Chinatown at Austin

In Texas, Houston and Dallas are the cities with the highest Asian populations, formal Chinatowns can be found in these cities. Being the distant No. 3 city, in term of Asian population, Austin also has a tiny, but decent, Chinatown. Due to the fact that the Asian populations are very low in the southern cities of Texas, Austin’s Chinatown is the only formal Chinatown in the southern Texas.

Though the Austin’s Chinatown is small, it, however, has all the typical Chinatown facilities, shops and restaurants. M. T. Supermarket is one big grocery store that is quite compatible to any Chinese supermarkets in Dallas and Houston. Besides Oriental supermarket, Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants, there is also a Chinese bakery in this Chinatown. If you want to shop for oriental items in Austin, this Chinatown should meet your shopping needs.