I'm originally from San Francisco and also part-Chinese, so finding a good Chinese restaurant in Paris is almost impossible. My problem maybe that I'm comparing what I get in SF, to what I expect to get here in Paris. This is so wrong on so many levels. First of all, the 13eme is the largest Chinatown; however, Chinatown is predominantly populated by Chinese from southeast Asia; hence, alot of the restaurants that offer Chinese cuisine are actually a melange of Chinese/southeast style cooking, it's not better or worse, but just different.
Dim-sum restaurants are non-existent in Paris. So, typically if you go out for e.g., lunch and also dinner, it is served as an entrée and the selection is limited to "pot-stickers" or sui-mai (pork or shrimp dumplings), char sui bao (steam or baked pork buns).
This is probably one of the better restaurants that I go to on a regular basis, sometimes once a week, and typically for lunch when I'm craving Chinese. They have a varied menu, and I particularly like their soups,a and their Marmite rice dishes. I've tried their Chow fun, you can get it wet or dry, but neither did not taste like what we get in SF.
The roast dishes such as the duck and pork are very good. Shrimp dishes excellent as well.
So, if you're in Paris and craving Chinese, this is one place that will give you "good", but not great Chinese. And, trust me I've been to so many! read more