The 9 Best Dim Sum Restaurants in NYC (2026)

1. Nom Wah Tea Parlor — Chinatown, Manhattan

Chinatown's oldest dim sum parlor, serving since 1920 on Doyers Street.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been on Doyers Street since 1920 and still looks the part, with vintage booths and a diner-style counter. Dim sum is cooked to order from a checklist menu rather than carts, so everything arrives hot.

Order the original egg roll, shrimp and snow pea leaf dumplings, rice rolls and the pan-fried turnip cake.

Good to know: Arrive near opening on weekends — the line builds by late morning.

13 Doyers St, New York, NY 10013

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2. Golden Unicorn — Chinatown, Manhattan

A multi-floor Cantonese banquet hall with classic cart service.

Golden Unicorn on East Broadway is a sprawling Cantonese restaurant spread over several floors, and on weekend mornings it fills with families and steamer carts. It's the Manhattan pick if you want the full, noisy cart experience.

Good to know: Large groups get seated faster here than at smaller spots — call ahead for 8 or more.

18 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002

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3. Jing Fong — Chinatown, Manhattan

A Chinatown dim sum name with a second branch on the Upper West Side.

Jing Fong was long famous for its giant Elizabeth Street banquet hall; today its Chinatown restaurant is on Centre Street, and it also runs a location on the Upper West Side. The menu covers the dim sum classics plus Cantonese dinner dishes.

Good to know: The Upper West Side branch is the easiest good dim sum north of Midtown.

202 Centre St, New York, NY 10013

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4. House of Joy — Chinatown, Manhattan

A Pell Street dim sum stalwart with roots going back to 1989.

House of Joy opened on Pell Street in 1989 under the name Delight 28 and has been a gathering place for Chinatown families, weddings and New Year's celebrations ever since. Morning dim sum is the main event, with Cantonese dinner dishes later in the day.

The roast pork buns are a standout.

Good to know: Pell Street is a short walk from Nom Wah — pair them for a Chinatown dim sum crawl.

28 Pell St, New York, NY 10013

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5. Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant — Flushing, Queens

Flushing's go-to banquet hall for cart dim sum.

Asian Jewels is a huge Cantonese seafood hall in Flushing where carts loaded with har gow, rice rolls, spare ribs and fried shrimp dumplings circle the room. It is consistently named among the best dim sum restaurants in the city.

Good to know: Weekend waits are long — go on a weekday morning, when it's calmer.

133-30 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354

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6. Shanghai You Garden — Flushing, Queens

Soup dumplings and Shanghainese small plates in Flushing.

Shanghai You Garden is a Flushing favorite for xiao long bao, offered in several fillings, along with pan-fried buns and other Shanghainese dishes. It makes a good contrast to the Cantonese cart halls nearby.

Good to know: Order a basket of the classic pork soup dumplings first, then branch out.

135-33 40th Rd, Flushing, NY 11354

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7. East Harbor Seafood Palace — Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Sunset Park's big, buzzing cart dim sum hall.

East Harbor Seafood Palace fills a large dining room near 8th Avenue with steamer carts of siu mai, black bean spare ribs, rice rolls and egg custards. The room is big and turns over quickly, so even weekend waits move.

Good to know: Take the N train to 8th Ave and walk a few blocks; weekdays are much quieter than weekends.

714 65th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220

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8. Bamboo Garden — Sunset Park, Brooklyn

A neighborhood dim sum hall on Sunset Park's Chinese main street.

Bamboo Garden sits right on 8th Avenue, the heart of Brooklyn's Chinatown, and serves traditional dim sum to a largely local crowd. It's a solid alternative when East Harbor's line is too long.

Good to know: Walk 8th Avenue afterward for bakeries and fruit stands.

6409 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220

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9. Tim Ho Wan — East Village, Manhattan

The Hong Kong dim sum chain famous for baked barbecue pork buns.

Tim Ho Wan started in Hong Kong and became known worldwide for its crisp-topped baked barbecue pork buns. The New York restaurant on 4th Avenue serves those plus har gow, rice rolls and turnip cakes, cooked to order, with longer hours than most Chinatown halls.

Good to know: Good for dim sum in the evening, when most traditional halls have switched to dinner menus.

85 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003

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