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Why Great China Berkeley Is on Our Top 50 Chinese Outside China

Great China Berkeley, under Great China family's direction, is ranked #26 on our Top 50 Chinese Restaurants Outside China. The regional Chinese register: Modern Chinese (multi-region).

The technique: Wok hei, modern Chinese. The signature dish: Beijing-style duck, Sichuan dan dan noodles, Shanghainese braised pork.

The dim sum program: Refined modern dim sum lunch. The chef lineage: Berkeley Chinese institution since 1986.

The award lineage: Berkeley institution since 1986.

How to Order at Great China Berkeley

The booking lead time: Walk-in. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in Chinatown restaurants accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.

Order the regional Chinese signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Great China Berkeley is the Beijing-style duck, paired with the institutional regional Chinese tradition the kitchen takes as its starting point.

The dress code: Casual. The dinner spend: 60 to 120 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Great China Berkeley is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.

Why Great China Berkeley Is Worth the Pilgrimage

"Berkeley's Chinese family flagship since 1986. The most consistently family-run Chinese restaurant in the East Bay; the Beijing-Sichuan-Shanghainese tasting and the institutional Bancroft Way dining room anchor the menu."

Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Modern Chinese (multi-region) register is structural; the chef training lineage and the regional Chinese tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.

Address: 2190 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Founded: 1986
Chef: Great China family
Regional origin: Modern Chinese (multi-region)
Technique: Wok hei, modern Chinese
Signature dish: Beijing-style duck, Sichuan dan dan noodles, Shanghainese braised pork
Dim sum program: Refined modern dim sum lunch
Best dish: Beijing-style duck
Booking lead: Walk-in
Dinner price: 60 to 120 USD per person at dinner
Best for: Chinese Pilgrimage, Birthday, Closing a Deal, Family Dinner, Dim Sum Brunch

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