5 cantonese rooms worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Canada.
Bao Bei ★ 4.7 · Vancouver
chinatown · 163 Keefer Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1X3
Bao Bei on Keefer Street since 2010 is Tannis Ling's modern Chinese brasserie, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022, Vancouver's reference natural-wine Chinese room.
Tip: No reservations; the bar walks in from 17:30. Sunday evening is the easier seat.
Lai Wah Heen ★ 4.5 · Toronto
chinatown · 108 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor, DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3
Lai Wah Heen reopened on the second floor of the DoubleTree Hilton in July 2025 after a two-year hiatus, chefs Heyden Sin and Huang Zhenqing.
Tip: Reservation-only since the 2025 reopen. The NYT once called it the best dim sum in North America under founder Canson Tsang.
Fat Mao Noodles ★ 4.4 · Vancouver
chinatown · 217 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1Z6
Fat Mao Noodles on East Georgia from chefs Mark Perrier and Angus An since 2018 is a Cantonese noodle counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 and a late-night.
Tip: Walk-ins from 17:00; the kitchen closes 23:30 the latest open in Chinatown post-pandemic.
Rol San ★ 4.3 · Toronto
chinatown · 388 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2G5
Rol San on Spadina has run Cantonese dim sum since 1994, founded by Paul and Paulie Li, reopened at 388 Spadina in 2024 after redevelopment.
Tip: No carts; tick boxes on the paper menu. Late-night kitchen until 02:00 weeknights and 05:00 weekends serves the city's late-shift staff.
Pearl Harbourfront ★ 4.3 · Toronto
financial-district · 207 Queens Quay W, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
Pearl Harbourfront on Queens Quay runs Cantonese dim sum overlooking Lake Ontario from the Queen's Quay Terminal, the city's waterfront dim sum room.
Tip: Lunch dim sum runs 11:00-16:00; the window tables fill first. Tower views and the wharf below justify the slight premium over Spadina.