Madrid’s Chinatown is not in the centre but in Usera, a district south of the Manzanares on Metro Line 6. The easiest first stop is Hong Kong 70 on Calle Nicolás Sánchez, about 100 metres from the Amparo Usera exit, open every day from 11.30am to 11pm, holidays included, with a 2026 photo menu in English, Spanish and Chinese. Its roast set menus cost €10.50 to €13.80. For seafood, Guo Rong is about 540 metres away and needs a booking at weekends. Skip Plaza Elíptica station: it is more than a kilometre from every restaurant.
Usera is the southern Madrid district that esMadrid calls the city’s Chinatown, with its Chinese restaurants along Nicolás Sánchez, Dolores Barranco and Olvido.
Where should I eat in Usera, Madrid’s Chinatown? In Usera, Hong Kong 70 is the easiest start: 100 metres from Usera Metro, open 11.30am to 11pm daily, with an English photo menu and roast sets from €10.50. Royal Cantonés, about 560 metres away, serves the mixed roast platter, and Guo Rong serves seafood. Plaza Elíptica station is over 1 km from all of them.
How do I get to Usera from the centre or the airport?
Usera sits on Line 6, one stop past the Line 3 interchange at Legazpi, so most visitors need a single change.
- From Sol or the Prado area, take Line 3 south to Legazpi and change to Line 6 for a single stop to Usera. Leave by the Amparo Usera exit for Calle Nicolás Sánchez, or by the Mirasierra exit if you are heading to Royal Cantonés.
- Straight from the airport, ride Line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios and change to Line 6. The €3 airport supplement is charged on single and ten-trip tickets but not on the Tourist Travel Pass, as explained in the Madrid airport Metro supplement.
- Getting back late, check when the Madrid Metro closes before ordering a second round. Single fares, €1.50 to €2.00 by distance, are in Madrid Metro ticket prices.
Which restaurant fits what I want?
| Restaurant | Address | Go for | Walk from Usera Metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Cantonés | Olvido 92 | The house mixed roast platter | About 560 m, Mirasierra exit |
| Guo Rong | Dolores Barranco 52 | Seafood: spicy crab, lobster, razor clams | About 540 m |
| Lao Tou | Nicolás Sánchez 35 | Wenzhou cooking from Zhejiang | About 250 m |
| Hong Du | Nicolás Sánchez 16 | Steamed buns and hand-cut noodles to take away | About 130 m |
| Hong Kong 70 | Nicolás Sánchez 11 | Roast meats, dim sum, easy menu | About 100 m |
First time and unsure what you like? Stay on Nicolás Sánchez, where three houses sit within a 300-metre stroll. After something specific, such as seafood or the Royal Cantonés platter? Phone ahead and budget a ten-minute walk.
How do I order if I don’t speak Chinese?
Only one house makes it easy on paper. Hong Kong 70 prints a photo of every dish with its English, Spanish and Chinese name and a QR code for allergens. At the others the menu language is not published, so pointing at the photo wall or at the next table works best. Opening hours are only listed by Hong Kong 70; for Royal Cantonés, Guo Rong and Lao Tou, confirm when you phone to book.
If Cantonese roast meats are new to you, char siu is sweet barbecued pork, and a “two roasts” or “three roasts” set puts several meats over rice on one plate.
What does lunch for one cost?
Hong Kong 70 is the only house with prices on show, and its menu, updated according to Hong Kong 70 in February 2026, makes the maths simple: a duck set with a Tsingtao comes to €13.50, and three roasts with milk tea to €17.60.
The sets are the roast duck at €11, soy and rose chicken or honey-glazed Iberian char siu at €10.50, two roasts at €12.50 and three at €13.80; Hong Kong-style milk tea is €3.80 and a Tsingtao €2.50. At Royal Cantonés, Guo Rong, Lao Tou and Hong Du, ask for prices when you order.
Royal Cantonés has a 4.5 on Google from more than 1,800 reviews and takes bookings on 915 00 01 61; per Royal Cantonés, the nearest stations are Usera on Line 6 and Almendrales on Line 3. Guo Rong cooks southern Chinese seafood, and per esMadrid you need to book at weekends. Lao Tou suits adventurous eaters more than anyone after familiar dishes. Hong Du is a takeaway counter for baozi, you tiao fried dough sticks and hand-cut noodles, not a place to sit down.
What is different from a Chinatown back home?
- Hours: Hong Kong 70 cooks without a break from 11.30am to 11pm, so it suits any time of day, from an early lunch to a late dinner. For the other houses, check the hours when you book.
- Tipping: it is not compulsory and cannot be added to the bill by default, as covered in tipping in Madrid. Leaving some change is optional.
- Atmosphere: these are neighbourhood places for eating, not for a long celebratory dinner. If you only want Hong Kong 70’s roast meats without the trip, it has a second branch at Calle Barceló 1 in the centre.
More about the district, its seven neighbourhoods and its low-emission zone is in the Usera district guide, and Spanish classics are in where to eat in Madrid.
Madrid Chinatown questions from visitors
Where is Chinatown in Madrid?
Madrid’s Chinatown is in the Usera district, south of the river, around Calle Nicolás Sánchez, Calle Dolores Barranco and Calle Olvido. Take Metro Line 6 to Usera station; the first restaurants are about 100 metres from the Amparo Usera exit.
How do I get to Usera from central Madrid?
From Sol, take Line 3 south to Legazpi and change to Line 6 for one stop to Usera. From the airport, ride Line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios and change to Line 6; the €3 airport supplement applies unless you hold the Tourist Travel Pass.
Is there an English menu in Usera restaurants?
At Hong Kong 70, yes. Its 2026 menu shows a photo of every dish with its name in English, Spanish and Chinese, plus a QR code for allergens. The other houses do not publish their menu language, so pointing at a photo or a neighbouring table is the practical option.
Do I need to tip in Usera restaurants?
No. Tipping is not compulsory anywhere in Madrid, and a restaurant in Usera or anywhere else may not add a service charge to the bill by default. Leaving a little change after a good meal is a courtesy, not an obligation.
Which Metro stop is closest to Madrid Chinatown?
Usera, on Line 6. Plaza Elíptica is on the same line but more than 1 km from the restaurants. For Royal Cantonés only, Almendrales on Line 3 is about 620 metres away.
Get off at Usera, start with the roast meats at Hong Kong 70, and walk south for seafood.