Although everyone has his / her own preferences as to the best dim sum places in KL and PJ, these selection are generally accepted as among the best. Although some of these restaurants are top class and are expensive but you can tell by the quality of food and service. Other places are, however, more affordable but they still serve top quality dim sum. A few of these places also offer excellent dim sum buffets. There used to be a few cheap dim sum outlets, but these are rare these days with the dawn of galloping inflation. While there are possibly thousands of dim sum restaurants in the Klang Valley, very few are very good dim sum places. Here are the top 10 dim sum places in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya:
Li Yen Chinese Restaurant
The Ritz-Carlton,
Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-21428000
(This is reputedly a world renowned dim sum restaurant).
Toh Lee Chinese Restaurant
Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur,
165 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-27826128
World of Dim Sum
104,106 &108,
Jalan Radin Anum 1,
Bandar Baru Sri Petaling,
57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-90579891, 012-6674215, 016-2263131
Yu Jia Village Seafood Restaurant
Jalan Barat, off Jalan Imbi
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-21439966
(This is also a well known dim sum house)
Marco Polo Restaurant
1st Floor, Wisma Lim Foo Yong,
86, Jln Raja Chulan,
50200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-21412233
(Marco Polo is one of the oldest Chinese restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, and is one of the very few which has survived the intense competition)
Xin Cuisine Restaurant
The Concorde Hotel,
Jalan Sultan Ismail,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-21448750
Kam Hin Restaurant
A32, 34, 36, Jalan 1/116B,
Kuchai Entrepreneurs’ Park,
58200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 012-3966881
(Its opposite Sri Desa Condominium at the row of shop houses right after Projet petrol station)
Kedai Kopi Mee Bon
491 Jalan Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
(Its opposite Public Bank. This is a famous dim sum house in Jalan Ipoh)
Restaurant Yan Yan
No. 233 & 235
4th Mile, Old Klang Road
Tel : 03-79845972
(Its at the traffic lights just before turning into Taman Desa. Its open 24 hours for dim sum)
Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong
59, 61 & 63, Jln SS22/19,
Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 77296866
(Its on the same row as Maybank)
Honorable mention:
While these Dim Sum restaurants are not in the 10, they deserve an honourable mention.
Ful Lai Dim Sum Restaurant
Bandar Sri Manjalara, Kepong,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-62747610
Restaurant Million
Batu Tiga, Jalan Ipoh,
Kuala Lumpur
(Its off the main road of Batu 3, Jalan Ipoh. A few rows away from the KFC restaurant)
Zheng He Dim Sum
B-G-06, Jalan SS 6/20,
Dataran Glomac,
Pusat Bandar Kelana Jaya,
PJ, Selangor
Tel: 03-78057479
Wa Yan Dim Sum
10-1, Japan Puteri 1/2,
Bandar Puteri, Puchong,
Selangor
Tel: 03-80632598
(same row as Old Town Cafe)
Please post your comments. Are there any other dim sum places which deserve a mention, please let us know.
I think Li Yen, Marco Polo and Kam Hin are the best. Kedai Kopi Mee Bon standard have dropped compared to last time.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a big difference in Malaysian taste for dim sum compared to Hongkies or Cantonese people. In the above list, only Li Yen will just make it into authentic dim sum. The rest are just so-so with some at the end of the list even considered unpalatable. If authentic dim sum is what you crave, then head over to Grand Imperial at Plaza Damas. On par with normal Cantonese restaurants in HK or Guangzhou.
ReplyDeleteLOL to the post just right above of mine.
ReplyDeleteI am looking for a HALAL dim sum. Other than Quality Hotel, where else?
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