Best Trendy Table Hotspots Chinese Restaurants in Near North Side
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Shanghai Terrace
Hotel-level Cantonese with dim sum and duck in a terrace-backed, 1930s-inspired room.
Essential Picks
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Inside The Peninsula Chicago, Shanghai Terrace serves polished Cantonese and Shanghainese dishes, from Beijing duck to delicate dim sum, in a 1930s supper-club dining room and on a skyline-facing terrace. It’s the area’s most formal Chinese option, pairing hotel-level service and cocktails with carefully executed plates built for celebrations and business entertaining.
Must-Try Dishes:
Beijing Duck tableside service, BBQ Pork Buns, Kung Pao Chicken
What Makes it Special: Hotel-level Cantonese with dim sum and duck in a terrace-backed, 1930s-inspired room.
Notable Picks
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Shang Noodle is a modern Streeterville spot where Taiwanese beef noodle soup, house-made hand-pulled noodles, and dim sum plates draw both hotel guests and locals. With cocktails, a long menu of stir-fries, and high-volume crowds, it functions as the neighborhood’s reliable all-purpose Chinese noodle house.
Must-Try Dishes:
Taiwan Beef Noodle Soup, Cumin Lamb, Mapo Tofu
What Makes it Special: High-volume noodle house where Taiwanese beef bowls and dim sum anchor the menu.
Qiao Lin Hotpot Downtown focuses on individualized Chinese hot pot with broth choices ranging from tomato to numbing spicy, plus à la carte meats like the signature meter-long beef. Sleek interiors, late hours, and strong reviews make it a destination for groups looking to linger over DIY cooking and cocktails.
Must-Try Dishes:
Tomato Broth Hot Pot, Meter-Long Beef Platter, Mushroom and Herbal Broths
What Makes it Special: Build-your-own hot pots with standout broths and meter-long beef platters.