Guide · Etobicoke

Best Chinese restaurants in Etobicoke

Etobicoke does not have Markham’s density of Chinese restaurants, and pretending otherwise would waste your evening. It has a small number of genuinely good ones. Here they are, scored, with what to order at each.

No.1

New Flower Drum 新花鼓

2428 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke · Mon–Thu 4pm–11pm · Fri–Sat 4pm–1am · Sun & holidays 4pm–10pm · +1-416-255-7717

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Must order

Szechuan Chicken四川辣子鸡

The house signature, and the dish to judge the kitchen on. Dry chilli heat that builds rather than shouts.

spicy
Must order

Crispy Wings脆皮鸡翼

$11.99

The single most ordered thing in the room. Shatteringly crisp, and the reason the pool table never empties.

Must order

Yeung Chow Fried Rice扬州炒饭

The Cantonese benchmark — distinct grains, real wok smoke, char siu and shrimp through it.

Cantonese Chow Mein广东炒面

Pan-fried until the underside crisps, then softened by the sauce. Order it for the table.

Sweet & Sour Shrimp甜酸虾

$11.50

Combo 1. Unapologetically old-school, and better than the genre deserves.

Beef with Mixed Vegetables杂菜牛肉

$11.50

Combo 4. The order when you want something green on the table at 11pm.

Chinese in Etobicoke, ranked

★ No.1 · Editor’s Choice
ChineseMimico$$

New Flower Drum 新花鼓

A Lake Shore institution since 1963 — Cantonese and Szechuan, still packed at midnight

8.6/ 10Excellent

Order this

Szechuan ChickenCrispy Wings $11.99Yeung Chow Fried Rice

Worth the drive

Chinese restaurants elsewhere in Toronto good enough to justify leaving Etobicoke for.

ChineseLittle Italy$$$

DaiLo 大佬

New Chinese cooking on College that never once plays it safe

8.6/ 10Excellent

Order this

Big Mac BaoFried Watermelon & Pork BellyTruffle Chow Mein
ChineseWillowdale$$

Ba Shu Ren Jia 巴蜀人家

Sichuan cooking on Yonge that does not adjust itself for anybody

8.5/ 10Excellent

Order this

Boiled Fish in Chilli OilMapo TofuDan Dan Noodles
ChineseDundas West$$

Sunny’s Chinese 陽光小館

Punk-rock Chinese-Canadian cooking that treats the classics as a starting point

8.5/ 10Excellent

Order this

Crispy Chilli BeefMapo TofuSalt & Pepper Squid
ChineseWexford$$

Federick Restaurant 客家菜

Hakka-Chinese-Indian cooking, and the chilli chicken every Scarborough kid grew up on

8.4/ 10Excellent

Order this

Chilli ChickenManchurian CauliflowerHakka Noodles
ChineseChinatown$

Mother’s Dumplings 妈妈家的饺子

Hand-folded northern dumplings in Chinatown, still the benchmark

8.4/ 10Excellent

Order this

Pork & Chive DumplingsPan-Fried Pork BunsCumin Lamb
ChineseAgincourt$$$

Fishman Lobster Clubhouse 魚樂軒

Towers of lobster, ordered by the pound, photographed by everyone

8.3/ 10Excellent

Order this

Fried Lobster TowerTyphoon Shelter CrabSteamed Fish
MalaysianAgincourt$$

Kim Kim Restaurant

Malaysian-Chinese cooking in a Scarborough plaza, and the best hokkien mee in the city

8.3/ 10Excellent

Order this

Hokkien MeeSambal Green BeansRoti Canai
ChineseChinatown$

Swatow 汕頭小食家

Spadina’s late-night Chiu Chow kitchen, unchanged and unbothered

8.2/ 10Excellent

Order this

Beef Ho FunCongee with FishSalt & Pepper Squid
ChineseWillowdale$$

Congee Queen 皇后名粥

A two-hundred-item menu, and the congee is still the reason to go

8.1/ 10Excellent

Order this

Sliced Fish CongeeClay Pot RiceSalt & Pepper Pork Chop
ChineseAgincourt$$

Hakka Legend 客家傳奇

The other side of the Hakka argument, and the one with the better chilli paneer

8.1/ 10Excellent

Order this

Chilli PaneerLollipop ChickenHot Garlic Vegetables
ChineseChinatown$

Rol San 龙笙

Dim sum until 4am, ordered off a paper slip, exactly as it should be

8.0/ 10Excellent

Order this

Har GowSiu MaiBeef Rice Noodle Roll
ChineseAgincourt$

Congee Wong 王記粥

Late-night Cantonese in Scarborough, and the congee is still the right call

7.9/ 10Very good

Order this

Preserved Egg & Pork CongeeBeef Brisket Noodle SoupBaked Pork Chop Rice

Frequently asked

What is the best Chinese restaurant in Etobicoke?
New Flower Drum, 2428 Lake Shore Blvd W in Mimico. Family-run since 1963, cooking Cantonese, Szechuan and Hong Kong-style food. Fully licensed, open until 1am Friday and Saturday, with combination dinners from around $11.50 and free delivery over $40.
Is there Chinese food near me in Etobicoke that delivers?
New Flower Drum offers dine-in, takeout and delivery, with free delivery on orders over $40 before tax. Call (416) 255-7717 to order — they also take catering and large orders by phone.
What Chinese restaurants in Etobicoke are open late?
New Flower Drum serves until 11pm Monday to Thursday and 1am on Friday and Saturday. That is unusually late for the west end — most Etobicoke kitchens have closed by 10pm.
Where can I get good dim sum near Etobicoke?
Etobicoke itself is thin on dim sum. The nearest reliable option is Rol San on Spadina in Chinatown, which serves from a paper order slip until 4am. New Flower Drum is the better bet for a full Cantonese dinner without leaving the west end.
How much does Chinese food cost in Etobicoke?
Combination dinners at New Flower Drum start around $11.50 and the crispy wings combo is $11.99. A full à la carte dinner for two with drinks lands closer to $60–80.