Chinese Cuisine Las Vegas

The lunisolar Chinese calendar rolls over to the Year of the Monkey on Monday, Feb. 8, marking the beginning of the Spring Festival. Festivities kick off the day before the New Year and continue through the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year. Here, a look at 19 Chinese restaurants where you can celebrate the Year of the Monkey in Las Vegas.

1 Beijing Noodle No. 9

Noodles are made in house in front of guests near the dramatic fish tanks that flank the space. Look for street fare from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing on the menu with specialties such as handmade noodle with sliced pork and mushroom, Imperial seafood soup dumplings, pan-fried shrimp in Chinese wine sauce and live seafood.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109

2 Big Wong Restaurant

Look for this cheap Chinese haven in the same strip mall as Monta, Raku and Kabuto. Here you can find Chinese noodles and tender poached chicken and beef. Best of all, everything on the menu is in the $5 range.

5040 Spring Mountain Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103

702-368-6808

3 Blossom

The 100-dish lineup here features dishes from Beijing and Hong Kong from chef Chi Kwun Choi. Live seafood is held in four different on-site tanks, and many dishes are prepared table side.

3730 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89158

702-590-7111

4 Chengdu Taste

Look for Chengdu's homegrown specialties of bang bang chicken, couple's sliced beef, green chili chicken, diced rabbit with younger sister's secret sauce, and the "sorrowful" mung bean noodles. As always, skip the proverbial "water boiled" proteins and go straight for the various "mao cai", a symbolic spicy Chengdu casserole, typically shared family style, that is a dish of pride to many Chengdu city locals.

3950 Schiff Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89103

(702) 437-7888

5 China House

Find more than 100 beef, chicken, pork and seafood options, along with a variety of soups.

4321 W Flamingo Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103

(702) 990-8888

6 China Mama

Look for two different menus here. One carries more Americanized versions of Chinese fare. The other is more authentic dishes. China MaMa also has dim sum.

3400 S Jones Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89146

702-873-1977

7 Fú

The Woo family returns with this Chinese restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel. While many dishes might look familiar, go for the more obscure to get a real taste of Chinese fare.

4455 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89169

702-522-8188

8 Hakkasan

Executive chef Ho Chee Boon uses traditional techniques in his contemporary takes on Cantonese cuisine. Signature dishes include roasted silver cod with Champagne and honey and crispy duck salad.

3799 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 891-7888

9 Hong Kong Cafe

Find Western-inspired dishes often found in Hong Kong cafes such as ham and egg sandwiches, "Hong Kong" spaghetti and French toast. A Macau-style crispy pork chop sandwich, curry beef stew with steamed white rice, Hong Kong-style French toast, oven baked spaghetti with black truffle and chicken and a pineapple bun with iced butter show off some of the Hong Kong flair on the menu.

3325 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109

702-607-2220

10 Jasmine

Traditional Hong Kong Cantonese as well as regional contemporary interpretations such as Szechwan and Hunan cuisine make the menu here.

3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV

702-693-7223

11 Joyful House Chinese Cuisine

Look for authentic Cantonese fare here.

4601 Spring Mountain Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89102

702-889-8881

12 KJ Dim Sum & Seafood Chinese Restaurant

KJ Dim Sum & Seafood Chinese Restaurant at Rio is an offshoot of KJ Kitchen in Chinatown. Here find a dim sum menu at lunch.

3700 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103

702-777-2333

13 Mr Chow

Enter this Beijing restaurant now open at Caesars Palace through a modern and classic entrance in chic black and white. Find a champagne arrival at the elevators, a first at one of the seven Mr Chow locations worldwide, that take guests up to the second floor with a view overlooking the Garden of the Gods. Guests first note the suspended centerpiece kinetic sculpture that moves and changes colors, another first for Mr Chow. The dining room with space for 250 features a terrace overlooking the pools and four private dining rooms that can seat 50 each. Dine on Beijing duck, chicken satay, green prawns and hand-pulled Mr Chow noodles, all served family style.

3570 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109

702-731-7888

14 Noodle Asia

The menu here features large portions of noodle dishes, vegetarian specialties, rice and congee dishes and soups. Bonus, it's open until 3 a.m. daily.

3355 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109

702-414-1444

15 Noodles

Executive chef Patrick Lee offers authentic regional noodle dishes from Thailand, Japan, China and Vietnam. Find dim sum here from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

702-693-8131

16 Orchids Garden

Some of the best dim sum off the Strip.

5485 W Sahara Ave.
Las Vegas, NV

702-631-3839

17 Ping Pang Pong

This restaurant inside a restaurant offers Chinese fare from different regions. Look for noodles, rice and vegetables, beef, pork, poultry and seafood.

4000 W. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89103

702-247-8136

18 Wendy's Noodle House

This Chinatown gem serves up wonton soup, New York steak, mango pudding, Portuguese curry and popcorn chicken. Or, as the restaurant likes to say, "Expect the unexpected."

3401 South Jones Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 889-3288

19 Wing Lei

Wing Lei offers a mix of Cantonese, Shanghai and Szechwan and declares itself “The only Asian restaurant in North America to receive a Michelin Star.” Order the tableside-carved Imperial Peking duck, mu shu pork and wok-fried Maine lobster.