Chinese food in Miami: dim sum on Bird Road, regional cooking in South Beach and what closed
Tropical Chinese for dim sum, Mimi Chinese and Double Luck for dinner, Zitz Sum in the Gables: Miami's Chinese restaurants, checked October 2026.
The short version
- Dim sum: Tropical Chinese, 7991 SW 40th St (Bird Road): carts on weekends.
- Regional, dressed up: Mimi Chinese, 1575 Alton Rd, Miami Beach.
- Chinese-American, new: Double Luck, Upper Eastside: a permanent restaurant since winter 2025.
- Closed: Mr Chow at the W South Beach closed in June 2026.
- Coming: Genghis Cohen, 1801 Purdy Ave: expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
For dim sum, drive to Tropical Chinese on Bird Road at lunch; for a dinner people talk about, book Mimi Chinese in South Beach or Double Luck on the Upper Eastside well ahead.
Chinese restaurants in Miami compared
| Restaurant | Address | Style | What we confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Chinese | 7991 SW 40th St, Westchester | Cantonese, dim sum | Weekend dim sum carts; lunch 11:30 am to 3:30 pm in its listings |
| Mimi Chinese | 1575 Alton Rd, Miami Beach | Regional: Guangdong, Sichuan, Hong Kong, Hunan | Opened December 2024; Toronto's Big Hug Hospitality |
| Double Luck Chinese | Upper Eastside | Chinese-American, polished | Permanent since winter 2025; book on Resy |
| Zitz Sum | 396 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables | Modern dim sum and small plates | Rotating dim sum; check hours on its site |
| Komodo | 801 Brickell Ave | Pan-Asian with Chinese dishes | Restaurant and lounge; dinner |
| Genghis Cohen | 1801 Purdy Ave, Miami Beach | Chinese-American | Not open yet; expected fourth quarter 2026 |
Tropical Chinese's own site refused our fetch, so its hours come from listings; call before you drive. Miami New Times' January 2025 Chinese list, seen via search, includes Tropical Chinese, Komodo and Mimi Chinese.
LocalWiki and The Infatuation (Tropical Chinese, Zitz Sum), profilemiami.com (January 2025), blog.resy.com (December 2025), komodomiami.com, whatnow.com (April 2026); checked October 2026
Dim sum: go west to Bird Road
Miami's best-known dim sum is not downtown. It is on Bird Road (SW 40th Street) in Westchester, across from Tropical Park, where Tropical Chinese has been serving Cantonese food for decades. On weekends the dim sum comes round on carts, table to table. Its listings give lunch hours of 11:30 am to 3:30 pm on weekdays, 11 am on Saturday and 10:30 am on Sunday, with dinner from 5 pm.
Two warnings. Reviews mention waits at weekend lunch, so arrive when it opens. And the restaurant's own site would not load for us, so the hours above come from listings, not from Tropical Chinese itself. Call before you make the drive.
Zitz Sum in Coral Gables, at 396 Alhambra Circle, is the modern, pricier take: rotating dim sum such as sheng jian bao and wontons, in a dining room rather than a banquet hall. Its site is live, but the hours page did not load for us; book through the site.
Dinner: regional Chinese and the new Chinese-American
Mimi Chinese, at 1575 Alton Road in South Beach, is the Miami branch of a Toronto restaurant from Big Hug Hospitality, open since December 2024. The menu draws on Guangdong, Sichuan, Hong Kong and Hunan cooking, with large sharing plates such as Hunan chili sea bass and four-foot belt noodles, and a drinks list with baijiu and sake. Book ahead; it is a special-occasion room.
Double Luck Chinese started as a pop-up and became a permanent restaurant on the Upper Eastside in winter 2025, in the old New Schnitzel House space. The chef calls the food polished versions of Chinese-American classics: crab rangoon as a whole stuffed crab claw, Hennessy orange chicken flambéed at the table, tempura eggplant in a Sichuan fish-fragrant sauce. Resy lists it at one dollar sign; book on Resy rather than walking in.
If you typed 'comida china Miami' for a quick takeout box rather than a dinner out, these are not that. Use your delivery app for the neighborhood places near your hotel, and save these for a sit-down meal.
Komodo is not a traditional Chinese restaurant. It is a big, multi-level Brickell restaurant and lounge with a pan-Asian menu, and Miami New Times put it on its January 2025 list of Miami's best Chinese restaurants among the fusion picks.
Come for the room and a group dinner, not for dim sum. Its site lists a restaurant, a lounge and private events but no hours or prices on the pages we opened, so book online.
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Questions people ask
Where is the best dim sum in Miami?
Tropical Chinese at 7991 SW 40th St (Bird Road), with dim sum carts on weekends at lunch. Arrive when it opens to avoid the wait.
Is Mr Chow Miami still open?
No. Mr Chow at the W South Beach closed in June 2026, per Miami New Times.
What is a good upscale Chinese restaurant in Miami Beach?
Mimi Chinese at 1575 Alton Rd, with regional dishes from Guangdong, Sichuan, Hong Kong and Hunan. Book ahead.
Is there new Chinese food in Miami?
Double Luck Chinese on the Upper Eastside became a permanent restaurant in winter 2025, and Genghis Cohen is expected in Miami Beach in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Where can I get dim sum in Coral Gables?
Zitz Sum at 396 Alhambra Circle serves a rotating, modern dim sum menu. Book through its website.
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