5 editor picks in Manchester.
5 cantonese places in Manchester we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Manchester | Cantonese across every city.
Manchester's Chinatown remains one of the largest in Britain, and its Cantonese kitchens are the backbone of the quarter's dining. The cooking here runs from dim sum trolleys to claypot and roast meats. Mei Dim is the page's anchor for the style, a Chinatown room serving the daytime dim sum and Cantonese plates that define the area.
Basement dim sum in Manchester's Chinatown. No-frills round tables, har gow and siu mai by the bamboo basket, roast duck and char siu in the window.
OrderHar gow, siu mai, char siu pork and the chiu chow dumplings.
TipSaturday and Sunday lunch packs out; weekday lunch is calmer and the kitchen is just as sharp.
Basement dim sum in Manchester's Chinatown. No-frills round tables, har gow and siu mai by the bamboo basket, roast duck and char siu in the window.
OrderHar gow, siu mai, char siu pork and the chiu chow dumplings.
TipWeekday lunch is calmer; weekend yum cha books out from 12:00.
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.
OrderDim sum
Basement dim sum room in Manchester's Chinatown. No-frills round tables, har gow and siu mai by the bamboo basket, Cantonese roast meats in window.
TipWeekday lunch from 12:00 is the calm shift; weekend yum cha books fast.
Manchester Chinatown's basement dim sum room. Har gow, siu mai, char siu pork buns, chiu chow dumplings; most plates between three and six pounds.
OrderDim sum
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