ChinatownMenu.com
Understand Chinese menus. Order better.
ChinatownMenu.com helps readers understand Chinese menus, not just translate words. It also provides restaurant-facing tools for clearer menus, better online presentation, and more useful diner guidance.
Choose your path
Choose a language
Open the multilingual directory for English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Tiếng Việt, Español, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia, العربية, and Français.
Dim sum
Dim sum guide
A detailed hub for ordering dim sum and understanding the 20 most common dishes.
Har gow
The standard shrimp dumpling and a test of dim sum technique.
Siu mai
The open-topped pork and shrimp dumpling found on most dim sum menus.
Cheung fun
Steamed rice noodle rolls and their common fillings.
I am reading a menu or deciding what to order
Start with dishes, cuisines, dietary issues, restaurant formats, pronunciation, and ordering guides.
I run or support a Chinese restaurant
Use menu-design resources, restaurant operations guides, templates, staff tools, and website checklists.
I know what I am looking for
Search dishes, ingredients, cuisines, recipes, menu terms, templates, and dietary guides.
简体中文内容 / 繁體中文內容
面向中文读者和中餐馆经营者的菜单设计、运营、菜品描述、线上菜单和食客指南。另有繁體中文版本，適合偏好繁體中文的讀者。
Core site areas
Menu Literacy System
The site’s core method for reading menus by region, format, ingredient, technique, and dietary signal.
Dish Guides
Identify dishes by name, flavor, technique, hidden ingredients, and ordering context.
Regional Cuisines
Compare regional and diaspora Chinese cuisines across China and global Chinese communities.
Restaurant Formats
Read dim sum, hot pot, Cantonese BBQ, Hong Kong cafe, noodle shop, bakery, and takeout menus.
Dietary Ordering
Use menu-specific guidance for gluten, celiac disease, pork, shellfish, sesame, soy, vegetarian, halal, kosher, and other constraints.
Menu Tools
Use the order builder, risk checker, phrase generator, dish finder, and format quiz.
Menu Design
Design clearer Chinese restaurant menus with better structure, translation, dietary labels, QR-menu practices, and templates.
Restaurant Resources
Use copyable descriptions, menu templates, local SEO checklists, menu audits, and operational tools.
Site method
A Chinese restaurant menu is a map of region, technique, language, ingredients, migration, restaurant format, and commercial adaptation. The site is organized to help readers understand that system rather than memorize isolated dish names.