Chinatown's Charms

Witness the vibrancy of Houston’s Asian culture

Houston is home to the second-largest Asian population in the United States outside of Los Angeles. Although known colloquially as Chinatown, the neighborhood is the point at which Asian cultures converge—the area is populated by Chinese, Korean, Indian, Vietnamese, Pakistani and many other heritages. Get to know them through the area’s rich cuisine scene, design, shopping and cultural experiences. .

Lanterns hang in the Teo Chew Temple in Houston’s Chinatown.

Customers dine at Mein.

Roasted ducks hang in a window at Welcome Food Center

Triet Truong picks out a live blue crab from a bin at Hong Kong Food Market in the Hong Kong City Mall

Ornately decorated religious figures sit in the Teo Chew Temple

Chef Zhixiong Chen makes handmade noodles at Niu Yi Zui Noodle Restaurant

Chen and Diego Sac fill orders at the restaurant

Chen finishes off an order of oil splash noodle