The dim sum fiesta

August 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

Dim sum is a familiar name among the food pilgrimages, sipping a cup of your favourite tea and taking a nibble of the delicate dim sum, akin to being in blissful seventh heaven.

The name of a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea, Dim sum is to the Chinese, what Degustion is to the French, and Tapas to the Spanish.

The work of a dim sum is analogous to a piece of beautiful artwork, so exquisite and fine, that taking a bite you can virtually savor the effort the chef has put into making this a winner.

The high-tier restaurants are always pricey, especially so when most of them charges by per portion, therefore it is always good to try them out with their dim sum.

I always have a predilection for dim sum, and it comes as no surprise that i am constantly on the lookout for places be it restaurants or eateries which can answer to my nature’s call, a delightful meal of dim sum which can satisfy my stomach’s cravings. Thus, i have compiled a short list of places which either from word of mouth, or by sheer prestige reputation, fyi.

  • Asia Grand restaurant
  • Cherry Garden
  • Dim Joy
  • Dragon Phoenix restaurant
  • East Ocean restaurant
  • Hua ting
  • Lei garden
  • Kam Boat dim sum
  • Royal China
  • Shang Palace
  • Summer Palace
  • Wah lok

The list is indefinite and do feel free to help me add on to it with recommendations. Now dim sum is not a viable choice for organising food outing, at most a table of ten. I call upon you to let me know if you are also a fan of dim sum, so that you can be part of the table on the dim sum expedition.

Let the dim sum fiesta begins . . .

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19 Responses to “The dim sum fiesta”

  1. Clickorigin
    August 11th, 2008 @ 6:20 pm

    Red Star at Chin Swee Road is awesome as well!

  2. pammiez
    August 11th, 2008 @ 8:15 pm

    Harbour City Restaurant at PSA Building is pretty good too!

  3. elieli
    August 11th, 2008 @ 9:43 pm

    havent had my dim sum fix in awhile…=(
    i wanna eat dim sum too!

  4. southernoise
    August 12th, 2008 @ 12:40 am

    i like Kam Boat at Marina quite a bit.

    southernoises last blog post..The Lard Brothers

  5. fatpig
    August 12th, 2008 @ 12:30 pm

    Cherry Garden costs $45++ for their dim sum buffet. I understand that their siew mai comes with mini abalone. Still don’t think its worth the $10 increase since the last time I ate there though.

  6. fatpig
    August 12th, 2008 @ 12:32 pm

    Sorry forgot to add that Shang Palace is very normal. Don’t go just because theres a 30% discount.

    fatpigs last blog post..Smok’inn Frogz Kitchen

  7. jiaying
    August 13th, 2008 @ 10:22 am

    im not a dim sum person~~~~ (hoho spoiler)

    off topic but next time find one day go sun moulin eat breads for lunch~~~~ @@

  8. ah Teo
    August 15th, 2008 @ 12:03 pm

    actually, crystal jade’s dim sum is not too bad. u could try that. i prefer the steam items, panfried and desserts. not too much fried dim sum items. very oily.

    ah Teos last blog post..Plain porridge lunch from Uncle Sim

  9. ladyironchef
    August 15th, 2008 @ 10:05 pm

    clickorigin: i been to red star many times already, their dim sum is alright la, as in i used to like it a lot but after i had better ones i find them quite normal : )

    pammies: hahaha! same goes for harbour city restaurant, their dim sum buffet cheap, can gorge yourself silly. lol

    eliele: long time since you comment also! haha. yeah dim sum dim sum!

    southernoise: really? i heard abt it from others so been looking to try it.

    fatpig: thanks dude!

    jiaying: you dont like dim sum! how can! haha. no problem when you want to go sun moulin eat bread for lunch call me along : )

    at teo: i am ashamed to say crystal jade is every-where nowadays but i haven try it before. haha!

  10. Rexic aka XY
    August 17th, 2008 @ 9:43 am

    Hey Brad! I love dim sum too! You really should give Ah Yat Forum Abalone Restaurant at Allison Hotel a try. Their dim sum is really good too! ;) I ate there since they were at the Malasian Airlines Building. (sorry forgot the name of the building) Personally I think this main branch at allison is much better than the other branches.

  11. ladyironchef
    August 20th, 2008 @ 7:37 pm

    rexic: sure i think there’s another ah yat at turf city which is nearer to me. haha. u try turf city one b4? is allison one better?

  12. mgbass
    August 21st, 2008 @ 12:53 pm

    oh nos… pls do not try ah yat @ turf city. not only is service bad, what makes it worse is the hygiene of the place and at the restaurant itself.

  13. ladyironchef
    August 22nd, 2008 @ 10:05 am

    mgbass: thanks for the “warning”! maybe allison is better? haha

  14. xladyzstarx
    August 25th, 2008 @ 3:00 pm

    I need one here at my workplace!!!! Got more mid-priced places to recommend? aiya….

  15. ladyironchef
    August 25th, 2008 @ 4:51 pm

    xladystarz: where’s your workplace? : )

  16. xladyzstarx
    August 25th, 2008 @ 6:01 pm

    Airport lor

  17. xladyzstarx
    August 25th, 2008 @ 6:01 pm

    I’m one of the F&B planners lorr… btw do u have msn. So hard to talk to you like that.

  18. FoodiesQueen
    September 6th, 2008 @ 9:09 pm

    Lei garden’s dim sum is good…but rather expensive.

    FoodiesQueens last blog post..83. Tung Lok Mooncakes

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