Best Cantonese Restaurants Around the World

Le Palais ★ 4.9

Le Palais has held three Michelin stars since 2018, Taiwan's only 3-star room. Cantonese fine dining with Cherry Valley duck from Yilan as the marquee.

OrderCantonese roast duck served in two courses and the salted-egg spinach dumplings at dim sum.

TipLunch dim sum is the easier reservation. Book online four to six weeks ahead through the hotel.

The Chairman ★ 4.8

The Chairman in Central serves owner Danny Yip's seafood led Cantonese cooking, with one Michelin star and the No. 1 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 spot.

OrderSteamed flowery crab with aged Shaoxing wine and flat rice noodles.

TipThe steamed crab with aged Shaoxing needs pre ordering 24 hours ahead and is the dish to build the meal around.

Kau Kee Restaurant ★ 4.8

Kau Kee on Gough Street stays open until 22:30, serving its beef brisket and curry tendon noodles late into the night for diners walking back from Soho.

OrderCurry beef tendon noodle in clear broth.

TipClosed Sundays; the queue thins after 21:00 if you missed the dinner rush.

Yat Lok ★ 4.8

Yat Lok is a michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.

Why locals goA Michelin starred roast goose shop in a fluorescent lit Central canteen that locals queue at; tourists usually overlook for fancier rooms.

TipGo at 11:15 for the first batch; the queue runs to Pottinger Street by lunch.

Stanley Restaurant ★ 4.8

Stanley is a two-level waterfront Cantonese room at Howard Smith Wharves. Yum cha at lunch, Peking duck carved tableside, river-side tables to book.

SignaturePeking duck, Yum cha, Mud crab Cantonese-style

Yaowarat night street stalls ★ 4.8

Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown is the city's most theatrical late-night street-food strip, with grilled seafood, noodle counters and dim sum carts.

TryGrilled seafood, dim sum, noodle stalls

TipCash only. Start at Soi Texas (Phadungdao) corner for grilled prawns; Nai Mong Hoi Tod and Lek and Rut are the canonical seafood stalls.

Mr Wong ★ 4.8

Merivale's 240-seat Cantonese basement on Bridge Lane in the Sydney CBD. Peking duck carved tableside, yum cha at lunch, dim sum on tea trolleys.

SignaturePeking duck, Sang choi bow, Yum cha

Tek Sen ★ 4.7

Tek Sen has run its Carnarvon Street dining room since 1965 and holds a 2026 Bib Gourmand, Penang's benchmark for wok-fried Chinese home cooking.

SignatureDouble-roasted pork, Belacan fried chicken

TipQueues build fast at both services; arrive before 11:30 or 17:30 and order the double-roasted pork first, it sells out.

Bao Bei ★ 4.7

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.

OrderShao bing pork belly bun with the spicy peanut noodles.

TipNo reservations; the bar walks in from 17:30. Sunday evening is the easier seat.

The Parlor Dim Sum ★ 4.7

The Parlor Dim Sum on Butler Street in Lawrenceville serves Cantonese late on weekends in Pittsburgh. Dim sum, char siu and dumplings to midnight on Fridays.

TryDim sum and Cantonese barbecue

Bao Li Xuan 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Bao Li Xuan inside Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai holds two Michelin stars for Cantonese classics and Shanghainese dishes in a restored Jing'an landmark.

OrderOrder the soy sauce-marinated chicken and the steamed rice rolls with crispy shrimp dim sum.

TipThe cellar beneath the dining room stocks yellow wine and baijiu alongside vintages for pairing with the Cantonese sauces.

Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.6

Yang Shin opened 2013 as Taipei's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house. An all-meat-free Cantonese menu beside Songjiang Nanjing MRT, three sittings daily.

OrderVegetarian xiaolongbao and the truffle dumpling.

TipOpen 11:30-14:30, 14:30-16:30 and 17:30-21:30. Reserve via Klook.

Long Trieu 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Long Trieu at The Reverie holds one Michelin star for refined Cantonese cooking: abalone, sea cucumber, Peking duck and honey-glazed barbecue pork.

OrderSuckling pig and Peking duck, carved tableside.

TipIt is on the 4th floor of the Times Square building; go for a long lunch of dim sum.

Dragon Beaux ★ 4.5

Dragon Beaux in San Francisco is a 2015 Outer Richmond room from the Koi Palace family, with modern dim sum at lunch and Cantonese hot pot at dinner.

OrderThe Five Guys xiao long bao (five colours, five flavours) and the BBQ pork puff with apple.

TipDim sum is lunch-only; book ahead for weekend brunch or arrive before 11:30 for a walk-in seat.

Yuet Lee Seafood ★ 4.5

Yuet Lee in San Francisco is the Chinatown all-night Cantonese counter at Stockton and Broadway, open to 03:00 with salt and pepper squid the late shift.

OrderSalt and pepper squid plus a steamed live fish from the tank.

TipCash only after midnight; the kitchen window seats fill the fastest at 23:30.

Hang Ah Tea Room ★ 4.5

Hang Ah Tea Room in San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest dim sum house in the United States, opened 1920 on Pagoda Place, with a small fixed steamer menu.

Why locals goThe oldest continuously operating dim sum house in the United States, opened 1920, sits on a side alley off Sacramento Street that most tourists miss.

TipNo carts; order the fixed steamer menu and ask for the off-menu turnip cake when in season.

Lai Wah Heen ★ 4.5

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.

OrderThe dim sum tasting; the kitchen still presses every dumpling to order.

TipReservation-only since the 2025 reopen. The NYT once called it the best dim sum in North America under founder Canson Tsang.

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine 2 ★ ★ 4.5

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine near the Bund holds two Michelin stars for Cantonese roasts and noon dim sum in Shanghai's Yi Feng Galleria.

OrderOrder the crispy skinned roasted chicken and the Cantonese-style barbecued meats at lunch dim sum service.

TipThe kitchen also runs a Fujian vinegar pork trotters dish and Singapore-style black pepper crab outside the Cantonese core menu.

Yauatcha ★ 4.5

Hakkasan Group's Yauatcha in BKC pours dim sum and Cantonese small plates all day. The patisserie counter at the entrance does mango macarons and chocolate.

OrderHar gau, prawn cheung fun and a mango macaron at the patisserie.

TipLunch dim sum is half the price of dinner and easier to book.

Yauatcha Dim Sum ★ 4.5

Yauatcha's all-day dim sum brunch is the easiest reservation for BKC weekends. The lunch dim sum set runs INR 2500; the patisserie counter sells macarons.

OrderCrystal har gau, prawn cheung fun and a mango macaron.

Summer Pavilion 1 ★ ★ 4.5

Michelin-starred Cantonese at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, starred in every guide since 2016. Seasonal seafood menu in a tranquil garden setting.

Book1-2 weeks ahead

Mei Dim ★ 4.5

Manchester Chinatown basement dim sum room, kitchen open until 22:00 weekdays. Har gow, siu mai, char siu pork and chiu chow dumplings late into the evening.

TryDim sum

Bonnie's ★ 4.5

Calvin Eng's Williamsburg Cantonese American room in New York City runs roast pig, cha siu sui mai and orange-shrimp toast. Open since 2022.

OrderRoast pig with crackling, shared between four.

TipWalk-ins at the bar from 17:00. The roast pig sells out by 21:00 most nights; pre-order it when you book.

Donna Chang ★ 4.5

Donna Chang Cantonese-Sichuan banquet sits inside the 1914 heritage Government Savings Bank on George Street, Brisbane CBD. Set menus, yum cha service.

Book2 to 3 weeks ahead

Four Seasons Chinatown ★ 4.5

Four Seasons on Gerrard Street in Chinatown London, trading since 1996, runs the city's most-cited Cantonese roast duck, served whole or half with plum sauce.

TryCantonese roast duck

TipWalk-in any night. Take-away roast duck is half the dining-room price. The Queensway Bayswater sibling runs the same kitchen.

Mott 32 ★ 4.5

Mott 32 at the Venetian is the Hong Kong dim sum and Cantonese export, a brass-and-marble dining room with a 48-hour brined apple wood Peking duck.

OrderThe apple wood Peking duck (pre-order at booking, 48-hour cure) plus the Iberico pork char siu.

TipWeekend dim sum brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 11:00-16:00; cart-style service plus a la carte.

Sek Yuen ★ 4.4

Sek Yuen has cooked old school Cantonese food in its Jalan Pudu dining room in Kuala Lumpur since 1953, still best known for its butterflied pipa duck.

OrderOrder the pei pa duck, the butterflied roast duck the house is best known for.

TipBook ahead for weekend lunch; the restaurant now spreads across three shops on the same stretch of Jalan Pudu.

Fu Chun Ju 1 ★ ★ 4.4

Fu Chun Ju on the third floor of The PuXuan Hotel holds one Michelin star for Cantonese cooking by chef Yeung Wai Kit near Wangfujing in Beijing.

OrderOrder the roast pigeon and, at lunchtime, the dim sum; many dishes come in individual portions.

TipFive private rooms carry the names of modern Chinese artists, and there is terrace seating; the restaurant is on the third floor of The PuXuan Hotel.

The House of Dynasties 1 ★ ★ 4.4

The House of Dynasties at Rosewood Beijing holds one Michelin star for Cantonese cooking with Zhanjiang flavours, seven private rooms and city views.

OrderOrder the double-boiled duck and fish maw soup, the jackfruit wood roast pork and the sauteed lobster.

TipBesides the public dining area there are seven private rooms and live cooking stations; the restaurant is on the fourth floor of Rosewood Beijing.

Lei Garden (Jinbao Tower) 1 ★ ★ 4.4

Lei Garden in Jinbao Tower holds one Michelin star for Hong Kong-style Cantonese cooking, with roasted pork belly and slow-cooked soups in Beijing.

OrderOrder the signature roasted pork belly and pre-order a slow-cooked soup, which takes over six hours to make.

TipThis is the group's first Beijing outpost, on the third floor of Jinbao Tower; pre-order the soups when you book.

Canton 8 2 ★ ★ 4.4

Canton 8 in Huangpu holds two Michelin stars for char siu, steamed lobster and har gow, once billed as the world's cheapest two-star kitchen.

OrderOrder the char siu and the har gow shrimp dumplings alongside the steamed lobster with garlic butter.

TipIt has kept its two Michelin stars since the inaugural 2017 Shanghai guide despite modest, cookie-cutter decor.

Hakkasan ★ 4.4

Hakkasan's Bandra room mirrors the original London room: latticework, mood lighting, modern Cantonese plates and a cocktail program with kitchen hours.

OrderHalf Peking duck and the crispy duck salad with pomelo.

TipThe lounge area runs a shorter dim sum menu for after-work drinks.

Wu's Wonton King ★ 4.4

Wu's Wonton King on East Broadway carves a $58 Peking duck table-side in New York City. Big rooms, Lazy Susan service, two-bird minimum on busy nights.

OrderPeking duck, three courses; wonton soup to start.

TipOrder the duck when you book; same-day requests are routinely refused. BYOB with a small corkage.

Jit Seng Hong Kong Roasted Duck Rice ★ 4.4

Jit Seng roasts duck for barely three hours of trade a day on Lebuh Carnarvon, the Penang shop the Michelin guide caught locals queueing for.

Why locals goOpen only about three hours a day, so most visitors never see the shutters up; the deep-red ducks sell out to regulars who time it.

TipArrive at 12:30 sharp; by 14:00 the char siew and roast pork sides are usually gone and the duck follows soon after.

Fat Mao Noodles ★ 4.4

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.

OrderHong Kong braised brisket noodle soup with a side of crispy chicken.

TipWalk-ins from 17:00; the kitchen closes 23:30 the latest open in Chinatown post-pandemic.

Li Wah ★ 4.4

Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown since 1991, the longest-running Cantonese dim sum room in Cleveland, runs weekend cart service alongside.

TryWeekend dim sum cart service and Cantonese lunch plates

Joy King Lau ★ 4.4

Joy King Lau on Leicester Street in Chinatown London, trading since 1985 as a four-floor Cantonese family restaurant, runs roast meats, congee and dim sum.

TryCantonese roast meats and dim sum

TipWalk-in any night for the takeaway counter at the front. The roast goose with rice is the marquee plate at £18.

Yue Huang ★ 4.4

Yue Huang in Sacramento: Natomas strip-mall dim sum room serving the best yum cha in the Sacramento Valley, with cart service at weekend brunch.

Why locals goNatomas strip-mall dim sum room serving the best yum cha in the Sacramento Valley, with cart service at weekend brunch.

TipWeekend dim sum 09:30-14:30 with carts. Book the dinner Cantonese seafood room separately.

Mike's Noodle House ★ 4.4

Mike's Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the city's most enduring Cantonese noodle counter: wonton soup, brisket noodles, congee.

OrderWonton noodle soup with beef brisket and a side of choy sum.

TipCash and card; the queue moves fast and there is no reservation policy.

Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum ★ 4.4

Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum in Austin: cantonese room. Ling Qi Wu rolls dumpling dough at the West 6th counter while you watch; the dim sum cart on Sunday.

Why locals goLing Qi Wu rolls dumpling dough at the West 6th counter while you watch; the dim sum cart on Sunday brunch is a quiet citywide reservation routine.

TipSunday brunch books a week ahead; lunch weekdays runs the same kitchen with a la carte from the open dim sum counter.

Chaoran ★ 4.4

Chaoran serves Hong Kong-style Cantonese cooking on the fifth floor of Signiel Busan, a Michelin Guide dining room with dim sum and Peking duck.

OrderThe dim sum selection at lunch, or the Peking-style duck for a table of three or more.

TipThe hotel setting means proper dress and easy parking; lunch sets are the value play.

Wong Ah Wah ★ 4.3

Wong Ah Wah anchors Jalan Alor in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, grilling the chicken wings that made this hawker street's night market so famous.

OrderOrder the grilled chicken wings, charred over charcoal and the reason for the nightly queue.

TipSeating spills onto the street, expect to share a table once the evening crowd arrives.

Rol San ★ 4.3

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.

OrderThe har gow, siu mai and BBQ pork buns from the order-sheet menu.

TipNo 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

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.

OrderThe shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns and a half Peking duck.

TipLunch dim sum runs 11:00-16:00; the window tables fill first. Tower views and the wharf below justify the slight premium over Spadina.

Summer Palace ★ 4.3

Michelin Guide-listed Cantonese restaurant at Regent Singapore. Whole-roasted dishes, dim sum, and a wine list serious about Chinese food pairing.

OrderThe Peking duck, carved tableside; the baked BBQ pork pastry from the dim sum selection

TipBook a weekday dim sum lunch for the best value access to the kitchen's highest skill.

Swee Choon Tim Sum ★ 4.3

Best-known late-night dim sum on Jalan Besar since 1962. Trolleys until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays; har gao and char siew bao are the benchmarks.

OrderChar siew bao and the pan-fried turnip cake; the kitchen has been making them the same way since 1962

TipGo between 11pm and 1am for the sweet spot: kitchen at full speed, queue manageable, tables still turning.

Clouds ★ 4.3

Clouds folds handmade dim sum in a St Werburghs corner room in Bristol, pairing dumplings and homestyle Cantonese plates with a serious wine list.

OrderA round of dumplings each, then whatever homestyle special is chalked up.

TipOpen since November 2024 and already a hard weekend book; parties over six need to email ahead.

Joe's Steam Rice Roll ★ 4.3

Joe's Steam Rice Roll in Flushing Queens has run Cantonese steamed rice rolls in New York City since 2017. Eight fillings, two sauces, $6 to $10 plates.

TryRice roll wraps

TipThe shrimp-and-scallop rice roll is the order. Cash only at the original; the second Brooklyn location takes card.

Duck and Rice ★ 4.3

Alan Yau's Cantonese gastropub on Berwick Street in Soho London, opened 2015 in the former Endurance pub, runs Cantonese dim sum and a late kitchen serving.

TryLate Cantonese dim sum

TipThe upstairs dining room takes bookings; the downstairs pub-and-bar walks in any night. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 daily.

Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.3

Dim Sum Garden is a cantonese room in Philadelphia. Order the XL soup dumpling specifically; the regular xiao long bao basket is the baseline order.

Why locals goReopened January 2025 on Race Street with the city's only XL straw soup dumpling, a six-inch xiao long bao slurped through a straw, served at lunch.

TipOrder the XL soup dumpling specifically; the regular xiao long bao basket is the baseline order.

Wong Mei Kee ★ 4.2

Wong Mei Kee roasts siew yok over charcoal on Jalan Nyonya in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, and its Michelin Bib Gourmand pork sells out most days by 15:00.

OrderCharcoal siew yok, crackling roast pork belly, while it lasts.

TipArrive by noon when the day's roast pork comes out of the oven; it is often gone within three hours.

Bao Teck Tea House ★ 4.2

Bao Teck Tea House steams dim sum in a tiled heritage house with an indoor moss garden, Penang's prettiest room for a slow Cantonese yum cha.

SignatureHar gow with local shrimp, Honeycomb yam puffs

TipWeekends run longer hours but fill by 10:00; midweek at 08:30 gets you the moss-garden table and fresh har gow.

Dim Tu Tac ★ 4.2

Dim Tu Tac is a Bib Gourmand Cantonese house in Cho Lon known for its trolleys of dim sum and its Peking duck, a fixture of District 5 banquet dining.

OrderThe dim sum spread and the Peking duck.

TipGo with a group for the duck and a full round of dumplings; weekend lunch is the liveliest.

Hei La Moon ★ 4.2

Hei La Moon on Essex Street has rolled cart dim sum on weekends in Boston's Chinatown since 1997. Two-floor banquet room, Cantonese roast meats midweek.

OrderCart dim sum at 10:30 weekends: har gow, shumai, char siu bao.

TipCart service Saturday and Sunday only; weekdays are menu service. Arrive by 10:30 to beat the family rush.

Tan Nguyen Thai Dimsum ★ 4.1

Tan Nguyen Thai is a packed Cho Lon hole in the wall where locals crowd in for pages of steamed and pan-fried dumplings under red and yellow signage.

OrderA stack of steamed and pan-fried dumplings straight off the menu pages.

TipIt is always busy and cash-friendly; the pan-fried dumplings sell out early.

Amber Regent ★ 4.1

Amber Regent is a white-tablecloth Cantonese restaurant on West Regent Street, Glasgow, open since 1988 and known for Scottish seafood cooked Hong Kong style.

OrderSteamed seafood from the day's market list, cooked in the classic Cantonese style.

TipThis is old-school linen-and-service dining; the pre-theatre menu is the smart-value order before a show.

Lu Lu Seafood & Dim Sum ★ 4.1

Lu Lu has run cart-rolled dim sum and Cantonese seafood on the Olive Boulevard Chinese strip for years. The weekend dim sum draws regulars to University City.

OrderCart-rolled dim sum at lunch and the salt-and-pepper shrimp.

TipCome for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes and steamed fish are the standouts off the menu.

Bao Down ★ 4.0

Bao Down on West Cordova in Gastown since 2014 is a steamed-bao counter under $18 for three, the city's reference take-out and walk-in dim-sum-style snack.

TrySteamed bao buns

TipCounter only; the BIG Trouble in Little China bao is the kitchen's most-ordered. Patio seats in summer.

Star KTV Lounge & TeaHub ★ 4.0

Star KTV Lounge on Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento runs Hong Kong cafe fare until midnight with karaoke until 02:00, a rare full meal after midnight.

TryHong Kong cafe fare, soy-braised pork trotters, orange chicken

852 Bakery ★ 4.0

852 Bakery bakes Hong Kong-style bagels and pineapple buns inside Jun's restaurant in Downtown Dubai, chef Kelvin Cheung's daily love letter to Hong Kong.

Worth the queuePineapple bun

TipIt trades inside Jun's from noon to 23:00 every day, and the bakery also delivers through Deliveroo.