Hong Kong dim sum is the morning ritual of small steamed and fried dumplings rolled out on trolleys, har gow shrimp, siu mai pork, char siu bao, cheung fun rice rolls, served with bottomless pots of pu erh.
Dim sum (touch the heart) descends from Cantonese yum cha culture along the Silk Road and the Pearl River Delta. Hong Kong adopted the form from Guangzhou tea houses in the late 19th century, and by the 1950s every Cantonese kitchen ran dim sum carts in the morning. Lin Heung Tea House and T'ang Court keep the cart and trolley tradition; Tim Ho Wan added the baked char siu bun with sweet polo crust to the canon in 2009.
7 editor picks for Dim sum in Hong Kong, ranked by editorial score. All Hong Kong signature dishes · Dim sum across every city.
T'ang Court ★ 4.8
tsim-sha-tsui · 8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
T'ang Court at the Langham Hong Kong holds three Michelin stars for refined Cantonese cooking and has kept that level for more than a decade in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Lung King Heen ★ 4.7
central · Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
Lung King Heen at Four Seasons Hong Kong currently holds two Michelin stars, with chef Chan Yan tak the historic first Chinese chef ever to earn three stars.
Tim Ho Wan ★ 4.5
sham-shui-po · 24-38 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Tim Ho Wan in Sham Shui Po opened in 2010 and was once famed as the world's most affordable Michelin star room, now holding Bib Gourmand status with 17.
Sun Hing Restaurant ★ 4.4
kennedy-town · 8 Smithfield Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
Sun Hing in Kennedy Town opens at 03:00 and serves dim sum made by grandmas in a tiled cha chaan teng style room, a Hong Kong cult breakfast for night shift.
Yat Tung Heen ★ 4.4
yau-ma-tei · Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Road, Jordan, Hong Kong
Yat Tung Heen at Eaton HK in Jordan holds a Michelin star for refined Cantonese cooking, with a kitchen team that has crafted dim sum and stir fries here.
Ming Court ★ 4.4
mong-kok · Cordis Hong Kong, 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Ming Court at Cordis Mong Kok is a Michelin Selected Cantonese restaurant with a deep wine cellar focused on Cantonese food and wine pairing in Kowloon.
Lin Heung Tea House ★ 4.3
sheung-wan · 249-253 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Lin Heung Tea House is Hong Kong's last classic dim sum cart room, reopened in April 2026 at the Tung Ning Building on Des Voeux Road in Sheung Wan.