Authentic Northern
Chinese Flavours

Chinatown Noodle Restaurant — known to Sydneysiders simply as CNR — was born in 1991 from a passion for the bold, hearty flavours of north-western China.

Rooted in the culinary traditions of Xinjiang, our kitchen has always been about noodles made the old way: hand-pulled, thick, and ready to soak up rich broths and fragrant sauces. Our dumplings are folded to order, our braised dishes cooked low and slow — every plate carries decades of craft.

Over 30 years, CNR grew to become one of Sydney's most beloved Chinese dining institutions — a place where families return generation after generation, where the aroma of star anise and the sound of chopsticks on ceramic bowls feel like coming home.

At Chinatown Noodle Restaurant, good food means more than great flavour — it means cooking with ingredients we believe in.

We are proud to be a health-conscious kitchen. Unlike many restaurants that rely on seed oils, every dish at CNR is cooked exclusively with rice bran oil — a naturally light, high-heat oil rich in antioxidants and free from the inflammatory compounds found in common seed oils.

It's a small difference that makes a big one — for your body and for the purity of flavour in every bowl and plate we serve.