Dim Sum
 

I went to Hong Kong last year and really enjoyed the Dim Sum there.
Yesterday, I went to Ban Heng in Singapore. (I live in Singapore.)
And enjoy eating the Dim Sum there.
My all time favorite food is Dim Sum.

Not available near me. But while living in the Bay Area a coworker took me out for dim sum at lunch. I was the only Caucasian in the place. It was spectacular. I especially enjoyed the steamed bbq pork buns.

There aren't many Caucasians eating Dimsum in Singapore, too.

A Cantonese (GuangDong including HongKong) community is required for such, which fortunately includes (at least in the past) pretty much every Chinatown outside Asia. Quality and range of options may vary though.

And higher price and elevated restaurant ambiance don't necessarily reflect a better eating experience :idea: My former favorite "most reliable" was a suburban place that didn't use carts, but brought things when ordered (from a paper checklist). Much better than waiting for the now-sad cart with slim pickins left by the time it makes it to your side of the dining room.

Although I’ll eat expensive dim sum with my wife, my preferred dim sum comes from places that have Asian staff and primarily Chinese graphics. One of the best dim sum experiences for me was getting dim sum at Chase Luck on Ocean, fetching my son from nearby City College where he had basketball practice, and forcing him to feed me one Shu Mai with the plastic fork while I drove him to the Stonestown mall. I told him that if he didn’t feed me, then I’d have to pull over and park so that I could eat my dim sum before I could drive him to the mall. He had no choice but to feed me the piece so that I had the energy to drive him to the mall. After I dropped him off, I then finished up my dim sum. Yum.

Quote:
A century-old teahouse in Hong Kong’s central financial district is hosting “dim sum raves” to draw younger customers with tea-flavored alcohol, dumplings ​and electronic music.

Reuters, "Dim Sum raves aim to revive Hong Kong’s appeal," Marianas Variety, Mon., May 11, 2026, available at https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/d...0ceec359.html/ .

Chinese restaurants and refinement/ambience often don’t go together. Seems the adage of a choice of two of the following: price, quality and ambiance/refinement, holds true.

that said (and I have to disclose I hardly eat out these days) but the best dim sum I’ve had was the Shang Palace in Paris (which has a Michelin macaroon) and best Cantonese meal was at the restaurant attached to the Sukasol in Bangkok, and I’d be willing to try the dim sum there if offered.

So glad I was able to visit Tim Ho Wan when it was a single outpost hole-in-the-wall known as the "cheapest Michelin starred restaurant in the world." Really good. I've never been to another, and unlikely to go to the Jollibee-owned international chain version with the same name.

I agree that expensive restaurant doesn't usually means good food. In this case, good dim sum. I usually eat at hawker center in Singapore rather than restaurant.

Cecilia Chiang and Sylvia Wu would like to have a word with you. ;)