Restaurant Guide

Regent China Inn

From the rich broth and velvety cubes to the bits of ham and scallion, the exquisite winter melon soup is one of the many dishes that sets this Chinatown restaurant apart from its competitors.

Seafood plays a big role here. A selection of whole crabs cooked in the shell are sauteed with ingredients like spicy salt and fragrant ginger and green onion, while steamed lobsters arrive dramatically in the shell, creating a decadent feast as you extract the buttery meat and dip it in its garlicky sauce.

There's also a number of scallop dishes you won't want to miss, like the spicy Szechuan or the beautifully presented scallops in shredded potato basket. The whole fish selections are freshly prepared and include cod, red snapper and perch.

Sizzling plates feature beef, oyster, chicken and shrimp, while a number of hot pots tempt with ingredients like crab and barbecue pork. Don't miss the restaurant's signature wor wonton soup that comes in a huge steaming bowl of lovely broth and plump, tender dumplings. Still, a Chinatown dining experience isn't complete without sampling the Peking duck , and the Regent China Inn offers an exquisitely crisp, golden version that melts in your mouth.

The restaurant's huge list of lunch specials presents one of the best deals Downtown – about $5 with soup and rice. There are more than 60 options to choose from: the broccoli beef is excellent, as is the spicy eggplant with minced pork.

Open Sunday - Thursday 11 am - 10 pm and Friday-Saturday 11 am - 11pm.
At 739-747 N. Main St. (213) 680-3333 or regentchinainn.com