Valley Village is one of the San Fernando Valley’s most residential, community-minded neighbourhoods, tucked between North Hollywood, Studio City, and Sherman Oaks, with a dining culture that leans toward the local and the genuine. For the best Chinese food and dim sum near Valley Village, Shanghai Rose on Ventura Blvd is where your neighbours go.
We’re in Studio City, less than 10 minutes from most of Valley Village. Same quiet neighbourhood energy, but with Hong Kong-trained chefs, an open kitchen, and dim sum served fresh every day through dinner. We’ve become the default Chinese restaurant recommendation for Valley Village residents who want to eat seriously without driving to the San Gabriel Valley.
Valley Village sits at the geographical heart of Studio City’s dining orbit. Residents here are close enough to sample restaurants across Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, and Studio City, which means they’ve developed real opinions. The consistent recommendation that comes back from Valley Village diners when someone asks ‘where do you go for Chinese food around here?’ is Shanghai Rose.
Valley Village has a strong sense of community, and restaurants that earn a place in that community do so by being reliable, genuine, and worth coming back to. We’ve been serving the Studio City corridor and Valley Village by extension, with exactly that in mind.
The phrase ‘Chinese restaurant’ covers an enormous range, everything from quick takeout counters to multi-course Cantonese banquet halls. Shanghai Rose sits firmly in the serious end of that spectrum, without being stuffy about it.
Dim sum at Shanghai Rose is prepared from scratch every morning. Our Hong Kong chefs have spent careers mastering the craft of dumpling-folding, bun-proofing, and steamer timing. Every har gow wrapper is rolled to the right thickness. Every siu mai is crimped properly. The egg tarts come out of the oven timed to your table.
Alongside dim sum, Shanghai Rose’s kitchen produces the elevated wok and braised dishes that define Shanghai-style Chinese cooking. This is where the menu expands for diners who want a full dinner experience beyond the trolley.
Shanghai Rose has a full bar with cocktails, beer, wine, and Chinese spirits. The happy hour (Mon–Fri, 3–6 PM) features buy-one-get-one drinks and appetizer specials; making it a natural stop for Valley Village residents heading home from work through Studio City.
Order four to six dim sum dishes, share a wok entrée, and work through the menu at your own pace. The kitchen keeps producing until close.
This is what dim sum was built for. Arrive as a group, order liberally across the menu as the carts come around, and let the food keep coming. We recommend arriving by noon to beat the Sunday rush.
Our private dining space is available for birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, and milestone events. Customisable menus, accommodating staff, and a setting that works for multigenerational groups. Call (818) 762-2542 to arrange your event.
Our full menu is available for takeout. Free delivery on orders over $30. Valley Village is squarely within our delivery area, call (818) 762-2542 or order online.
12050 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 762-2542
Under 10 min from Valley Village
Head south on Laurel Canyon Blvd or Coldwater Canyon Ave toward Studio City and turn left (east) on Ventura Blvd. We’re at 12050 Ventura on the north side of the street. Alternatively, head south on Tujunga Ave to Ventura and turn left. Most Valley Village addresses reach us in under 10 minutes. Ample street and lot parking available.
Shanghai Rose on Ventura Blvd in Studio City is consistently recommended by Valley Village residents as the go-to Chinese restaurant for the neighbourhood. We offer authentic Cantonese dim sum and Shanghai cuisine, prepared by Hong Kong-trained chefs, served from 11:30 AM through dinner seven days a week.
We’re at 12050 Ventura Blvd in Studio City — under 10 minutes from most Valley Village addresses via Laurel Canyon or Tujunga south to Ventura. It’s a genuinely easy drive with easy parking at the other end.
Yes. Our full dim sum menu is available every day of the week, from 11:30 AM through close — 9:30 PM on weekdays, 10 PM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Weekday dim sum at Shanghai Rose is a real option, not a weekend-only event.
Yes. We offer free delivery on orders of $30 or more. Valley Village is within our delivery area. Call (818) 762-2542 to place your order or to confirm delivery for your specific address.
We do. Shanghai Rose hosts private dinners, family celebrations, birthday parties, and community events in our private dining space. We can work with you on the menu, the setup, and the timing. Call (818) 762-2542 to start the conversation.
Dim sum is one of the best formats for family dining with children, the variety of small dishes means there’s always something a younger diner will love, and the pace of ordering lets families control the experience. Buns, egg tarts, dumplings, and fried dishes are consistent hits with kids. We’re a comfortable, unpretentious environment that works for all ages.
Shanghai cuisine is one of China’s eight major culinary traditions. It’s known for bold umami flavours, red-braising techniques (hong shao), delicate soup dumplings (xiao long bao), and elevated wok cooking using fresh seafood and premium ingredients. At Shanghai Rose, we combine the Shanghai fine dining tradition with the Cantonese dim sum tradition — both cooked to a high standard from the same kitchen.
