15 editor picks across United States.
15 cantonese restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
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.
Mott 32 at the Venetian in Las Vegas is the Hong Kong dim sum and Cantonese export, a 48-hour apple wood Peking duck and a brass-and-marble dining room.
TipThe Peking duck needs 48 hours; place the order when you book or it will be sold out for your seating.
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.
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.
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.
Yank Sing in San Francisco is the Chan family's Cantonese dim sum institution since 1958, with a SoMa flagship and weekend lines that run to 90 minutes.
OrderShanghai dumplings: the kitchen's most-ordered cart item for decades.
TipThe Stevenson Street original is smaller and quieter; book the Spear Street flagship only if you want carts.
Good Mong Kok in San Francisco is the Stockton Street Cantonese takeaway window the city actually eats at on weekends, with hot trays out from 07:00-18:00.
OrderChar siu bao and a tray of har gow; ten items for under fifteen dollars.
TipCash only; bring a clear list of items because the line behind you moves at speed.
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.
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.
The Parlor Dim Sum in Lawrenceville serves Cantonese dim sum and barbecue in Pittsburgh. Chef Roger Li's room plating dumplings, buns and char siu.
OrderHar gow, char siu bao and whatever Cantonese barbecue the kitchen is running.
TipSmall and popular; weekends get a wait. Dim sum is the whole point, order broadly.
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.
Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown, Cleveland's longest-running Cantonese dim sum room, runs weekend cart service and full week menu.
OrderCart-service har gow, siu mai and BBQ pork buns; pre-order Peking duck a day ahead.
TipSaturday and Sunday cart service from 10:00 is the move; weekday lunch is menu only.
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.
Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown, Cleveland's longest-running Cantonese dim sum room, runs weekend cart service and full-menu ordering.
OrderCart-service har gow, siu mai and BBQ pork buns; order Peking duck a day ahead.
TipSaturday and Sunday 10:00 cart service is the move; weekday lunch runs menu only.
Tim Ho Wan on Fourth Avenue runs the New York City branch of the Hong Kong dim sum house, the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world.
OrderBaked BBQ pork buns, three to an order, ordered the moment you sit down.
TipOff-peak hours are 14:30-17:00 weekdays; weekend lunch hits a 45-minute wait by 12:30.
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