Next in the series of Barred in DC food guides is where to find the best Chinese food (or Chinese American food in many instances) in DC.
Again, most of these guides are generated from an open Twitter threads-they are based on what my Twitter followers believe is the best in the District of Columbia proper rather than my personal experience, as I’ve not had all them. “Alcohol” available doesn’t mean alcohol is necessarily available for pickup/delivery, but generally shows whether it’s more sit-down or not.
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2020
Mentioned Most
- Panda Gourmet (Ivy City):
- No in-house delivery but order direct via DoorDash partnership
- 3rd-Party: UberEats
- No alcohol anymore.
- Great Wall (14th/Logan):
- No in-house Delivery.
- 3rd Party: DoorDash (slightly pricier)
- Alcohol available
- Dumplings & Beyond (Glover Park)
- In-house Delivery appears available-$25 min. Free. 2 miles
- 3rd Party (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub, DoorDash
- 10 types of dumplings and other traditional Chinese food
Mentioned 2nd Most
- City Lights of China (Dupont)
- Call 202-265-6688 (online ordering down)
- In-House Delivery – $15 min to Dupont Circle area. Free.
- 3rd Party (possibly via in-house drivers): DoorDash, Grubhub, UberEats, Postmates
- Alcohol available.
- 14th Street Café Asian Bistro (14th/Logan)
- Also available for pickup via BeyondMenu
- No In-House delivery
- 3rd Party: Grubhub
- Alcohol available
Mentioned 3rd Most
- China Boy (Chinatown)
- Ritual or call 202-371-1661
- No Delivery. Barely any seats. Open only 9a-4:30p
- Tight menu, known for rice noodles
- New Big Wong (Chinatown)
- Currently not open for lunch.
- Call 202-628-0491
- No in-house delivery.
- 3rd party: Grubhub, DoorDash
- Favorite of late night chefs Alcohol available
Mentioned 4th Most
- China Town Carryout (Mt Pleasant)
- Call 202-332-8955
- No In-House Delivery. Barely any seats
- 3rd Party: Postmates
- ChiKo (Dupont/Barracks Row)
- Toast for pickup
- 3rd Party: Caviar (recommended), DoorDash
- Korean/Chinese. Higher end. Alcohol available.
- Wok and Roll (Chinatown)
- Call 202-347-4656 or order online (takes you to Grubhub
- In-House Delivery (via Grubhub). $15 min. $1. 2 miles.
- 3rd Part (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub, UberEats, DoorDash
- Also sushi, karaoke. Alcohol available. Same building as the Mary Surratt Boarding House where John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators met to assassinate Lincoln.
Mentioned 5th Most
- Chen’s Organic Chinese (Cleveland Park)
- In-House Delivery. Online or BeyondMenu. $15 min. Free delivery. 2 miles
- 3rd Party (possibly via in-house drivers): DoorDash, Caviar, UberEats, Postmates,
- Young Chow (Capitol Hill)
- In-House Delivery. Online or BeyondMenu. $13 min. $0.50. 2 miles
- 3rd Party (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub, Post
- Sushi available. Alcohol available.
- Da Hong Pao (14th/Logan Circle)
- Call 202-846-7229 (no Online ordering)
- No-In House Delivery
- 3rd Party: Postmates (but unclear if partner)
- Cantonese/Dim sum. Alcohol available
- Chinatown Express (Chinatown)
- Call 202-638-0424
- In-House delivery at night
- 3rd Party: DoorDash, Postmates
- Known for noodles, dumplings, steamed pork buns
Mentioned 6th Most
- Szechuan House (Barracks Row)
- In-House delivery. Online or BeyondMenu. $15 min. $1.10. 2.5 miles
- 3rd Party (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub
- Alcohol available
- Hong Kong Carryout (Hill East)
- Basically carryout only. Call 202-546-5528
- 3rd Party Delivery: not recommended but DoorDash, Postmates will order and pickup
- New Dynasty (Dupont)
- In-house Delivery. Online or BeyondMenu. $15 min. Free within 1 mile.
- 3rd Party Delivery (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub, Uber Eats
- Jackey Café (Chinatown)
- In-house delivery. Online/BeyondMenu. $15 min. $3.95. 2 miles
- 3rd party delivery (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub, DoorDash, UberEats
- Alcohol available
- Eddies’ Café (Woodley Park)
- In-House Delivery. Online/BeyondMenu. $12 min. $1. 3 miles.
- 3rd party delivery (possibly via in-house drivers): Grubhub,
- Normally Outdoor seating only
- Shanghai Lounge (Georgetown/Burleith)
- No in-house delivery (at least right not now). Online/BeyondMenu for pickup
- 3rd Party: Grubhub, DoorDash UberEats (slightly pricier)
- More pan-Asian, soup dumplings, ramen. Alcohol availaBle
- Twin Dragon (Brightwood Park/Petworth)
- No in-house delivery. Call 202-545-0033 for Pickup
- 3rd Party: Grubhub UberEats
- Tsim Yung (Brookland)
- In-House Delivery: Online/BeyondMenu. $12 min. $1. 2 miles.
- 3rd party: Grubhub, UberEats
- Reren Lamen & Bar (Chinatown)
- Does not appear to have in-house delivery. Online ordering may be available.
- 3rd Party: DoorDash, UberEats
- Lamen (like ramen), soup dumplings. Alcohol available
Sorted By Neighborhood (including other spots mentioned)
- Penn Quarter/Chinatown
- China Boy
- New Big Wong
- Wok and Roll
- Chinatown Express
- Jackey Cafe
- Reren Lamen & Bar
- Joy Luck House
- Full Kee
- Georgetown/Glover Park/Palisades
- Dumplings & Beyond
- Shanghai Lounge
- Harmony Café
- Kitchen No. 1
- Chen’s Gourmet
- Little China Cafe
- Capitol Hill
- ChiKo
- Young Chow
- Szechuan House
- Hong Kong Carryout
- Hunan Dynasty
- Mandarin
- Park View/Petworth/Brightwood Park/16th St Heights
- Twin Dragon
- Fahrenheit
- Fortune Express
- Dannie’s Carry Out
- Simon’s Wok
- Howard China
- H Street/Kingman Park
- Majors Carryout
- Toki Underground
- Copycat
- Wings & More Wings
- 14th/U/Logan
- Great Wall
- 14th Street Cafe Asian Bistro
- Da Hong Pao
- Yum on 14
- Friendship Heights/Tenleytown/Cleveland Park/Woodley Park
- Chen’s Organic Chinese
- Eddie’s Cafe
- Spring Garden
- Spices
- Adams Morgan/Mt Pleasant/Columbia Heights
- China Town Carryout
- Peking Garden
- Shanghai Tokyo Cafe
- Queen’s English
- Dupont
- City Lights of China
- ChiKo
- New Dynasty
- Astoria
- Bloomingdale/Eckington
- Big China
- Yeung Fong
- Jerry’s Carryout
- Trinidad/Ivy City
- Panda Gourmet
- Panda Chinese
- Shaw
- Tiger Fork
- Dragon Express
- Brookland
- Tsim Yung
- Sammy’s Carryout
- Navy Yard/Southwest/Anacostia
- Grand China
- Good Hope Carryout
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