Originally Posted by
euslaner
Lonely Planet recommended the Chinatown Noodle Restaurant in the Prince Centre on Quay Street (very close to Paddy's Market). I ate there (first alone and then with my wife when she arrived) and Lonely Planet is correct: The best dumplings outside of China. Very inexpensive--and if you are looking for ambience, Paddy's Market has it beat (unless you love Formica and very little spacing between tables). The service is no worse than ground crews for Qantas (
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I've eaten there, and Melbourne has it beat; so it is best noodles outside of China and Melbourne
I've been told that the reason MEL has such fabulous chinese food is that during the cultural revolution a dozen imperial trained chefs managed to escape china and were helped by a chinese restaurateur to come to Melbourne, where they mentored lots of chinese cooks. A strange beneficiary of Mao's legacy in purging capitalist and imperialist influences, such as good noodles.