Morley has some of Perth's best Chinese restaurants. Here's where I go for yum cha, cheap dumplings and a classic Cantonese dinner.
Why Morley is my go-to for Chinese food
When I’m after a proper Chinese feed, a long yum cha lunch or a bag of dumplings to take home, I drive to Morley. It’s about 15 minutes northeast of the city, and the streets around the Galleria and Coventry Village have one of the best clusters of Chinese restaurants in Perth.
Most of these places are family-run and have been feeding the same regulars for years. Here are the ones I keep going back to, from old-school Cantonese banquets to cheap, handmade dumplings.
Quick facts
- Where: Around the Galleria and Coventry Village, Morley, about 15 minutes northeast of the Perth CBD.
- Yum cha: Canton Seafood Restaurant, Coventry Square Markets, 243 Walter Road West.
- Dumplings: David Dumpling King, also in Coventry Square Markets.
- Cantonese banquet: Ming Dynasty, 14 Dewar Street.
- Dinner and takeaway: Wing Soon Chinese Restaurant, 69 Lincoln Road.
- Tips: Book ahead on weekends and public holidays, and check opening days before you go, as some places close on Mondays.
Ming Dynasty for a classic Cantonese dinner
Ming Dynasty on Dewar Street is the old favourite. It’s the kind of place where families have been coming for decades, and the menu sticks to the Cantonese classics: spring rolls, king prawns, sweet and sour pork, and fried rice that’s good enough to order every time. It’s a great pick when there’s a big group of us and we want to share a table full of dishes.
“It’s one of the best Chinese restaurants in Perth.”
gezza, Tripadvisor review
It does a lot of takeaway too, so if you’d rather eat on the couch, ring ahead and pick it up on the way home.
“The food never varies, always consistently great.”
AllanFM, Tripadvisor review
Yum cha at Canton Seafood
For yum cha, I head to Canton Seafood Restaurant inside Coventry Square Markets on Walter Road West. It’s lunchtime yum cha, so get there before midday on a weekend if you don’t want to wait. The baked BBQ pork buns are the thing to order, and it has a couple of big round tables that work well for a family catch-up.
It’s not fancy, and on a busy day the service can be quick and to the point, but that’s part of the fun of yum cha. Point at what you want and keep the tea coming.
Cheap dumplings at David Dumpling King
While you’re at Coventry Square Markets, grab some dumplings from David Dumpling King. They’re big, made in house and very cheap, and you can eat them there or take a bag home for the freezer. It’s my favourite cheap lunch in Morley.
“Omg these are by far the best dumplings I have ever eaten, best in Perth indeed.”
Macia U, Tripadvisor review
Wing Soon for a suburban Chinese dinner
Wing Soon on Lincoln Road is a proper neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. It’s a dinner spot rather than a lunch one, and it’s popular for birthdays and family dinners.
Getting there
Morley is about 15 minutes from the city by car, and there’s plenty of free parking around Coventry Village and the Galleria. Buses run to the Morley bus station next to the Galleria. The City of Bayswater has more on visiting Morley.
Hungry for more? See my guide to Perth’s best cheap eats strip in Victoria Park and my pick of places on Beaufort Street in Mount Lawley.
Featured image: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Frequently Asked Questions
Canton Seafood Restaurant in Coventry Square Markets, 243 Walter Road West, does yum cha at lunchtime. Get there before midday on weekends to avoid a wait.
