Might I suggest クリームオブスミョンガイ I know you’ve tried it before but I’m sure it will taste better here.
Orange Chicken
I’m from the U.K. and I prefer the Chinese food there – it’s mainly Hong Kong-style which I prefer as my family are from Hong Kong.
I still like the Chinese food in Japan but it’s a different style of Chinese food and the authentic Hong Kong-style food/restaurants are rare.
Everyone is ignoring your request. The only answer is Panda Express, of course.
Go to your local konbini and get some ピザまん
Honestly no I don’t know any names unfortunately wish I could help. However, I’m sure you can learn quickly in a Yokohama China Town, there’s gotta be plenty of amazing dishes to try out there
Just head to Ikebukuro, preferably the West Exit. 串串香 麻辣湯 or 友誼商店 would work (food court on the supermarket level is better than the one on the bookstore level). Hai Di Lao is pretty reliable, too.
But this is only if you want authentic stuff, at least according to my mainlander wife. If you don’t mind tourist-oriented flavors, Yokohama Chinatown has good food, too.
Not sure if you’re looking for generic dishes, or at spesific restaurants. here are some quick thoughts for Tokyo.
Textura in 日比谷 is very good and provides some very interesting takes on dishes, despite the Spanish fusion aspect it definitely caters more to Japanese tastes imo.
ファイヤーホール４０００ has great 火鍋.
麻辣大学 is supposedly a more “authentic” Chinese experience, wouldn’t know personally. The portions are enormous, and the price is good. Lives up to its name.
銀座 天龍 is great if you want to eat a gyoza the size of a large banana. The 酢豚 is pretty good too.
There are also lots of trendy/modern 中華居酒屋 popping up lately. タイフー トウキョウ and 湯島ホール I found to be two of the better ones.
Anything from Sichuan 四川. plenty of Chinese restaurants serving this type of food, but the authentic ones are the best rather than the toned down Japanese ones. It’s spicy.
I mean it sounds like you haven’t had much experience with Chinese food outside the fastfood experience of the west?
Have you tried dim sum? (飲茶) I really recommend xiaolongbao. (小籠包) Also while it is allegedly not as good as in Hong Kong I recommend ティムホーワン in Shinjuku.
Ummm. Where are you from America? Japanese shops have no clue how to do Chinese food. And Chinese owned shops cater to Japanese tastes.
It’s so hard to get good Chinese food in Japan.
Try 鱼香肉丝 (yuxiang rousi) if you get a chance – it’s awesome (and a bit spicy). No idea what to call it in Japanese, since I always order it in my broken Mandarin. Order a nice chahan with it and maybe some doumiao (bean seedling) stir-fry, and you have a meal fit for a king.
Yokohama Chinatown is a good place to go for Chinese food.
For me, it is usually it is some sketchy individually run hole in the wall place that I find to be the best.
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Might I suggest クリームオブスミョンガイ I know you’ve tried it before but I’m sure it will taste better here.
Orange Chicken
I’m from the U.K. and I prefer the Chinese food there – it’s mainly Hong Kong-style which I prefer as my family are from Hong Kong.
I still like the Chinese food in Japan but it’s a different style of Chinese food and the authentic Hong Kong-style food/restaurants are rare.
Everyone is ignoring your request. The only answer is Panda Express, of course.
Go to your local konbini and get some ピザまん
Honestly no I don’t know any names unfortunately wish I could help. However, I’m sure you can learn quickly in a Yokohama China Town, there’s gotta be plenty of amazing dishes to try out there
I think typical Dishes not found in original Chinese restaurants that can be eaten in a typical restaurant in Japan would be, [てんしんはん(tenshin-han)](https://jbpress.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/b/1/600mw/img_b110fd0f9c8ed6e707c2d99a9f68688b228580.jpg) [さんらーたんめん(sanrah-tanmen)](https://static.retrip.jp/spot/5c870119-b595-4535-bc7b-af1e61fd7ea3/images/bf0c6273-a896-41b8-b2f6-a6a7b05ff4b7_l.jpg).
Just head to Ikebukuro, preferably the West Exit. 串串香 麻辣湯 or 友誼商店 would work (food court on the supermarket level is better than the one on the bookstore level). Hai Di Lao is pretty reliable, too.
But this is only if you want authentic stuff, at least according to my mainlander wife. If you don’t mind tourist-oriented flavors, Yokohama Chinatown has good food, too.
Not sure if you’re looking for generic dishes, or at spesific restaurants. here are some quick thoughts for Tokyo.
Textura in 日比谷 is very good and provides some very interesting takes on dishes, despite the Spanish fusion aspect it definitely caters more to Japanese tastes imo.
ファイヤーホール４０００ has great 火鍋.
麻辣大学 is supposedly a more “authentic” Chinese experience, wouldn’t know personally. The portions are enormous, and the price is good. Lives up to its name.
銀座 天龍 is great if you want to eat a gyoza the size of a large banana. The 酢豚 is pretty good too.
There are also lots of trendy/modern 中華居酒屋 popping up lately. タイフー トウキョウ and 湯島ホール I found to be two of the better ones.
Anything from Sichuan 四川. plenty of Chinese restaurants serving this type of food, but the authentic ones are the best rather than the toned down Japanese ones. It’s spicy.
Shinki in Mishuku is very good
香港麺 新記 三宿本店
03-3419-4123
東京都世田谷区池尻3-30-10 山旺ビル ２Ｆ
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1317/A131705/13007076/
I mean it sounds like you haven’t had much experience with Chinese food outside the fastfood experience of the west?
Have you tried dim sum? (飲茶)
I really recommend xiaolongbao. (小籠包)
Also while it is allegedly not as good as in Hong Kong I recommend ティムホーワン in Shinjuku.
Ummm. Where are you from America?
Japanese shops have no clue how to do Chinese food.
And Chinese owned shops cater to Japanese tastes.
It’s so hard to get good Chinese food in Japan.
Try 鱼香肉丝 (yuxiang rousi) if you get a chance – it’s awesome (and a bit spicy). No idea what to call it in Japanese, since I always order it in my broken Mandarin. Order a nice chahan with it and maybe some doumiao (bean seedling) stir-fry, and you have a meal fit for a king.
Yokohama Chinatown is a good place to go for Chinese food.
For me, it is usually it is some sketchy individually run hole in the wall place that I find to be the best.