SectLeader Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hey All, as a DIm Sum lover myself, i would like to share my fair little of knowledge about dim sum places in singapore. If possible would like to find out some good recommendations too. I guess everyone would know of this Red Star (In Chinese: Hong Xin) Restaurant in Chinatown the authentic best trolley/push-cart SODAMNAWESOME Hong Kong style in singapore. It is usually very packed or full house on certain days that you have to make reservations. But however you will need to wake up super early too D: which is usually not motivating enough as a nocturnal myself. Other awesome DIm Sums that i probably know of are He Bao Ji where they have franchises over singapore like Tiong Bahru Pau but they kinda lack varaties. My supper dim sum cravings would always be Swee Choon where they open 6-6 (6pm-6am) in FarrerPark/Little India and not to forget the unique area in singapore called GEYLANG 126 !!! Opened 24hrs if im not wrong. The more atas which will burn your pocket which i tried before (PS: i am no ladyironchef hence i dont go around trying delicacies for a living but i love good food.) as so far only Paradise group (Taste Paradise located at ION Orchard one of the best, as well as Paradise Pavilion In MBFC Tower1 or Tower3. Thanks guys ! Cheer ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube3 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 和记stall around Chinatown has value-for-money dim sums to buy-and-eat-on-go. 明虾饺, my favourite, for only $1.20 each! Juicy prawn filling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I find that paradise group is only unique, but taste wise it's not really there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23186121 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I find Swee Choon's standard have dropped, in addition their Dim Sum sizes have shrunk. One of the attraction would probably be their operating hours of 6pm to 6 am. Satisfy late night Dim Sum craving.. Haha.. I feel that Yum Cha around Chinatown is pretty decent, not stingy on their prawns in their Dim Sum dishes, pretty good ambience too.. NielKlient 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23186121 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 As for Wen Dao Shi (搵到食), there have lots of variety but I find their stuffs pretty oily..The famous Tim Ho Wan 添好運, tried the one in HK, personally i feel it's not worth the long queue & waiting time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NielKlient Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 On 3/10/2014 at 2:34 PM, 23186121 said: I find Swee Choon's standard have dropped, in addition their Dim Sum sizes have shrunk. One of the attraction would probably be their operating hours of 6pm to 6 am. Satisfy late night Dim Sum craving.. Haha.. I feel that Yum Cha around Chinatown is pretty decent, not stingy on their prawns in their Dim Sum dishes, pretty good ambience too.. The first time i had it was way before they started the Shanghai Dian Xing part. They used to be like 2 shop houses instead of the current 4-5 shop houses.Their dim sum was super awesome then and quite cheap too. Since they have gained fame and people flocking there, their standard like what was mentioned really dropped.I feels like eating from some factory production stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needFun Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I recommend the ones at Li Bai, Imperial Treasures Paragon, Cherry Garden, Jade Fullerton, Hua Ting, Lei Garden, Hai Tien Lo & Yan Ting.These are the ones I tried & liked.The rest not so much.Try 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needFun Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 In terms of value for money, I would say Jade Fullerton gives you pretty good value for your buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube3 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 On 3/10/2014 at 2:43 PM, 23186121 said: As for Wen Dao Shi (搵到食), there have lots of variety but I find their stuffs pretty oily..The famous Tim Ho Wan 添好運, tried the one in HK, personally i feel it's not worth the long queue & waiting time.. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowingember Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Wen Dao Shi (搵到食) is oily but I like the feel of the place as the tables are by the roadside and it's pretty nostalgic.I've tried Tim Ho Wan 添好運 recently, didn't have to wait long. They have a different taste of dim sum that I'm not accustomed to. Very unlikely to visit these 2 places again. There's one restaurant at Toa Payoh which I like...think it's called Hong Yun (Fortune?).Have a very traditional feel to it. Much like Red Star with the trolleys. There's also Yun Nan Garden. They used to operate at Tampines Mall but has relocated to else where (One-North?) for some years. They have the crunchiest and tastiest jellyfish appetizer. I haven't found another that can be called its equal. But my dependable dim sum restaurant has to be the Tung Lok chain of restaurants.I used to go for the a la carte buffet at East Coast. Not sure if they still have this though. Quote After all, tomorrow is another day. ~ S O'Hara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeowPrince Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Really depends on your price point that you want to go for. The more pricey places may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they will have their following. Li Bai (at Sheraton Towers), Yan Ting (at St Regis), Hua Ting (at Orchard Hotel), Mandarin Court (at Mandarin Orchard), Summer Pavilion (at Ritz Carlton), and others of that class will give you a different ambience, service and quality to the dim sum you bite into. Though they can be pretty darn expensive (like the damned Mandarin...) There are times that one will prefer to go slum it out. I do enjoy my Tiong Bahru Pau (the market stall) char siew pau once in a while. And there was this coffee shop along Upper Serangoon my bf bought some very nice lava yolk pau last year (I don't know its name). When I get the craving, even the common hawker stall will suffice. Personally, I haven't stepped into Red Star for 4 years now, can't stand the crazy crowds. As for Swee Choon.... eh, overhyped and dropped standards. Quote Instagram @the_meowprince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23186121 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 On 3/11/2014 at 6:39 AM, needFun said: In terms of value for money, I would say Jade Fullerton gives you pretty good value for your buck. Jade @ Fullerton Dim Sum is not bad.. Tried A La Carte instead of buffet though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyForBuddy&Companion Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 ala carte not so worh la1-2 items still ok.more than that buffet would be much more worth your money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyForBuddy&Companion Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 & expensive or not is really very subjective.As they say in mandarin, hanyu pinyin : yi fen qian yi fen huoU get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Novotel hotel (Dragon Phoenix restaurant) at Clark Quay now having daily tim sum lunch promotion at 50% discount. Based on the price (can be even cheaper than food court!) the quality is acceptable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Beside 汕头，any other restaurants do have buffet dim sum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube3 Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 幸福饮茶 High Tea. Not bad, $20 plus and quite delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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