Dim Sum Restaurants in Vancouver, BC

“Live up to the name of the restaurant. The taste of the food is good, salt and spice level is just the right mix. Serving is considerate for the price. The best part is the noodles. Definitely will come back. Spent around $50 for three dishes.“

“I went for dinner with my friend and it was such an amazing experience, we admired everything about it from the ambiance to the service to the food. We also appreciate how the staff recommend what sauce to use with the select of dumplings we got to get the best experience.“

“Literally THE best family business and amazing food. Everything is made on-site. The packaged dim sum may be frozen, but don’t let that fool you one bit- it packs a hefty punch of flavour! My favourites are the ha gow, pork and shrimp siu mai, beef meatball, shrimp wonton, pork beancurd, vegan mushroom dumpling, turnip cake, pork and chive dumpling, lotus leaf wrap, blackbean sparerib, chicken feet, mung bean sticky rice, BBQ pork bun(best in the city), salted custard bun, red bean bun. My grandma’s favourite is the peanut sticky rice wrap. She said they taste just like the ones her mother taught her to make, so you know they’re super authentic!!! Shop local, support legacy businesses, and save Chinatown!“

“Good food that's pretty standard. Didn't feel that anything in particular stood out for dimsum specially for a place that was Michelin rated or award winning. Pricing sure reflected it though. Quality of the ingredients did seem a little better than the other restaurants.“

“Hong Kong style dim sum. The quality is excellent. The wrapped sticky rice is delicious 😋 港式點心，真材實料。個懷舊糯米雞好正😋“

“Amazing food 😋 and amazing staffs😊“

“This restaurant is our family’s go-to dim sum spot! It’s very accessible by transit, and the waitress Theresa is very friendly, hospitable, and warm with the guests. She’s great at communicating and giving recommendations for deals and combos, so it’s always a great experience to dine at this restaurant when she’s around. Highly recommend!“

“Yessir. Food is great quality and delicious af“

“食物好吃 服務也好 環境亦好“

“For a restaurant featured on the Michelin Guide, Chef's Choice is a very solid restaurant all around. It's got a very nice interior atmosphere, with tasteful decor.

Quick and attentive staff and service, combined with incredibly good dim sum and other Cantonese dishes, which makes Chef's Choice my choice for Vancouver dim sum places.“

“I’m reviewing this place as a native shanghainese.
This place specializes in Shanghai style pan fried buns. If you are curious about how it would taste in Shanghai then order it. The taste is authentic. 4 star for the buns. Beware that the filling is suppose to be on the sweeter side.

Other dishes gets 3 stars. Are they absolutely amazing? No. But, they remind me of home, and my childhood.“

“Juuuicy dumplings! Both Xaiolongbao (小籠包) and pan fried pork bun (生煎包) had so much juice inside, almost impossible not to leak on yourself…..
Also tried dandan (担々麺) and Shanghai noodle (上海粗炒面) and both were very good.

Not exactly gourmet but solid satisfying supper! Small eatery in London drug plaza near Kingsway. Plenty of free parking spots. Popular at dinner time with often a lineup. Don’t take reservations. Cash only.“

“the food was amazing 👏 we will definitely be bak!“

“Good was delicious, very good service staff! Reasonable price too!“

“湯好正冇味精真材實料好方便👍😋 點心及其他菜式都好好味 送上門的服務非常好又客氣👏😋😍. Leftover Freeze pack of healthy soup, adding some water and boiling, so good 👍😋🙏“

“We’ve tried many Chinese restaurants, but this place suits our taste the best. Not only does it match our family’s preferences, but even when friends from afar come to visit, everyone praises the food here—especially the delicious dim sum. The staff are friendly, and the prices are very reasonable compared to other places. The restaurant is always busy, so if you don’t want to wait, I’d recommend calling ahead to reserve a table.“

“It's probably a good thing I don't live nearby, else I'd be eating multiple pastries a day, everyday.

Everything's good. Seriously. The cha su bao's got a soft, fluffy bun and savory meat. Sesame balls are bursting with filling. The pluto had yummy citrus undertones. Most surprising was probably the red bean donut with its sugary coating. And of course, the dan tat had the perfect consistency.“

“My husband brought me here to celebrate our wedding anniversary. He was recommended to come by a friend and we were glad we came.

The owner was so nice and had messaged my husband with recommendations of dishes to try (some of which were not on the menu).

All his dishes were amazing and so delicious. As he is the only chef, dishes took a while to come out but we did not mind the wait at all. The server was nice and tended to us when we needed anything.

It was definitely worth our trip to downtown for this restaurant. Highly recommended!!“

“Good service and delicious foods“

“I love this place. Service is the best“

“We come here often because it's close to our family. The food is very standard dim sum, nothing special. I usually order the pan fried turnip cakes - it's usually really delicious but the last few times it has been dry, flavorless and bland. The rice rolls are a little too dry as well. They do have delicious baked BBQ pork buns though and their fried dishes are usually good.

The service is always 👍. They're very personable and friendly, and very efficient.

Go in the morning. It gets extremely busy once 1130am comes around.“

“I recommend reserving 2-3 days in advance if you wish to have dim sum brunch here on the weekend.

My favourites: stir fried green beans with minced meat, beef tendon, deep fried green scallion pancake, shu mai, fried stuffed eggplant

Wasn’t too impressed by: chicken feet, egg tart, rice noodles with beef, pai gwat fan, or hum sui kok

Overall service was very courteous, not quite rushing but efficient in removing empty dishes, no complaints since it was understandably a very busy Saturday lunch session (every table was full by 12pm, walk-ins had to be turned away at the door)

They no longer sell steamed rice rolls (I wanted to get the one stuffed with fried donut or shrimp). Seems the menu has shrunk a bit, probably to make the kitchen run more efficiently + reduce waste / costs.

My family like to dine here so I’ll probably be back but there are equally good if not better dim sum places around Vancouver.“

“One of the best for dim sum“

“The steamed king crab is incredibly fresh and delicious! 🦀✨ In Vancouver, king crab is usually served three ways — steamed, deep-fried, and fried rice in the crab shell. It’s the best way to enjoy all the different flavors and textures.

If you’re a seafood lover, this is a must-try experience — perfect for sharing with friends or celebrating a special occasion! 🎉🍽️“

“Good food! Yummy!“

“So when you go in there, they give you a piece of paper and you build your soup. I picked the fish soup base with the seafood combo. I had a iced tea milk tea Fish puffs I was very full. I had it with rice noodles. I would like it a little bit saltier so I’d recommend asking for some salt. I will be back to try some other ones. I was very happy that my total meal just cost $24 before taxes and a tip. The guy was very helpful helping me pick the soup out.“

“delicious food, quite place, excellent service“

“For a chinese restaurant that caters to the more budget friendly spectrum, the service here was surprisingly excellent - which is shocking for budget chinese restaurants lol!

But besides the good service, food here is also very decent especially when we factor in price - which is one of the more value-oriented dim sum places around in GVRD area. Within the same class, this place is at least another 10-15% cheaper which makes a big difference.

Taste / seasoning is on the lighter side, wok-hei (breath of wok) and flavours are slightly more muted but overall still good for the price.

Ambience is nothing special. The restaurant is packed on a weekday lunch service which says something - not bad.

Will return!“

“This place serves very good Cantonese Chinese food, the prime are healthy, quality ingredients and the serving staff is exceptional. Pricing is very fair for the quality of food. Every time we come visit Vancouver, we come here to have a great dining experience.“

“The food here is great and the prices are very reasonable. The king crab was the star of the meal, super fresh, sweet, and full of flavor. Portion sizes are good, service is friendly, and everything we tried tasted delicious. I’ll definitely come back again, especially for the crab!“

“A pretty decent dim sum spot — not too fancy, but hits the spot! 🥢 The place isn’t big, yet the dim sum quality is quite good. Steamed dishes come out hot and fresh, with nice big portions, and the fried items are crispy and flavorful. The rice noodle rolls are super smooth and tasty — definitely my favorite! 😋

Only downside — the tea could be better. It’s a bit weak and lacks that classic aroma. Hope they can level up the “Drink Tea” to match the rest of the food. 💪✨“

“Very delicious food with big portion!“

“Expensive albeit delicious special banquet meal we had!! Every dish had tons of flavour and luxury. The peking duck was perfect everything was. Super juicy great texture cooked wonderfully and bought out quickly. The service was actually surprisingly food for our large table and they were funny and had humour. Highly recommend this place despite many bad reviews!!! Perfect to celebrate somewhere special“

“This is such a fabulous dim sum restaurant which is really traditional whereby they roll the traditional Chinese food carts past all the tables like they did in the Golden days.
The owner is very kind and knows me by name. Also the servers are friendly to me and my friends. I give them a wonderful tip.“

“Good service, food was fast and relatively friendly staff.“

“Came here for my aunt’s birthday. She is a regular and orders a lot from them. The manager put on a birthday song for my aunt and gave us some mango pudding with a candle. It was so kind!!! We had amazing food and everything was so good! Especially the spicy fried squid! Thank you for an amazing time!“

“Your neighborhood old school Chinese dimsum restaurant. Everytime I visit Vancouver, this is a must-go place for me. Go early or there will be a pretty long line.“

“This is a good dim sum place. They are giving 10% off and free tea. The food, the quality, the price and service are good.
I like the shrimp stuffed deep fried tofu. It's crisp outside but so tender inside.
If you like Cantonese dessert, you should try the deep fried sticky rice flour sesame balls. All the food come out hot and fresh. This is the most important part of Chinese food.
The deep fried fish is nice too since the batter is so light. If you prefer some rice, the chicken claypot rice is good. The left over rice that we bring home is enough for our dinner.
We should go support our local small business.“

“Went for dim sum and want to let you know that dim sum is only served at lunch. Fantastic food and service. Ordered things not on menu and easily accommodated. Even brought us scissors when they saw us struggling with knife. Highly recommend.“

“Delicious!! The best Chinese food I have found in years! Loved it!“

“Don’t be fooled by the low ratings! The dim sum we tried were delicious. The shrimp dumplings had perfectly thin wrappers and a hearty filling. Another classic, the siumai was also great, with a good balance of shrimp and pork. I loved the seafood tart which had a nice and sweet mayonnaise sauce that made it super creamy. My highlights were definitely the crispy prawn rice rolls, as it was both crunchy and chewy from the skin, as well as the steamed bbq pork buns. It had a generous amount of filling, and the best part was the bun itself, which was soft yet it didn’t stick to my teeth. Perfect balance!

One thing I would skip, however, would be the lemon bbq pork pastry, as I thought the pastry was quite thick and not delicate enough.

Overall, a solid dim sum spot!“

“This was where Kirin Seafood Restaurant used to be located, here in Vancouver City Square Shopping Centre. It opened in January 2024 and I had dim sum here today (Thursday November 13 2025). Overall, the dim sum and staff service are very good. Prices are in line with Kirin’s. The THOUSAND-YEAR EGG & SLICED OF PORK CONGEE was perfect, not too thick and not too watery. It was flavourful and had good quantities of egg and pork. The white pepper powder was very fresh, not stale/old. The STEAMED RICE ROLL WITH CHINESE DONUT, SHRIMP PASTE TOPPED WITH PORK FLOSS was unique, as it had pieces of shrimp and not just shrimp paste, and the Chinese donut was still crunchy. Check out my photos of what I had today and the prices😉“

“Dishes came out quick and very savory. Ingredients were fresh and abundant. Every time we visit Vancouver, we try to schedule a celebration dinner.

Greatly appreciate the staff in honouring our reservation. Originally requested 6:00 but the staff that took my call informed me that there was a massive party and asked me if I could do 5:00 (opening) , we aligned on 5:30pm. Or so I thought...

We arrived at 5:30 to find out that they couldn't accommodate us because what was written down was 5:00, 3 for a 30 with clearly turned into a 0. The initial experience was very distressing, the underlying painpint was miscommunication.

Thank you to the lead wait staff who problem solved and re configured a few tables to accommodate my family, salvaging our dinner plans.“

“Great experience at renovated restaurant. Enjoyed lemon meat triangles and noodles. Street parking a block down. Came again with friends and enjoyed same dishes. Also shrimp tart and spring rolls. Beef short ribs a bit chewy. Back again and enjoyed lemon meat triangles and noodle dishes. Had vermicelli with bitter melon, beef and black bean sauce. Came and enjoyed everything including lemon triangle and noodles. Halibut did not have much meat though“

“名人食館Becky 待應對顧客服务態度非常好，令人有賓至如歸的感覺，是一間颇为不错值得一試的食肆。“