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The Best Dim Sum in New York
Golden Unicorn is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

1. Golden Unicorn

8.2
18 E Broadway (at Catherine St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 228 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: A definite must for the Dim Sum - the waitstaff is extremely helpful, the food is fresh, the room is clean and they put pictures of food on the carts.

Ping's Seafood is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

2. Ping's Seafood

8.1
22 Mott St (at Mosco St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 82 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: This is one of our favorite places for Sunday Dim Sum – the food is always hot and delicious, we love the pork buns and radish cake. Ignore the inevitable language barrier.

3. Pacificana

6.7
813 55th St (at 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Sunset Park · 42 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Spacious, loud, and packed with patrons, servers and steaming carts of food, everything you want in a dim sum restaurant. And the food is MUCH better than what you find in Chinatown. 

Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓 is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

4. Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓

20 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 286 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: A great place to go for your first dim sum experience. Come early on a weekend to avoid a lengthy wait, especially if you're with a big group.

Oriental Garden 福臨門海鮮酒家 is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

5. Oriental Garden 福臨門海鮮酒家

14 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 88 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: A bit less touristy than its neighbor, Jing Fong, this is a solid dim sum option in Chinatown. We love the chive dumplings the most!

Red Egg is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

6. Red Egg

202 Centre St (btwn Grand & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · SoHo · 99 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: No carts at this joint - which makes for a classier dim sum experience. And unlike most other classic dim sum places, you can come here for dinner. The Peking Duck Sliders are unreal.

Shanghai Café Deluxe is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

7. Shanghai Café Deluxe

100 Mott St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Little Italy · 365 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come here for the soup dumplings. Thank us later.

Dim Sum Go Go is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

8. Dim Sum Go Go

7.7
5 E Broadway (at Bowery & Chatham Sq), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Two Bridges · 137 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: If you're trying to have a healthy dim sum eating experience, don't come here - you'll be too tempted by all of the fried amazingness on the menu. The fried dumplings here are a must-have!

88 Palace is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

9. 88 Palace

5.4
88 E Broadway (btwn Forsyth & Market St), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Among the cheaper of dim sum places in Chinatown, but still top quality. A bit difficult to find - you'll need to enter through a Chinese mall, which makes it even more authentic!

RedFarm is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

10. RedFarm

8.5
529 Hudson St (btwn Charles & W 10th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · West Village · 288 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Unlike most dim sum places, this spot does its biggest business at night. The Katz's Pastrami Egg Rolls are incredible, and the Pac Mac Dumplings are great too - they even put little eyeballs on them!

Nom Wah Tea Parlor is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

11. Nom Wah Tea Parlor

8.1
13 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 376 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: The oldest dim sum restaurant in the city, and it's still just as good as it was in 1920 (so we hear). The shrimp and snow pea leaf dumplings are excellent, as are the soup dumplings.

New East Ocean Palace is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

12. New East Ocean Palace

113-09 Queens Blvd (76th st), Forest Hills, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Totally worth journeying out to Queens to visit this spot. If you've never had chicken feet dim sum before, you MUST order them here.

Lychee House is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

13. Lychee House

141 E 55th St, New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 16 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: When we're in search of dim sum in Midtown, this is our go-to spot. The soup dumplings and shrimp dumplings are delicious, and not too expensive either.

Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant 敦城海鲜酒家 is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

14. Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant 敦城海鲜酒家

8.0
133-30 39th Ave (btw College Point Blvd & Janet Pl), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 106 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Hands down, the best dim sum in Flushing. Be sure to come on the early side, as there tends to be a wait. Get the shrimp dumplings.

East Harbor Seafood Palace (迎賓大酒樓) is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

15. East Harbor Seafood Palace (迎賓大酒樓)

8.8
714 65th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Sunset Park · 86 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great and crowded place for delicious Dim Sum (don’t miss the pork buns) and early dinner (try the Pan Fried Flounder and the Hot & Sour soup).

Jade Asian Restaurant 明都 is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

16. Jade Asian Restaurant 明都

136-28 39th Ave (btwn Main & 138th St.), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of the top places for dim sum in Flushing. Come early during the weekends and order the spare ribs.

Excellent Dumpling House is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

17. Excellent Dumpling House

111 Lafayette St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Downtown Manhattan · 131 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Our go-to place for straight-up dumplings (as the name would indicate). The fried pork dumplings are our favorite, and the scallion pancakes are actually quite tasty.

Vegetarian Dim Sum House is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

18. Vegetarian Dim Sum House

6.8
24 Pell St (btwn Bowery & Mott), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Chinatown · 87 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Order the Treasure Balls and the Spinach Dumplings, and you'll leave happy.

Buddha Bodai 佛菩提素菜 is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

19. Buddha Bodai 佛菩提素菜

7.6
5 Mott St (btwn Chatham Sq & Mosco St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Chinatown · 122 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: We could've sworn we were actually eating pork-filled dumplings when we came here. This vegetarian dim sum restaurant is totally legit, even to the meat lovers among us.

Golden Steamer is one of The Best Dim Sum in New York.

20. Golden Steamer

7.6
143 Mott St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chinatown · 71 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: THE place to go for steamed buns. We love the pumpkin buns and the BBQ pork buns the most, but they're all pretty amazing.