Las Vegas Chinatown Food Guide 2026: Spring Mountain Road

Las Vegas Chinatown is not a historic neighborhood with a gate. It is a long run of shopping plazas along Spring Mountain Road, just west of the Strip, packed with Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Taiwanese restaurants, bakeries and tea shops. Locals eat here, and it is the easiest way to eat well in Vegas for a fraction of resort prices.

Restaurants here open and close often. Every place named below was listed on its own website, or its plaza's, in September 2026, and we left out long-standing favorites we could not confirm. Hours change too, so check before a special trip.

Getting There and Getting Around

• Rideshare or taxi is the easy option: the heart of Chinatown is a short drive west of the center Strip along Spring Mountain Road.
• Driving: the plazas have their own parking lots. Lots fill at dinner time, especially on weekends.
• Bus: RTC buses run along Spring Mountain Road. Check routes and fares on the RTC site.
• Walking from the Strip is long and, in summer, hot. Once you are here, you can walk between neighboring plazas.

The Plazas to Know

Chinatown Plaza (4205 Spring Mountain Rd)

The original plaza, built in a Tang Dynasty style and still the landmark of the area. Its site lists plaza hours of 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Food tenants include Xiao Long Dumpling (dumplings and noodles), Noodle Pot, Mr. Tang (Korean soups and noodles), Bangkok Street Food, Sushi Time, and for something sweet, Diamond Bakery, Paris Baguette, No. 1 Boba and Volcano Tea House.

Shanghai Plaza (4258–4284 Spring Mountain Rd)

Across the road, and the busiest cluster of places to eat. Its directory lists China Mama, Shanghai Taste, 88 Noodle Papa, Fish With You, Weera Thai, Kura Sushi, O.Onigiri and BB.Q Chicken, plus dessert and drink stops including 85°C Bakery Cafe, Somi Somi, Sweethoney Dessert, The Paleta Bar, Sharetea and Tea Maison. Most restaurants here close between 9 and 10 p.m.

Where to Eat by Cuisine

Chinese

• China Mama (Shanghai Plaza): a local favorite for dumplings and noodles. The plaza lists it at 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Shanghai Taste (Shanghai Plaza): Shanghainese cooking, as the name says.
• Xiao Long Dumpling (Chinatown Plaza): dumplings and noodles in the original plaza.
• 88 Noodle Papa (Shanghai Plaza): noodle soups and noodle dishes.

Vietnamese

District One Kitchen & Bar (3400 S. Jones Blvd, Suite 8) sits just south of Spring Mountain and mixes Vietnamese and Asian fusion dishes with craft cocktails. Its best-known order is the Pho'Lobster, a whole lobster in pho broth. It lists hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, with happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. on weekdays. For a plainer bowl of pho, the road has plenty of small pho shops.

Japanese

• Monta Ramen (5030 Spring Mountain Rd, Suite 6): a small shop built around its tonkotsu (pork bone) broth, open 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Expect a line at peak times.
• Kura Sushi (Shanghai Plaza): conveyor-belt sushi, a quick and fun meal with kids.
• O.Onigiri (Shanghai Plaza): Japanese rice balls for a snack.

More ramen shops are in our ramen guide.

Korean

Mr. Tang in Chinatown Plaza does Korean soups and noodles, and BB.Q Chicken in Shanghai Plaza does Korean fried chicken. For all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue, the nearest location of Gen Korean BBQ is a few minutes west at 5125 W. Sahara Ave; there is also one on the Strip at the Miracle Mile Shops.

Thai

Weera Thai (Shanghai Plaza) and Bangkok Street Food (Chinatown Plaza) are in the heart of Chinatown. The city's best-known Thai restaurant, Lotus of Siam, is not in Chinatown: it is east of the Strip at 620 E. Flamingo Rd, with a second location that opened in May 2026 at 953 E. Sahara Ave.

Hot pot

Hot pot, where you cook meat, seafood and vegetables in a pot of broth at the table, is one of the most popular group meals on Spring Mountain Road. Chubby Cattle lists both a hot pot restaurant and a barbecue restaurant in Las Vegas; check its site for the addresses. Allow 60 to 90 minutes and go with at least two people.

Beyond Asian food

Sparrow + Wolf (4480 Spring Mountain Rd, Suite 100) is chef Brian Howard's wood-fired, globally inspired American restaurant, a good choice for a sit-down dinner off the Strip. It is open 5 to 10 p.m. daily.

Dessert, Bakeries and Boba

Chinatown is as good for snacks as for meals. In the two main plazas alone you will find 85°C Bakery Cafe, Paris Baguette and Diamond Bakery for buns and pastries; Somi Somi; The Paleta Bar and Sweethoney Dessert; and boba at Sharetea, Tea Maison, No. 1 Boba and Volcano Tea House. A good plan is dinner at one plaza and dessert at the other.

Late Night in Chinatown

Chinatown is known as a late-night food area, but many plaza restaurants now close between 9 and 11 p.m., so do not assume a place is open late. Check each restaurant's hours for the night you go. For a drink at any hour, The Golden Tiki (3939 Spring Mountain Rd) is open 24 hours for guests 21 and over. Our late-night dining guide has more after-hours options.

Tips for Eating in Chinatown

• Plaza-hop. Chinatown Plaza and Shanghai Plaza face each other, so it is easy to eat at one and have dessert or boba at the other.
• Go early or late for popular places. Dinner peaks and weekend evenings bring waits at the best-known restaurants.
• Share. Ordering several dishes for the table is the best way to eat Chinese, Korean and hot pot meals.
• Check the menu online. Most restaurants post menus with current prices; this guide does not quote prices it cannot check.
• Carry a card and a little cash. Most places take cards, but a few small counters may not.

For more ideas, see our Asian restaurants guide and cheap eats guide.