
Worth the Drive: Asian Food in South Florida
Six Asian restaurants north of Miami that justify the traffic, from Isan Thai in Fort Lauderdale to charcoal Korean barbecue in Lauderhill.

Not by a star rating. By the dish you want, the night you are having, or the kitchen you are in the mood for. Every number below is real.
620 restaurants across 87 neighborhoods and 150 cuisines. Nobody pays to appear here, and nobody pays to rank.
Brickell after work, Wynwood on a Saturday, Coral Gables when it matters. Each area eats differently.
Every one names the places, says what to order, and shows how it was put together. None of them are for sale.

Six Asian restaurants north of Miami that justify the traffic, from Isan Thai in Fort Lauderdale to charcoal Korean barbecue in Lauderhill.

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Half Roast Duck, Peking Duck Bao
A family-operated Cantonese and dim sum counter inside 1-800-Lucky, serving roast meats, noodles and dumplings with house-made sauces.
Mon-Thu 12:00 PM-12:00 AM; Fri-Sat 12:00 PM-2:00 AM; Sun 12:00 PM-12:00 AM

Flaming Peking Duck, Red Lantern Soft Shell Crab
A dramatic Brickell restaurant from Aqua Restaurant Group serving fiery Pan-Northern Chinese cuisine, artisanal dim sum and tableside-carved Peking duck.
Lunch Mon-Fri 12:00 PM-4:00 PM; brunch Sat-Sun 11:30 AM-4:00 PM; dinner Sun-Wed 6:00 PM-10:00 PM, Thu 6:00 PM-11:00 PM, Fri-Sat 6:00 PM-12:00 AM; bar Sun-Thu 12:00 PM-12:00 AM, Fri-Sat 12:00 PM-1:00 AM
Roast Duck, Char Siu
Long-running North Miami Beach Cantonese restaurant known for hanging roast meats, live seafood tanks, dim sum, and a broad no-frills menu.
Mon-Tue and Thu-Sun 11:00 AM-9:30 PM; Wed closed
Har Gow, Cheung Fun
Long-running Westchester Cantonese restaurant and Miami dim-sum standby, serving dumplings and rice rolls made to order alongside a full lunch and dinner menu.
Mon and Wed-Sun 11:00 AM-9:00 PM; Tue closed

King Crab Leg, Sushi Platter
Downtown Miami outpost of the international Novikov Group, a Chinese-Japanese fine-dining destination known for its colorful seafood and vegetable market display and robata/wok/dim sum/sushi menu.
Sun-Thu 12pm-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Fri 12pm-3pm & 6pm-12am; Sat 6pm-12am
Har Gow, Siu Mai
Strip-mall fixture for 20+ years; daily dim sum service, family-owned, known for Cantonese specialties including half-roast duck and braised beef with turnips.
Daily 11am-10pm; dim sum daily 11am-4pm

Roast Duck, Beef Chow Fun
Beloved Kendall dim sum house with daily cart service, best experienced on weekends for the full push-cart experience.
Mon-Thu 11am-8:30pm; Fri-Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 10:30am-8:30pm
Peking Duck, Lobster Cantonese Style
Miami institution since 1984; pushcart-style dim sum service, authentic Hong Kong style. Located in a Westchester/Bird Road strip mall (Tropical Park Plaza).
Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm; dim sum daily 11am-3pm

Xiao Long Bao, Har Gow
Also in Aventura, Doral, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale; dumpling-focused chain founded on handcrafting dumplings from scratch every morning.
Mon-Thu 12-11:30pm, Fri-Sun 12pm-2am