Dim sum, two words that remind you of a diverse bite-sized dishes prepared in small plates of steamer baskets. And since it is a part of Chinese cuisine, Kuala Lumpur has a lot of stores that offer delicious dim sum, but the question is where can you taste the authentic ones! As an answer, here are of the spots where can you savor the traditional dim sum!
1. Restoran Tuck Cheong 德昌饱饺茶餐室
An old-fashioned snack house in Pudu which has been a hype on the Internet. The shop offers more than 20 kinds of dim sum, stuffed bean curd, and dumplings. There is also an iron bowl with rice, chicken, sausage, and mushroom, but can only be enjoyed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Location: No. 29, Jalan Kancil, Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: Tue-Sun, 6:30pm – 10:00am; Closed on Mondays
2. Kedai Kopi dan Makan Seong Kee (祥記飽餃點心茶餐室)
This stall, which has been established in 1988 and operating for 30 years now, offers a lot of snacks including shrimp dumplings, spring rolls, pork ribs, egg tarts, and so forth.
Location: 74, Jalan Cerdas, Taman Connaught, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: Mon, Thu-Sun, 5:00am – 1:00pm; Closed on Tuesdays to Wednesdays
3. 第一茶餐室
第一茶餐室 is a 40-year-old stall in Klang open from past 10pm until early dawn, where various bite-sized dishes can be savored. Customers can choose from barbecued pork, vegetable bags, bean paste bags, and more, even other snacks like pork ribs, glutinous rice chicken, stuffed bean curd, shrimp dumpling and the likes.
Location: Jalan Hilir, Taman Gembira, Klang
Hours: Mon-Tue & Thu-Sat, 10:30am – 2:00am; Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays
4. 翠园港式点心楼 Cui Yann Dim Sum
For more than two decades, Cui Yann Dim Sum still provides a range of snacks and is said to be a famous dim sum shop. Hence, it is recommended by many.
Location: 23-25, Jalan SS2/1, Batu 11 Cheras, Bandar Cheras Kajang, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 2:00pm
5. PHANG KEE Restaurant 潘记饱饺点心
Though its name doesn’t sound authentic, Pan Kee assures that its dim sum is! Aside from the traditional taste of their bite-sized delights, the shops also brags about their Malaysian-style sambal chicken bag as well as the Portuguese egg tarts.
Location: No. 86, Jalan Radin Tengah, Sri Petaling
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun, 6:00am – 1:00am; Tue, 6:00am – 3:00pm
Contact: 012-392 5825
6. Jin Xuan Hong Kong Premium Dim Sum
Offering more than 60 kinds of snacks, packages, fried foods, and porridge, it is not surprising that this 10-year-old dim sum place has already established 8 branches in Selangor, and is packed with diners every day!
Kuchai Lama
Location: A32, 34, 36, Jalan 1/116B, Kuchai Enterpreneur’s Park, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 12:00mn
Contact: 03-7982 6812
Uptown
Location: 63G, 65G, Jalan SS21 / 60, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 11:00pm
Contact: 03-7729 8881
PJ
Location: 19, Jalan 1/21, Old Town, 46000 Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 11:00pm
Contact: 03-7781 5688
Kota Kemuning
Location: 2-G, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla S31/S, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 11:00pm
Contact: 03-5525 8177
Damansara Jaya
Location: Jalan SS22 / 19 Damansara Jaya, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 11:00pm
Contact: 03-7729 6866
Puchong Jaya
Location: No. 7 & 8, Jalan Kenari 8, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 11:00pm
Contact: 03-8075 0866
Kota Damansara
Location: 48-1 & 48-2, Jalan PJU 5/9, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47810 Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 12:00mn
Contact: 03-6151 6881
Bandar Puteri
Location: 27G, Jalan Puteri 1/6, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am – 12:00mn
Contact: 03-8066 7886
7. 奇香点心KeyHiongDimSum
This snack house won’t only appease your taste buds and tummy with a delectable dim sum, but also make your mouth water with the recently launched bamboo durian sandbag!
Location: No. 21, Jalan SS24/8, Taman Megah 47301 Petaling Jaya
Hours: Mon-Fri, 5:30pm – 9:00pm; Sat-Sun, 5:30am – 2:00pm
8. Loong Seng Dim Sum
If you’re looking for a fine food spot to spend snack time at, come over to Loong Seng Dim Sum and be delighted by the many offered food choices here!
Location: 50, Jalan SS 2/66, SS 2, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Hours: Mon-Sun, 5:30am – 3:30pm
