Dim Sum Toronto appears as a signature dish in 1 Canada cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Cantonese dim sum · Toronto
Toronto dim sum is the Cantonese morning tea ritual: bamboo steamers of har gow, siu mai, pork buns and rice rolls served lunchtime in Chinatown rooms and weekend banquet halls.
Cantonese dim sum reached Toronto in the 1890s with the first Chinatown along Elizabeth Street, then expanded to Spadina from the 1950s. Hong Kong immigration in the 1970s and 1980s established the modern dim sum canon; Lai Wah Heen (1995) introduced cartless reservation-only dim sum at the Metropolitan Hotel, called the best in North America by the NYT. Pearl Harbourfront's waterfront view and Rol San's late-night menu are the city's other reference rooms.
Where to eat in Toronto:
- Lai Wah Heen
- Pearl Harbourfront
- Rol San