularity over a long run in one of the city’s more competitive restaurant streets.

Yippee Noodle Bar — 7-9 King St, Cambridge CB1 1LH, UK | yippeenoodlebar.co.uk

1+1 Rougamo, also on Regent Street, specialises in rougamo – a braised-meat flatbread from Shaanxi province – alongside other regional Chinese street-food dishes.

A 4.6-star average across 588 reviews makes it one of the more distinctive Chinese food options in the city, built around a single regional specialism rather than a broad menu.

1+1 Rougamo — 84 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP, UK | rougamo.co.uk

Golden House sits on Lensfield Road, near the Fitzwilliam Museum, a longer-established Chinese restaurant running a broad Cantonese-leaning menu for dine-in and takeaway.

A 4.6-star average across 200 reviews reflects a solid, consistent local reputation in a part of the city with fewer Chinese restaurants than the Regent Street or Mill Road clusters.

Golden House — 12 Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EG, UK | goldenhousecambridge.com