The Best Late Night Chinese Food in Toronto

Serving all-day dim sum, this Chinatown institution satisfies until midnight, Sunday to Thursday, and 3 a.m., Friday and Saturday. Though its menu covers a who's who of classic Chinese dishes, it's the supple, savoury treasures found inside bamboo steamer baskets that most diners are after.

Long before the Kendrick Lamar name-drop, this unassuming Chinatown spot was welcoming scores of hungry diners looking for quality eats most hours of the day and night. From comforting congee to fiery kung pao and the team's popular fried rice, the late-night menu (available until 2 a.m., Sunday to Thursday, and 4:30 a.m., Friday and Saturday), has enough options to satisfy.

In the heart of Chinatown, this restaurant pairs casual environs with a menu brimming with lacquered proteins, fresh seafood and carbs galore. Go simple, with chewy noodles and fried rice or indulge your taste for finer things, with lobster dishes and Peking duck. Just don't visit after 1 a.m., Sunday to Thursday, or 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, or you'll have to seek out sustenance elsewhere. 

Heaps of dumplings—from the perilously soup-filled to the delectably pan-fried—can be inhaled at this aptly named store until midnight, Monday to Friday, and around the clock on weekends. Beyond the main event? The concise menu features snacky Shanghainese fare, including spiced wings, scallion pancakes and revitalizing wonton soups.  

At any given time of day or night, this 24-hour Scarborough restaurant serves up a shockingly vast number of dishes. Visit with like-minded eaters, and simplify the task of narrowing down the hundreds of options—including dim sum, glossy noodles, live seafood and crunchy roast meats—to an acceptable few. 

Extended hours (until 4 a.m., on Fridays and Saturdays) give diners plenty of time to nibble through the tempting menu at this Spadina Avenue staple. Given the name, seafood dishes are an obvious choice, though sizzling stir-fries, saucy sautés, noodle soups and umami-rich meats tend to beckon from every corner of the menu. 

Though this Queen West restaurant's popular AYCE menu isn't available into the wee hours, there's solace to be found in every steaming bowl of ma po tofu, sticky spare rib and mouth-stretching har gow. With a bustling kitchen that efficiently sends out plates until 4 a.m., Wednesday to Saturday, nocturnal snacking just got a serious upgrade. 

From Monday to Sunday, diners greet the day with chili-spiked Hakka cuisine in this modest Chinatown restaurant. With food that ranges from the tame to the downright fierce, there's a dish here to match your exact level of pre-dawn fearlessness.  

Popular with families, couples, off-duty chefs and more, this Chinatown go-to hums with activity from morning until 3 a.m., seven days a week. Though meals in the vibrant room take myriad forms, most diners zero in on dumplings, plump buns and golden temptations still sizzling from the heat of the fryer.