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Chinese food near Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB)

12Chinese restaurants within 1 mile
8within a ten-minute walk
92%independent, not chains

Open map listings put 12 Chinese restaurants within a mile of Indiana University-Bloomington, 8 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 24 within 3 miles. The busiest streets are 3rd St (3) and Walnut St (2).

The closest Chinese restaurants to IUB

Chosen local-first, then listed by distance from campus: a starting point, not a ranking. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); they carry no prices or opening hours, so check before you go.

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What to order

  • Sichuan — Mapo tofu, dan dan mian, shuizhu fish, dry-fried green beans. Numbing and hot, and far more varied than its reputation.
  • Cantonese — Dim sum, roast meats, steamed fish, clay pots. The most restrained and technically demanding of the major cuisines.
  • Hunan — Hotter than Sichuan and without the numbing. Smoked and cured meats, pickled chillies.
  • Shanghainese — Xiao long bao, red-braised pork, drunken chicken. Sweeter and richer, soy and sugar forward.

How to spot a good one

  • A regional identity, stated — Sichuan, Hunan, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Dongbei, Xinjiang, Fujianese. A restaurant that names its region is cooking something specific. One that offers all of it is cooking a takeout menu.
  • Two menus, or a second page — Common and worth asking about. Many restaurants run a translated regional menu alongside the American-Chinese one, and it is frequently where the good food is.
  • Wok hei — The smoky char of a properly hot wok, unmistakable in fried rice, chow fun and stir-fried greens. Underpowered burners cannot produce it.

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Questions about Chinese restaurants near IUB

How many Chinese restaurants are near IUB?
Open map listings put 12 Chinese restaurants within a mile of Indiana University-Bloomington, 8 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 24 within 3 miles. About 92% are independent rather than chains.
Which Chinese restaurants are closest to IUB?
Chow Bar (0.1 mi), Longfei Chinese Restaurant (0.2 mi), Lucky Express Lian (0.2 mi), Uncle Wang's Alley (0.2 mi) and Gourmet Garden (0.2 mi).
Where are most Chinese restaurants near IUB?
The busiest streets are 3rd St (3) and Walnut St (2).

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