5 restaurants in Bangkok to get your dim sum fix without crushing your wallet
Good, homey dim sum
This is one of Bangkok’s best and most-affordable dim sum restaurants. From the outside, it doesn’t look like much to write home about, but once you see all the awards and certificates hanging from the walls you’ll realize you’ve come across one of the city’s true gems. Hong Kong-born chef Yip brings a ton of experience and expertise from Shangri-La Bangkok’s Shang Palace restaurant, and everything on the menu is worthwhile.
2029/9 Charoen Krung Rd., 089-603-0908. Open Wed-Sun 6am-3pm
This Hong Kong import, which won a Michelin Bib Gourmand, brings over seven decades of congee and wonton noodle expertise to Bangkok’s fierce noodle battlefield. The wonton fillings here follow a strict 7:3 shrimp-pork ratio for that time-honored balance and succulent flavor that makes Hong Kong noodle shops so popular among Thai tourists. Congee is served piping hot and comes with a bunch of sides, like fish, pork, sliced beef, and meatballs. They practically brought the whole Hong Kong island over, too, with steaming barbecue, dim sum, and pastries.
G/F, Siam Paragon, 991 Rama 1 Road, 02-001-9868. Open 11:30am-10pm. Other branch: Thonglor 21, 02-108-1159
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A must-visit for soup dumplings, this Taiwanese import is one of the most popular restaurants in CentralWorld. Being the first branch of this global franchise in Thailand, and specializing in everyone’s favorite comfort food, xiao long bao [meat and broth filled dumplings], it’s very easy to go gaga over Din Tai Fung. This massive family-style restaurant has swarms of people waiting outside, placing their orders in advance on a handy checklist, watching armies of dumpling-makers through the glass pane.
7/F, CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Rd., 02-613-1697. Open daily 10am-8:30pm. Other branches: Central Embassy, 02-160-5917; and Central Plaza Ladprao, 02-541-1622
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Found in a spacious dining room on the second floor of the JW Marriott, the focus here is all Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine. Opt for the all-you-can-eat dim sum with shrimp and spinach dumplings, steamed bean curd rolls served with abalone sauce, and Man Ho fried rice with Chinese ham, dried scallops, and crab meat.
JW Marriott, 4 Sukhumvit Soi 2, 02-656-7700. Open daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10:30pm
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Hong Bao is the go-to for straight-forward, no-fuss dim sum. Brisk service and toned-down surroundings complement an endless parade of dumplings, noodles, and buns. Don’t miss the incredible variety of steamed rice rolls—we’re particularly fond of the crispy shrimp variety.
Bangkok metropolitan region only. Open daily 11am-9pm
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