Whether on a business trip or a vacation, availability of the food you like remains a key issue. While many travelers love to explore the local cuisine, others choose to stick to what they have already tried and liked.  The picture is no different in Dubai. Though it is famous for Lebanese, Iranian, and Arabic food, some travelers do wish to stick to more common cuisines and Chinese food tops the list here. If you are about to visit Dubai or already here, then check this mini guide to find the best Chinese cuisine in Dubai.

Check the online directory of restaurants. These are a good source to find out restaurants according to the cuisine and location of your choice. Further, based on the user reviews, you can also decide which restaurant looks great only according to the description on the web and which restaurant actually serves the customers well. These restaurant searches and discovery services also help you choose a restaurant on the basis of additional services or features that you may need. For example, if you follow a vegan diet and would like to eat vegan-suited Chinese cuisine in Dubai, you can filter your search accordingly. Or if you are going with kids, you may choose a restaurant that specifically mentions ‘kid-friendly’ so that you can find pick a place to eat which has its staff, ambiance, and the food items accommodating enough for kids as well. Similarly, you can select a restaurant on the basis of many different features. Being informed prior to visiting a restaurant helps save both time and money. What a bummer it would be to reach a restaurant only to find that it does not serve Chinese or any other type of food or the customization you like.

If you happen to know anyone who has already visited Dubai, ask them for recommendations. Or else, post queries on tour advice sites. What you need to be careful about here are the fake reviews and recommendations. Paid reviews and suggestions are all over the internet and you need a bit of knack to identify these. An unusual name, too many positive or negative reviews in a short span of time, poor grammar and sentence construction, repetitive phrases could be the signs of a fake review. 

You may check the videos and blogs posted by the travelers. The virtual tour of the restaurant will give you a fair idea about the quality and variety of Chinese food you can find in Dubai. Videos could be edited too. So, go through the comments posted by the viewers. Some of the comments may add to your knowledge on what to choose while looking for Chinese restaurants in Dubai.

If time and money are not limited, move around, visit different restaurants in Dubai and try a variety of Chinese cuisine that you may like. To start with, you may refer to an online directory, shortlist a few Chinese restaurants, and then visit each of them one by one.