Israel’s Chinese food scene is small but real — and for the Chinese community here, it matters. Around 40 Chinese restaurants operate across the country, concentrated in Tel Aviv but with outposts in Haifa, Jerusalem, Beer Sheva, and the Sharon region. That number is modest compared to many Western cities, but the quality ceiling has risen in recent years, and the best places are genuinely worth seeking out.
Simplified Chinese readers are the largest audience on this site — this guide is written with you in mind too. A Chinese-language version of this article appears below.
This guide covers standout options by style. For the full searchable list, see our Asian businesses directory.
Dim Sum & Cantonese#
Hong Bao — Sarona Market, Tel Aviv
The most authentic dim sum option in Israel. The stall is run by a Chinese chef-turned-tour-guide who still makes every piece by hand. Find it inside Sarona Market on Aluf Kalman Magen Street. The menu rotates but typically includes har gow, siu mai, cheung fun, and a rotating daily special. Speaks Chinese, Hebrew, and English. Available on Wolt for delivery.
📍 Sarona Market, Aluf Kalman Magen 3, Tel Aviv | 050-494-8889 | Order on Wolt
Hong Kong Dim Sum — Tel Aviv
A downtown Tel Aviv spot offering dumplings, spring rolls, and noodles in an approachable setting. Vegan and gluten-free friendly. Useful for a quick sit-down dim sum meal in the centre of the city.
Long Sang — Haifa
One of the oldest authentic Chinese restaurants in Israel — 41 years of Cantonese cuisine from Guangdong province. This is the kind of place that locals in Haifa have been eating at for decades, and the kitchen has not changed much, which is either a strength or a weakness depending on what you want. If you are in Haifa and want real Cantonese cooking, this is your best option.
Yan Yan Chinese Restaurant — Haifa
A family-run restaurant on Derech Yafo in Haifa, operated by a Chinese family that originally fled Vietnam. The family has been in Israel for decades — their children serve in the IDF. A reminder that the Chinese community in Israel has roots going back further than most people realise.
📍 Derech Yafo 26, Haifa
Sichuan & Regional Chinese#
Málà Sichuan & Dumplings — Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv
The most serious Chinese restaurant in Israel right now. Located on Lilienblum Street in Neve Tzedek, Málà serves an authentic Sichuan menu: dandan noodles, mapo tofu, Sichuan-style chicken, and handmade dumplings. The 麻辣 (málà) combination — numbing spice from Sichuan pepper plus chilli heat — is done correctly here, which is rare outside China. The restaurant also offers Korean and Taiwanese dishes alongside the Sichuan core. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
📍 Lilienblum 21, Tel Aviv | @mala_sichuan_tlv | 050-286-6049
Mian Noodles — Jerusalem
A noodle-focused Chinese restaurant in Jerusalem with solid TripAdvisor reviews (4.3 from 144 reviews). If you are in Jerusalem and want Chinese noodles, this is the place to look for.
Casual Chinese & Delivery#
San Mei — Carmel Market, Tel Aviv
A dumpling stall inside the Carmel Market on Yom Tov Street. Classic handmade Chinese dumplings (gyoza-style) alongside Filipino adobo and Russian-style fillings — an only-in-Israel mix that reflects the market’s character. Cheap and fast.
📍 Yom Tov 17, Carmel Market, Tel Aviv
Little China — Tel Aviv
A neighbourhood Chinese delivery and sit-down option on Bugrashov Street. Reliable for everyday wok dishes and noodles.
📍 Bugrashov 34, Tel Aviv | Order on Wolt
The Chinese Wall — Tel Aviv
Street-level Chinese on Mikveh Israel Street in southern Tel Aviv. Described as “authentic Chinese food” — wok dishes, noodles, and rice plates.
📍 Mikveh Israel 26, Tel Aviv | Order on Wolt
Wok to Walk — HaHashmonaim, Tel Aviv
Fast-casual wok chain on HaHashmonaim Street. Quick, affordable, and good for a no-fuss weekday meal.
📍 HaHashmonaim 86, Tel Aviv | Order on Wolt
Furama — Tel Aviv
A long-running Chinese restaurant in Tel Aviv, rated 4.1 on TripAdvisor with 80 reviews. Mid-range, reliable.
HaAnoi HaSinit — Beer Sheva
Cantonese-style Chinese food in Beer Sheva’s Resco Shopping Centre on Rager Boulevard. The best Chinese option in the south.
📍 Resco Shopping Center, 28 Rager Boulevard, Beer Sheva | Available for delivery
Sunflower Chinese Restaurant — Rishon LeZion
The main Chinese option in the Rishon LeZion area, rated 4.2 on TripAdvisor (60 reviews).
Shiitake | Chinese Cuisine — Safed
Surprisingly, one of the few Chinese restaurants in northern Israel — on Jerusalem Street in Safed. Worth knowing about if you are in the Galilee.
📍 Jerusalem 53, Safed | Order on Wolt
Hong Kong Street Food#
Eggzit — Tel Aviv
Hong Kong-style egg waffles (雞蛋仔 gai daan jai) — the bubble-grid street snack that has become globally popular. Operating as a pop-up and delivery service in Tel Aviv. Follow them for current locations.
Tea Wei — Bugrashov Beach, Tel Aviv
A Chinese-run bubble tea spot near Bugrashov Beach. Staff speak Chinese, Hebrew, and English. One of the few places in Tel Aviv where you can order in Mandarin.
📍 Near Bugrashov Beach, Tel Aviv
Kosher Chinese#
Options for observant diners are limited but exist:
- Pikansin (Tel Aviv) — Kosher-certified Chinese restaurant
- Chinatown (Tel Aviv) — Kosher-certified Chinese restaurant
- Wok to Walk Kosher (Petah Tikva) — Kosher wok chain; Order on Wolt
- nu:nu NOODLES SHOP (Rishon LeZion) — Kosher Asian noodles; Order on Wolt
- Jessica (Rehovot) — Kosher local Asian food; Order on Wolt
- Sheyan (Jerusalem) — Kosher Asian restaurant, Rambam 8; Order on Wolt
Note: Many non-certified Chinese restaurants in Israel naturally avoid pork, but this does not constitute kosher certification. Always confirm directly with the restaurant if kashrut matters to your group.
Chef-Driven Chinese#
The Red Chinese — Tel Aviv (Chef Yuval Ben Neriah)
Chef Yuval Ben Neriah’s Chinese-inspired menu, now at a new location near Givon Square. Ben Neriah is the force behind Café Taizu, one of Israel’s most respected Asian-influenced restaurants. His Red Chinese project applies similar technique to more casual Chinese formats. Available on Wolt.
📍 HaHashmonaim 99, Tel Aviv | Order on Wolt
CAFE TAIZU — Tel Aviv (virtual kitchen)
Ben Neriah’s “Asiaterranean” delivery concept — a virtual kitchen blending Asian technique with Mediterranean ingredients. Not a traditional Chinese restaurant but worth knowing about for those interested in creative Asian cooking in Israel. Available on Wolt.
On Authenticity: What’s Here and What’s Missing#
Forty restaurants is a thin number for a country of ten million people, and a very thin number for a Chinese community that has grown significantly in recent years. The honest picture:
What you can find: Decent Sichuan at Málà, reliable Cantonese dim sum at Hong Bao, forty-year-old Guangdong-style cooking at Long Sang, and a scattering of competent wok kitchens across the country.
What’s hard to find: 粤式早茶 (Cantonese yum cha), proper 小笼包 (xiaolongbao), 北方面食 (northern wheat-based dishes like hand-pulled noodles or jianbing), decent Hunanese or Shanghainese cooking. The regional diversity that exists in any Chinese city is largely absent here.
What’s almost impossible: 火锅 (hotpot) restaurants, late-night dim sum, the kind of cheap, fast, open-until-2am Chinese staple restaurants that anchor every Chinese neighbourhood in Europe, North America, or Australia.
For Chinese expats cooking at home, the Asian grocery stores in Israel guide covers where to source proper ingredients — soy sauces, chilli bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, rice wine, and fresh produce.
The Full Directory#
This guide covers recommended options. Our Asian businesses directory lists all 40 Chinese restaurants in Israel, searchable by city.
