Most dim sum buffets in Singapore are a la carte buffets: you order from a menu as many times as you like, and staff steam or fry each item to order. Hotel Cantonese restaurants such as Hai Tien Lo and Man Fu Yuan run premium weekend brunches at $60-$80++, while neighbourhood and mall restaurants in Novena, Toa Payoh, Jurong and Boon Keng charge about $17-$40++ (2025-2026 prices). Hotel brunches cluster around Marina Bay, the Civic District, Bugis and Beach Road, and the budget options are mostly in the heartlands. Most buffets have fixed seatings of 90 minutes to three hours and some need a minimum of two or four diners, so book ahead, particularly for weekends.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Hai Tien Lo (Pan Pacific Singapore)
- Man Fu Yuan (InterContinental Singapore)
- Empress (Asian Civilisations Museum)
- Madame Fan (The NCO Club)
- WOK°15 Kitchen (ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove)
- Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne Waterfront)
- TungLok Seafood (Orchard Central)
- Ban Heng (Boon Keng)
- Swatow Seafood (Toa Payoh)
- Yum Cha (Chinatown)
- Peach Garden (Thomson Plaza)
- Beng Hiang Restaurant (Jurong East)
- TungLok Teahouse (Square 2)
- Carousel (Royal Plaza on Scotts)
The list
Hai Tien Lo (Pan Pacific Singapore) Cantonese hotel dim sum brunch · $$$$
Pan Pacific's Cantonese restaurant on Level 3 serves an Unlimited Dim Sum Brunch of handmade dim sum, led by its dim sum chef. It is one of the few hotel dim sum buffets available every day of the week.
- Cuisine: Cantonese hotel dim sum brunch
- Price: $$$$ · Unlimited Dim Sum Brunch from around $72++ weekdays and $80++ weekends, minimum two (February 2026)
- Must-try: Charcoal barbecue pork bun with black truffle, Scallop and mango vermicelli roll
- Where: 7 Raffles Boulevard, Level 3, Pan Pacific Singapore, Singapore 039595
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Promenade
- Hours: Lunch daily 11:30am-2:30pm
- Halal: No
Man Fu Yuan (InterContinental Singapore) Cantonese hotel dim sum buffet · $$$$
The InterContinental's Cantonese restaurant runs a weekend and public holiday all-you-can-eat dim sum buffet, ordered a la carte to the table, in two 90-minute seatings.
- Cuisine: Cantonese hotel dim sum buffet
- Price: $$$$ · Weekend Dim Sum Buffet from around $78++ per adult, $40++ per child aged 6-12, minimum two diners (2025-2026)
- Must-try: Handmade dim sum, Cantonese roast meats
- Where: 80 Middle Road, Level 2, InterContinental Singapore, Singapore 188966
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Sat, Sun & PH 11:30am-1pm and 1:30pm-3pm
- Halal: No
Empress (Asian Civilisations Museum) Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch · $$$
Empress is a modern Cantonese restaurant at the Asian Civilisations Museum, overlooking the Singapore River, with a weekend dim sum brunch in two seatings.
- Cuisine: Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch
- Price: $$$ · Weekend Dim Sum Brunch from around $63++ per person (February 2026)
- Must-try: Prawn croutons with seaweed and pork floss, Steamed XO chicken feet, Kung pao crispy sesame chicken
- Where: 1 Empress Place, #01-03, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore 179555
- Area: Civic District
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place
- Hours: Sat-Sun 11am-1pm and 1pm-3pm
- Halal: No
Madame Fan (The NCO Club) Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch · $$$$
Madame Fan is a modern Cantonese restaurant at The NCO Club on Beach Road with a weekend all-you-can-eat dim sum brunch of about two and a half hours.
- Cuisine: Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch
- Price: $$$$ · Weekend dim sum brunch from around $78++ per person (February 2026); free-flow drinks packages cost extra
- Must-try: Dim sum, Cantonese classics
- Where: 32 Beach Road, Level 2, The NCO Club, Singapore 189764
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: Esplanade
- Hours: Sat, Sun & PH 11:30am-3pm
- Halal: No
WOK°15 Kitchen (ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove) Cantonese dim sum buffet · $$$
WOK°15 Kitchen is the Chinese restaurant at ONE°15 Marina in Sentosa Cove, and it runs a dim sum buffet on weekdays plus a weekend brunch buffet.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum buffet
- Price: $$$ · Weekday dim sum buffet from around $39++; weekend Canton dim sum and brunch buffet from around $49-$58++ (2025-2026)
- Must-try: Charcoal custard lava bun, Glutinous rice with chicken in lotus leaf
- Where: 11 Cove Drive, #01-11, ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, Singapore 098497
- Area: Sentosa Cove
- Nearest MRT: HarbourFront
- Hours: Tue-Fri 11:30am-3pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11am-12:30pm and 1pm-2:30pm
Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne Waterfront) Seafood restaurant dim sum buffet · $$$
The seafood restaurant's Havelock branch runs a daily dim sum buffet, and weekend diners get a portion of chilli crab sauce with crab meat and mantou. The buffet is only at this outlet.
- Cuisine: Seafood restaurant dim sum buffet
- Price: $$$ · Dim sum buffet from around $38++ weekdays and $55++ weekends (April 2025)
- Must-try: Mini egg tarts, Pan-fried carrot cake with XO sauce, Hong Kong-style rice rolls
- Where: 392 Havelock Road, Level 2, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore 169663
- Area: Havelock / Robertson Quay
- Nearest MRT: Havelock
- Hours: Daily 12:30pm-2pm
- Halal: No
TungLok Seafood (Orchard Central) Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet · $$
TungLok Seafood runs an a la carte dim sum lunch buffet at its Orchard Central and Park Regis (Merchant Road) outlets.
- Cuisine: Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet
- Price: $$ · A la carte dim sum lunch buffet from around $39.80++ (minimum two); deluxe version around $49.80++ at Park Regis only (2025-2026)
- Must-try: Steamed royal shrimp dumpling, Crispy fish skin with salted egg yolk
- Where: 181 Orchard Road, #11-05, Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
- Area: Somerset
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11:15am-3pm; Sun & PH 10:30am-3pm
- Halal: No
Ban Heng (Boon Keng) Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet · $$
Ban Heng is a long-running Cantonese restaurant group with an a la carte dim sum buffet at lunch and dinner. It also runs the buffet at its Orchid Country Club outlet.
- Cuisine: Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet
- Price: $$ · Buffet from around $34.80++ weekdays and $38.80++ weekends; food wastage charged (February 2026)
- Must-try: Charcoal Musang King liu sha bun, Deep-fried banana and red bean roll, Crystal chive shrimp dumpling
- Where: 22 Boon Keng Road, #01-21, Singapore 330022
- Area: Boon Keng
- Nearest MRT: Boon Keng
- Hours: Thu-Tue 11:30am-3pm and 6pm-10:30pm (closed Wed)
- Halal: No
Swatow Seafood (Toa Payoh) Teochew & Cantonese dim sum buffet · $$
Swatow's Toa Payoh outlet runs a daily afternoon dim sum buffet with more than 20 dim sum items alongside Teochew dishes.
- Cuisine: Teochew & Cantonese dim sum buffet
- Price: $$ · High tea dim sum buffet from around $31++ weekdays and $34++ weekends (February-March 2026)
- Must-try: Goldfish dumplings, Teochew dishes
- Where: 181 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, #02-602, Toa Payoh Mall, Singapore 310181
- Area: Toa Payoh
- Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh
- Hours: Buffet daily 3pm-5pm
- Halal: No
Yum Cha (Chinatown) Hong Kong-style dim sum buffet · $$
Yum Cha is a Chinatown shophouse dim sum restaurant with a weekday afternoon buffet. Its UE BizHub East outlet in Changi runs a weekday dinner buffet.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style dim sum buffet
- Price: $$ · Weekday high tea buffet from around $32.80++ (February 2026); Changi outlet has a weekday dinner buffet at the same price
- Must-try: Yum Cha prawn dumpling, Prawn and mango sesame fritters, Baked mini egg tarts
- Where: 20 Trengganu Street, #02-01, Singapore 058479
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Buffet Tue-Fri 3pm-6pm
- Halal: No
Peach Garden (Thomson Plaza) Chinese dim sum high tea buffet · $$
Peach Garden runs a weekend afternoon dim sum buffet at Thomson Plaza with trolley-served steamed dim sum, cooked-to-order dishes and unlimited Peking duck.
- Cuisine: Chinese dim sum high tea buffet
- Price: $$ · Weekend Hi-Tea Buffet around $46++ per adult, about $23++ with the 1-for-1 deal (April-October 2026); minimum four adults
- Must-try: Steamed siew mai with fish roe, Har gow, Peking duck
- Where: 301 Upper Thomson Road, #01-88, Thomson Plaza, Singapore 574408
- Area: Thomson
- Nearest MRT: Upper Thomson
- Hours: Sat-Sun 3pm-5pm
- Halal: No
Beng Hiang Restaurant (Jurong East) Hokkien & dim sum lunch buffet · $$
Beng Hiang is a long-running Hokkien restaurant in Jurong East with an all-you-can-eat lunch of made-to-order dim sum and zi char dishes. It is one of the few dim sum buffets in the west.
- Cuisine: Hokkien & dim sum lunch buffet
- Price: $$ · All-you-can-eat dim sum lunch from around $26.80++ Tue-Thu and $30.80++ Fri-Sun & PH (April 2025)
- Must-try: Siew mai, Fried beancurd skin roll with prawn, Fish maw soup with crab meat
- Where: 135 Jurong Gateway Road, #02-337, Singapore 600135
- Area: Jurong East
- Nearest MRT: Jurong East
- Hours: Buffet Tue-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
TungLok Teahouse (Square 2) Chinese a la carte dim sum buffet · $
TungLok Teahouse at Square 2 has some of the lowest dim sum buffet prices in Singapore, with an afternoon high tea buffet and an a la carte dinner buffet every day.
- Cuisine: Chinese a la carte dim sum buffet
- Price: $ · High tea buffet from around $16.80++ weekdays and $21.80++ weekends; dinner buffet from around $26.80-$29.80++ (February 2026)
- Must-try: Dim sum, Deep-fried red tilapia with soy sauce, Poached flower clam with sambal
- Where: 10 Sinaran Drive, #01-73, Square 2, Singapore 307506
- Area: Novena
- Nearest MRT: Novena
- Hours: High tea daily 3pm-5pm; dinner buffet daily 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Carousel (Royal Plaza on Scotts) Halal buffet with dim sum · $$$
Carousel's high tea buffet includes a halal dim sum selection alongside its international spread. The hotel states its food is halal-certified by MUIS, which makes it a rare option for Muslim diners who want dim sum.
- Cuisine: Halal buffet with dim sum
- Price: $$$ · High tea buffet from around $50++ weekdays and $60++ weekends (2026)
- Must-try: Siew mai in chilli crabmeat sauce, Har kow in truffle egg white sauce, Butterfly seafood dumplings
- Where: 25 Scotts Road, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore 228220
- Area: Scotts Road / Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Newton
- Hours: High tea Thu-Sun 3pm-5pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hai Tien Lo (Pan Pacific Singapore) | Cantonese hotel dim sum brunch | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Man Fu Yuan (InterContinental Singapore) | Cantonese hotel dim sum buffet | $$$$ | Bugis | No |
| Empress (Asian Civilisations Museum) | Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch | $$$ | Civic District | No |
| Madame Fan (The NCO Club) | Modern Cantonese dim sum brunch | $$$$ | City Hall | No |
| WOK°15 Kitchen (ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove) | Cantonese dim sum buffet | $$$ | Sentosa Cove | — |
| Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne Waterfront) | Seafood restaurant dim sum buffet | $$$ | Havelock / Robertson Quay | No |
| TungLok Seafood (Orchard Central) | Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet | $$ | Somerset | No |
| Ban Heng (Boon Keng) | Cantonese a la carte dim sum buffet | $$ | Boon Keng | No |
| Swatow Seafood (Toa Payoh) | Teochew & Cantonese dim sum buffet | $$ | Toa Payoh | No |
| Yum Cha (Chinatown) | Hong Kong-style dim sum buffet | $$ | Chinatown | No |
| Peach Garden (Thomson Plaza) | Chinese dim sum high tea buffet | $$ | Thomson | No |
| Beng Hiang Restaurant (Jurong East) | Hokkien & dim sum lunch buffet | $$ | Jurong East | No |
| TungLok Teahouse (Square 2) | Chinese a la carte dim sum buffet | $ | Novena | No |
| Carousel (Royal Plaza on Scotts) | Halal buffet with dim sum | $$$ | Scotts Road / Orchard | MUIS-certified |
Your questions answered
How much is a dim sum buffet in Singapore?
Neighbourhood and mall dim sum buffets cost about $17-$40++ per person, with TungLok Teahouse, Beng Hiang and Swatow at the lower end. Hotel and restaurant weekend dim sum brunches at places like Hai Tien Lo, Man Fu Yuan, Empress and Madame Fan usually cost $60-$80++. Prices are before service charge and GST, and many go up on weekends.
Is there a halal dim sum buffet in Singapore?
Most Chinese dim sum buffets serve pork and are not halal. Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts, whose food the hotel states is MUIS halal-certified, includes halal dim sum in its Thursday-to-Sunday high tea buffet. J65 at JEN Singapore Tanglin, which the hotel describes as halal-certified, runs 'Dim Sum Sundays' as part of its weekend high tea buffet.
Which dim sum buffets are available on weekdays?
Hai Tien Lo runs its dim sum brunch daily. TungLok Teahouse, Swatow (Toa Payoh), Red House (Havelock) and TungLok Seafood all have weekday buffets, Yum Cha in Chinatown runs a Tuesday-to-Friday afternoon buffet, and Beng Hiang's lunch buffet runs Tuesday to Sunday. Many hotel and restaurant brunches, such as Empress, Madame Fan and Man Fu Yuan, are weekend-only.
How does an a la carte dim sum buffet work?
Instead of a self-service spread, you order from a menu card and the kitchen steams or fries each item to order, so the dim sum arrives hot. You can reorder as often as you like within the seating time, which is usually 90 minutes to three hours. Some restaurants limit premium items to one serving per person.
Do I need to book a dim sum buffet?
Yes, especially for weekend hotel brunches, which run fixed seatings and fill up early. Some buffets need a minimum of two or four diners, so check the terms when you reserve.
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