Chinese restaurants and Asian groceries in Thunder Bay
Published 2026-07-02 · Updated 2026-07-02
There is more Chinese food in Thunder Bay than most people expect: long-running local restaurants include Eddy Lee's and Chinese Express, and Asian ingredients come mainly from Imported Oriental Foods at 284 Cumberland St N. Reviews from the Chinese community, and word of anything new, land on the lakebbs food board.
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Which Chinese restaurants are there in Thunder Bay?
Long-running local options include Eddy Lee's (eddylees.com) and Chinese Express (chineseexpress.ca); both publish their own menus and hours. For reviews from the community and word of newer places, read the lakebbs food board at /thunderbay/food.
Where do you buy Asian ingredients and Chinese seasonings?
Imported Oriental Foods, at 284 Cumberland St N, Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4N6 (address checked against their website). Sauces, dry goods, frozen items and Asian vegetables are all generally there; for anything missing, ask on the food board how others source it.
Where can I read honest local reviews of these places?
The food board at /thunderbay/food. Unlike a review platform, it is the local Chinese community talking among themselves — which place tastes right, which one to take local friends to, which one just changed chefs. That kind of information rarely leaves the community.
How do I hear about new restaurants and markets first?
Follow /thunderbay/freshNews. New openings, weekend markets and community events show up there first in Chinese, and businesses can register and post about themselves.
I want to cook — where do I get pots and appliances?
The cheapest first week starts at the classifieds board, /thunderbay/secondHand: rice cookers, woks and small appliances turn up constantly in good condition from people moving out. Pair that with a grocery run and you can cook the same day.
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Compiled by the lakebbs editorial team from businesses' own published information and discussion on the site; names and addresses were checked against their websites in July 2026, while hours and menus follow whatever each business currently publishes.
Published 2026-07-02 · Updated 2026-07-02 · lakebbs editorial