China Bar is an Australian-Chinese restaurant chain. It primarily operates in the state of Victoria, with some as 24 hour locations.
It operates the largest Asian buffet restaurant in Melbourne. It has multiple CBD locations, and operates in shopping centres. It was founded in 1996, with its flagship store operating on the corner of Russell Street and Lonsdale Street. It has 29 restaurants under 6 brands offering different types of Asian cuisine. Of those 29, two operate in Western Australia and one operates in the Northern Territory.
The chain's franchises have been involved in multiple newsworthy events. In 2015, its flagship CBD locations burned down causing $250,000 in damage and causing the neighbouring restaurant Stalactites to close. In 2021, the Epping Pty Ltd chain was fined ~$300,000 for underpaying its migrant workers and falsifying records.
In 2020 a franchisee of the chain, who was also the brother its founder, was murdered. The trial was highly publicised. In 2023 a man was acquitted of the murder after being put on trial.
The chain was heavily affected by the 2020 COVID pandemic.