Dun Huang Plaza

I have not seen an Asian shopping center like this anywhere in the USA. I should not even call it a shopping center because about 90% of the center are leased to cafes, restaurants and massage spas. The center is an Asian food and body relaxation mecca. Just about every type of Asian foods are represented here: Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese of every styles, Taiwanese, and Malaysian. After eating at any of the eateries, you can walk two doors down to the left or right, or walk up-​stair, or across the parking lot and get yourself a foot message or body massage or combination of both for about $ 40 per hour. I need to come back and do this food/​massage thing. It will be like a one day vacation in one’s home town.

This place is PACKED with businesses just like the rest of Bellaire boulevard. It’s my favorite plaza to visit since it contains all the popular, good stores such as FIT, NU Café, Tiger Den, Six Ping and more. When recommending my friends on where to go this place is a must for me to suggest. So much food to choose from! Parking is VERY tough on weekends in the regular parking lot and drivers are so impatient and almost cause accidents all the time so be VERY careful. Easy parking is in the bigger garage closest to Bellaire boulevard on the third floor and above. Your car will be safe, don’t worry. (Hopefully.)

I love this plaza! They have everything you need in one section. You got your fair share of drinks, food, entertainment, and shopping! I could live here and be content with life. Every time I frequent Bellaire, I gotta come here. It’s such a bustlin’ part of Bellaire that it’s impossible not to stop by and get something to drink or eat in this area.
There’s just so much to do and choose from. If you don’t like one restaurant you could walk next door and eat something else. If you don’t like the way a drink was made then you could walk 2 stores down and get another drink. Everything is so decently priced that it’s easy to go broke here if you love food.

Interesting that they have a link specifically for this center.
If in Houston craving Asian cuisine Chinatown in Southwest Houston is the place to go! But be prepared for crowds. Especially on the weekends.
Dun Huang is total immersion in the culture though. Full of almost 20 different unique restaurants, tea and boba and dessert shops you can have a very cool evening of great food and sights and sounds if visiting H-​town! Even as a local native for many many moons… comfortable in my suburban existence I still like coming out here occasionally to subject myself to fighting for that perfect parking spot or waiting in line for that perfect restaurant experience! Lol!
But honestly it’s not that bad…
And at night it’s kinda cool seeing all the colorful signs all lit up that dot this unique Plaza!
It’s like going to Rice Village but you feel like you’re in Asia!
Generally my experience with the customer service had been hit and miss at most of the establishments but if you know a little mandarin or other dialects you can get by! Being raised in a mandarin household my ear is great! But conversationally I’m ok. At least I can get by most times ordering. Now if the menu is in Chinese only it would be tough but most places the menus are in English. Now having a spellchecker live or otherwise would be suggested before publishing. In some cases… ;
Being an American born Chinese. Born in our nation’s Capitol but transplanted to Texas in my childhood years I know H-​town like the back of my hand and have seen Southwest Chinatown develop since the early eighties. It has that nice patina now and Dun Huang is its finest representation!
Exemplified by busy busy weekend crowds. Mostly Asian… it is a unique experience for anyone who loves Asian cuisine and culture!
Check it out!

I love the Dun Huang Plaza. I come here very often whether it’s to eat good food, hang out at one of the many bubble tea shops, or to get a $ 20 foot massage. Sure, the parking situation is a disaster, but you can usually find a parking spot in one of the two parking garages. There are some other cool little stores in this plaza where you can buy gifts, get baked goods, or even shop at a Japanese household products store called «Fit» which is like an Asian-​style dollar store. At nighttime, you will also find a few bars, a place to play pool, and even sing karaōke.
Pros:
–Variety of good Asian restaurants (including Mamak, Banana Leaf, and Tiger Den)
–Great bubble tea hangouts (including Tea Bar, Kung Fu Tea, and Star Snow Ice)
–Multiple places to get a $ 20 foot massage (including Eastern Food Spa, Sakura Foot Massage, and Oasis Massage Salon)
Cons:
–The parking lot is always busy

They’re a lot of good hang out places at night. I find this area really nice to go skateboarding around the area during the day, A big area to explore. This area has lots of choices of food, yet if you go there often, you might lose interest.

If anyone follows my reviews they know I try to stay away from the bellaire area as much as possible. But sometimes it’s a must just because there are only so many ITL substitutes for good Asian food. This plaza has become one of those stops where I am willing to deal with the horrible traffic.
This plaza houses some of my favorite foods: including Dim Sum to Desserts.

Good selection of Asian food in one area. Be careful of drivers. Its a fight for parking on many nights.

A large plaza on Bellaire Blvd and Corporate. Lots of Asian restaurants to choose from along with Café’s, massage parlors/​spa, health centers, shopping. Popular hotspot. Large parking lot.

A large variety of Asian food offered here at a good price that you won’t find elsewhere! Check it out. It’s quiet and open somewhat late but parking is always a hassle!

While it does have everything like Kim C. said, be very wary of bad drivers and lack of parking. There isn’t any shame parking in the parking garages on either side of the center. I would give it five stars if not for the narrow lanes, waste of a green grassy field and lack of landscaping and trees.

What can you not find here. It’s a one-​stop plaza. Appetizer at HK Dim Sum, shop at FIT, dinner at Tiger Den (ramen), dessert at Snow Ice. Then party at one of the multiple karaōke bars.

This is a large shopping center with a variety of restaurants, an Asian supermarket, and karaōke bars. You can easily spend all day here.

There is a guy in the parking lot buffing cars so you can have him shine your ride while you eat.

With all the awesome choices of food in this one plaza, is it any wonder why it’s constantly packed? This place is so full of win! Not every restaurant is great, but it does have such a wonderful variety of things to eat and check out!
Peking duck? Check.
Roti canai? Check.
Shaved ice? Check.
Shabu-​shabu? Check.
Macarons? Check.
California roll? Check.
Bibimbap? Check.
Dim sum? Check.
Good luck finding all of that at the Galleria!
Only thing sucks about this place, parking. I’ve seen some Lambos and Maseratis park here before, but I would be scared of door dings.

OMG, where has this place been all my life? We recently discovered this lovely gem and are so glad we did. Why? HOARDS and hoards of wonderful places to eat and explore. Heck, I’d give the place 4 stars on the delicious smells wafting through the parking lot. Really. Hub and I got out of the truck and he looks at me and says «This smells like Asia. I always wanted to take you there, but this smells almost as good.» He’s traveled Asia in the Navy and has fond memories of his visits and we are now building fond memories together here at Dun Huang.
Ok, enough about our relationship, sorry. If you want to feed yourself until you are as full as a tick on a hound dog, go here. A wide variety of Asian cuisines awaits you. Malaysian, Taiwanese, Chines, Vietnamese, Korean, all here. Need a massage? There are at least 3 places to get one at a very reasonable price. Need groceries for your Asian cookup you’re doing? You go to the name sake, Dun Huang grocery and get the goods. Do you need some Chinese medicines? Go here. Photography services? Go here. Optical services? Go here. Dance classes? Go here. Flooring? Go here. Mobile phones or accessories? Yep, you got it. Go here. The variety of things here astounds me. The center is very easily gotten to off Beltway 8, or you can cruise down Bellaire from inside the Loop. I highly recommend you swing by and enjoy an afternoon of tourism in your own town or just visiting some of your favorite spots, if you’re an old pro.

This is where you need to be for all things Asian in Houston. Three karaōke spots? Check. Two flavored ice dessert spots stacked upon another dessert spot next to it? Check doubled. Delicious smells from the bakery. Mmm, thinking about it makes me happy.
Mongolian, Korean, Chinese, Malay… crawfish… all the types of Asian restaurants you can think of. Oh wait, you want to cook? A very well ventilated market for you to get yo Iron Chef on. No stank smell of fish there!
Did I mention the Asian version of the dollar store as well? The Fit will have me spend a small fortune in $ 2 increments. Yes, I need it all!
All that walking may give you some issues. Well, get a foot massage at one of the two massage places. Wait, or even sign up to get your three times a week for an hour on with physical therapy.
You can easily confuse the Asian writing and no domestic cars in the expansive parking lot with an actual Asian speaking country. Don’t. You’re just on Bellaire. But this is a nice close second.

Of all the Asian plazas along Bellaire, this one is my favorite. It has the best food, best shopping, and best market.
Ever since this plaza opened, I rarely find myself anywhere else while looking for noodles, dumplings, or groceries. With the addition of the new karaōke bars (which I never go to), I can imagine how busy this place will be in the evenings.
There is still a lot of empty retail space… which tells me that this plaza is only going to get better!!!

I love this plaza! It has some of my favorite places to eat and shop in the city. When we are stumped for dinner, we often head straight over to Dun Huang, knowing we’ll find something to our liking.
Some of the stand outs are:
*East Wall Chinese — some of the friendliest waitstaff and best food around.
*Banana Leaf — It isn’t my favorite, but everyone I know loves the place. It’s Malaysian cuisine.
*Gelato Cup — It’s another gelato place that serves interesting flavors. Why is this place special? The nature videos they show are amazing. You could sit in there for hours eating gelato and getting lost in a beautiful ocean scene or something from the Planet Earth series.
*fit Japanese Store — it’s a Japanese dollar store that carries more nick knacks than you need, but it’s a ton of fun to go through!
*Dun Huang Market — this grocery store is awesome. We went in looking for one thing and came out with lots of snacks. I don’t know what the background of most of it is, but I can confirm that they have Japanese products and snacks. They are super cheap as well.
Places I haven’t been yet but are on my radar:
*Kubo’s — I see it every time and I just haven’t made it in yet.
*Shabu House — One of my favorite meals in Tokyo the last time I was there was Shabu style. I keep meaning to try this place out!
Growing up in Houston but being ½ Japanese, I never really got in touch with the Asian side of my family. When I first came to this plaza, I was like, oh this place makes me nervous because I don’t know the social rules that others do. Some of the people in some of the cafes can be a bit brusque (Fu Fu I’m talking about you). But, if you’ve never ventured outside your comfort zone, you are missing out.

This shopping center is the Unilocal List of great places to eat and shop!
I started to notice a trend that whenever I ate dinner with my parents that we would end up at this one outdoor mall. Feeling like dumplings/​Japanese Hot Pot/​Dim Sum/​shopping for the kiddoes– we’d end up, once again, at the very same shopping center. I have to give my folks and their Chinese friends full credit for introducing me to this address.
Located just within the Beltway 8 on Bellaire Boulevard, Dun Huang Plaza is one of the newer malls along the Bellaire Chinatown Corridor. Still under construction over the past year, the shopping center has been steadily filling in with a host of stores from restaurants to insurance to groceries to jewelry to karaōke. It started off with some high caliber anchor restaurants and shops that are some of my favorites:
Village Café
Banana Leaf
Shabu House
Dun Huang Supermarket
Star Ice & Teriyaki
and FIT
And these are just the ones I’ve tried. You could make a solid half day of wandering around and eating: Hit one of a dozen restaurants for lunch or dinner. Take a break from food at with some shopping at FIT (Japanese ‘Dollar’ Store) or the small, but immaculate Dun Huang Supermarket. Then grab something sweet on shaved ice at the Star Ice (there are at least three other stores offering desserts).
Most of my favorite places are kind of «L“ed off Bellaire, but there are a lot of new storefronts off the main boulevard. Dun Huang is double deckered with a second floor of shops many of which I have yet to even walk by.
It gets busy on the weekends, but there’s ample parking in two separate parking garages.
My Tip: Check the «Chinatown, Sharpstown» with the 9889 Bellaire address listing on Unilocal,and you’ll find plenty of 4 star+ reviews for some of your old favorites and some new ones.