The best dim sum in Singapore ranges from late-night Swee Choon in Jalan Besar and pushcart-style Red Star in Chinatown to hotel Cantonese rooms like Wah Lok, Hai Tien Lo and Michelin-starred Cherry Garden. Prices run from around $1.50 a plate at hawker-style Kuai San Dian Xin to unlimited hotel dim sum brunches from around $72++ to $80++ per adult. Chinatown and Jalan Besar are the classic clusters, Geylang and Jalan Besar cover supper, and Marina Bay, Bras Basah and Orchard hold the upscale options, with neighbourhood picks in Bukit Batok, Ang Mo Kio, Upper Serangoon and Katong. At hotel restaurants dim sum is usually served at lunch only, so go before about 2.30pm, and book weekend brunch slots a few days ahead.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant
- Tim Ho Wan
- Hai Tien Lo
- Cherry Garden by Chef Fei
- Man Fu Yuan
- Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
- Imperial Treasure Cantonese Cuisine
- Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant
- Taste Paradise
- Social Place
- Red Star Restaurant
- Yum Cha Restaurant
- 126 Dim Sum Wen Dao Shi
- Mongkok Dim Sum
- Kuai San Dian Xin
- Yi Dian Xin
- Ji Tuo Hong Kong Style Tim Sum
- Bei-Ing Dimsum Club
- Peach Garden
- The Dim Sum Place
- Tang Tea House
- Xin Cuisine
The list
Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant Hong Kong and Shanghai-style dim sum · $$
Jalan Besar institution open until 2am (4am on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays), with a 24-hour Changi Airport T2 outlet and Express kiosks in Tampines, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, ION Orchard and Sengkang.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong and Shanghai-style dim sum
- Price: $$ · Most items from around $3.30++ to $6++
- Must-try: Mee suah kueh, Salted egg custard yolk bao, Sweet potato salted egg custard ball
- Where: 183/185/187/189/191/193 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208882
- Area: Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Jalan Besar
- Hours: Sun-Thu 7am-2am; Fri, Sat & eve of PH 7am-4am (Changi Airport T2 outlet 24 hours)
- Halal: No
Tim Ho Wan Hong Kong-style dim sum · $$
The Hong Kong chain with Michelin-starred origins, best known for its baked BBQ pork buns. Its first Singapore outlet at Plaza Singapura closed on 12 July 2026 for the mall's redevelopment; its other Singapore branches remain open.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style dim sum
- Price: $$ · Pan-fried radish cake from around $6.30++; pork and shrimp dumplings in spicy sauce from around $8.50++
- Must-try: Baked barbecue pork buns, Pork and shrimp dumplings (har gow), Pan-fried radish cake
- Where: Multiple outlets (see the brand's website for current locations)
- Area: Islandwide
- Hours: Varies by outlet
- Halal: No
Hai Tien Lo Cantonese dim sum (fine dining) · $$$$
Pan Pacific Singapore's Cantonese restaurant, known for hand-crafted dim sum and an unlimited dim sum brunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum (fine dining)
- Price: $$$$ · Unlimited dim sum brunch from around $72++ (weekdays) / $80++ (weekends) per adult
- Must-try: Steamed charcoal barbecue pork bun with black truffle, Pan-fried rice flour rolls with XO chilli sauce, Pan-fried radish cake
- Where: 7 Raffles Boulevard, Pan Pacific Singapore, Level 3, Singapore 039595
- Area: Marina Centre
- Nearest MRT: Promenade
- Hours: Daily 11.30am-2.30pm & 6pm-10pm (dim sum brunch 11.30am-2.30pm)
- Halal: No
Cherry Garden by Chef Fei Cantonese-Teochew dim sum (fine dining) · $$$$
Mandarin Oriental's Chinese restaurant, relaunched in 2025 under chef Fei and awarded one Michelin star in 2026, serving premium-ingredient dim sum at lunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese-Teochew dim sum (fine dining)
- Price: $$$$ · Dim sum from around $12++ for three pieces
- Must-try: Steamed xiao long bao with crab meat in lobster bisque, Steamed pork siu mai with baby abalone, Pan-fried Kurobuta pork dumpling
- Where: 5 Raffles Avenue, Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Level 5, Singapore 039797
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Esplanade
- Hours: Daily 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Man Fu Yuan Cantonese dim sum (fine dining) · $$$$
Award-winning Cantonese restaurant at Frasers House (formerly InterContinental Singapore), known for its weekend all-you-can-eat dim sum buffet.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum (fine dining)
- Price: $$$$ · Weekend dim sum buffet from around $78++ per person (min 2)
- Must-try: Crispy filo prawn pastry, Honey-glazed Duroc BBQ pork bun, Bamboo charcoal lava custard bun
- Where: 80 Middle Road, Frasers House, Level 2, Singapore 188966
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 6pm-10pm; Sat-Sun 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm (weekend buffet seatings 11.30am-1pm & 1.30pm-3pm)
- Halal: No
Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant Cantonese dim sum · $$$
Carlton Hotel's Cantonese restaurant, open since 1988 and respected for consistent, traditional dim sum served at lunch only.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$$ · Most dim sum from around $6++ to $10++
- Must-try: Baked abalone & chicken pie, Steamed pork dumpling with crab roe, Baked custard bun
- Where: 76 Bras Basah Road, Carlton Hotel Singapore, Level 2, Singapore 189558
- Area: Bras Basah
- Nearest MRT: Bras Basah
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm & 6.30pm-10pm; Sat 11.30am-2.30pm & 6pm-10pm; Sun 11am-2.30pm & 6pm-10pm (dim sum at lunch)
- Halal: No
Imperial Treasure Cantonese Cuisine Cantonese dim sum · $$$
Imperial Treasure group's Cantonese restaurant at Great World, serving dim sum at lunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$$ · Siu mai from around $8.80 for four; crispy rice roll with shrimp from around $14
- Must-try: Crispy rice roll with shrimp, Siu mai, Marinated duck tongue
- Where: 1 Kim Seng Promenade, Great World, Singapore 237994
- Area: River Valley
- Nearest MRT: Great World
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Sat 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Sun & PH 10.30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm (dim sum at lunch)
- Halal: No
Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant Cantonese dim sum · $$$
Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza's Cantonese restaurant on Orchard Road, with refined handmade dim sum.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$$ · Pork xiao long bao from around $6 for two; scallop & caviar dumpling from around $12 for two
- Must-try: Scallop & sturgeon caviar dumpling, Lobster beetroot dumpling, Wok-fried carrot cake in XO sauce
- Where: 320 Orchard Road, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, Singapore 238865
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Taste Paradise Modern Cantonese dim sum · $$$
Paradise Group's upscale modern Cantonese restaurant in ION Orchard, a convenient dim sum stop in town.
- Cuisine: Modern Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$$ · Steamed honey pork buns from around $9.30++ for three
- Must-try: Steamed honey pork buns, Steamed prawn dumpling with abalone, BBQ combination platter
- Where: 2 Orchard Turn, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm; Sat-Sun 10.30am-4.30pm & 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Social Place Modern Hong Kong dim sum · $$
Hong Kong-born modern Cantonese brand at Forum The Shopping Mall, known for playful, photogenic dim sum.
- Cuisine: Modern Hong Kong dim sum
- Price: $$ · Truffle shiitake buns from around $8.80 for three; dim sum platter from around $14.80
- Must-try: Truffle shiitake buns, Lobster glutinous puffs, Charcoal custard buns
- Where: 583 Orchard Road, Forum The Shopping Mall, Singapore 238884
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 11.30am-2.30pm & 5.30pm-9pm
- Halal: No
Red Star Restaurant Cantonese dim sum (pushcart) · $$
Old-school dim sum hall on the seventh floor of a Chin Swee Road HDB block, still serving from traditional pushcarts.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum (pushcart)
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $5.70++ per item
- Must-try: Baked cha siu pie, Egg tart, Deep-fried yam pie
- Where: 54 Chin Swee Road, Singapore 160054
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-3pm & 6pm-10pm; Sat-Sun 8am-3pm & 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Yum Cha Restaurant Cantonese dim sum (cart-style) · $$
Chinatown shophouse yum cha restaurant with cart-style service and a weekday high tea buffet; a second outlet is at Changi Business Park.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum (cart-style)
- Price: $$ · À la carte from around $5; weekday high tea buffet from around $32.80++
- Must-try: Coriander prawn dumpling, Pan-fried pork pancake, Scallop pea-shoot dumpling
- Where: 20 Trengganu Street, Singapore 058479 (also 6 Changi Business Park Avenue 1, #01-33, Singapore 486017)
- Area: Chinatown / Changi Business Park
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Chinatown: Tue-Fri 10.30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9pm (closed Mon); buffet Tue-Fri 3pm-6pm
- Halal: No
126 Dim Sum Wen Dao Shi Cantonese dim sum · $$
Geylang late-night favourite operating since 1985, open 24 hours on weekends; a second outlet on Serangoon Road (Boon Keng) runs evenings to 2.30am.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$ · Shrimp dumplings from around $4.80; Signature Crab Vermicelli from around $28
- Must-try: Shrimp dumplings, Ebiko siew mai, Signature crab vermicelli
- Where: 126 Sims Avenue, Singapore 387449 (also 1086 Serangoon Road, Singapore 328187)
- Area: Geylang
- Nearest MRT: Aljunied
- Hours: Geylang: Tue-Thu 11am-5.30am, Fri 11am-12am, Sat-Sun 24 hours, Mon 12am-5.30am & 11am-12am; Boon Keng: daily 5.30pm-2.30am
- Halal: No
Mongkok Dim Sum Hong Kong-style dim sum · $$
Casual Hong Kong-style dim sum chain with dim sum, congee and rice rolls, a reliable option for a casual meal.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style dim sum
- Price: $$ · Steamed rice roll with shrimp from around $5++; 3 Yolk Crab Porridge from around $9.80++
- Must-try: Steamed rice roll with shrimp, Deep-fried mini buns with chilli crab sauce, House special har gow
- Halal: No
Kuai San Dian Xin Hawker-style dim sum · $
Budget dim sum chain where most items cost around $1.50; its Cheng San outlet in Ang Mo Kio runs 24 hours.
- Cuisine: Hawker-style dim sum
- Price: $ · Most items from around $1.50
- Must-try: HK-style prawn chee cheong fun, Siu mai, Steamed buns
- Where: 555 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Cheng San Place, Singapore 560555
- Area: Ang Mo Kio
- Nearest MRT: Ang Mo Kio
- Hours: Daily 24 hours
- Halal: No
Yi Dian Xin Hong Kong-style dim sum · $
Neighbourhood Hong Kong-style dim sum shop on Upper Serangoon Road, popular for breakfast and lunch.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style dim sum
- Price: $ · Prawn dumpling from around $4.80 for three; salted egg custard pau from around $4.50 for three
- Must-try: Prawn dumpling, Salted egg custard pau, Otah & chicken siu mai
- Where: 973 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 534752
- Area: Upper Serangoon
- Nearest MRT: Kovan
- Hours: Mon & Wed 7.30am-4pm; Thu-Sun 7.30am-8pm; closed Tue
- Halal: No
Ji Tuo Hong Kong Style Tim Sum Hong Kong-style dim sum · $
Small, budget Hong Kong-style dim sum shop in an industrial building in Bukit Batok, a west-side morning favourite.
- Cuisine: Hong Kong-style dim sum
- Price: $ · Siew mai from around $3 for three; steamed shrimp dumpling from around $4 for three
- Must-try: Siew mai, Steamed shrimp dumpling, Fried carrot cake
- Where: 2 Bukit Batok Street 24, SkyTech, Singapore 659480
- Area: Bukit Batok
- Nearest MRT: Bukit Batok
- Hours: Wed-Thu & Sat-Mon 7.30am-3.30pm; closed Tue & Fri
- Halal: No
Bei-Ing Dimsum Club Modern hawker dim sum · $
Modern dim sum stall in The Bullion Hawker Bar on East Coast Road, run by the family behind Bei-Ing Wanton Noodles.
- Cuisine: Modern hawker dim sum
- Price: $ · Mentaiko fried siu mai from around $5.90; black truffle xiao long bao from around $10.90 for six
- Must-try: Black truffle xiao long bao, Luncheon meat egg cheese roll, Sesame mango prawn fritters
- Where: 396 East Coast Road, The Bullion Hawker Bar, Singapore 428994
- Area: East Coast (Katong)
- Nearest MRT: Marine Parade
- Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-9pm; Tue, Thu 10am-8.30pm; Sat 9.30am-10pm; Sun 9.30am-9pm
- Halal: No
Peach Garden Cantonese dim sum · $$
Established Cantonese group with dim sum and weekend hi-tea buffets across several malls; all-day dim sum at Changi Airport T2, Chinatown Point and The Heeren.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $8.80++; weekend dim sum hi-tea buffet from around $28.80++
- Must-try: Siu mai with petite abalone, Deep-fried lychee ball, Har gow
- Where: Multiple outlets: Thomson Plaza, Chinatown Point, The Heeren, The Metropolis, OCBC Centre, Changi Airport T2
- Area: Various
- Hours: Varies by outlet
- Halal: No
The Dim Sum Place Halal dim sum · $$
Halal dim sum chain whose four outlets were listed on the MUIS halal register as of October 2026, practical for Muslim diners and mixed groups.
- Cuisine: Halal dim sum
- Price: $$ · Items from around $6.90++
- Must-try: Crystal shrimp dumpling, Deep-fried beancurd skin with shrimp, Steamed chicken & mala xiao long bao
- Where: 791 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198759; also The Centrepoint (#B1-07), Changi City Point (#B1-30/31), Causeway Point (#03-31)
- Area: Bugis / Orchard / Changi / Woodlands
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Tang Tea House Halal dim sum and tze char · $
Halal Chinese tea house chain with MUIS-listed outlets across the east, north and west, several open until midnight or 2am.
- Cuisine: Halal dim sum and tze char
- Price: $ · Dim sum from around $3.80; golden sand bun from around $5++ for three
- Must-try: Golden sand bun, Shanghai steamed dumpling, Pan-fried crispy bee hoon
- Where: 357/359 Bedok Road, Singapore 469545 (other outlets: Jalan Kayu, Jurong West, Changi Village, Marina Square, Tampines, Causeway Point, Northpoint City)
- Area: Various (Simpang Bedok flagship)
- Hours: Simpang Bedok: Sun-Thu 11am-12am; Fri, Sat & eve of PH 11am-2am (other outlets vary)
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Xin Cuisine Cantonese dim sum · $$$
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium's Cantonese restaurant near Outram Park, with a mid-range à la carte dim sum menu; the restaurant is not halal.
- Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum
- Price: $$$ · Dim sum from around $8.80++ for three
- Must-try: Barbecued pork buns, Shrimp and fish roe har gow, Custard bun with salted egg yolk
- Where: 317 Outram Road, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Level 4, Singapore 169075
- Area: Outram
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park
- Hours: Wed-Fri 11.30am-3pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm; Sat-Sun 11.30am-1pm, 1.15pm-3pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm; closed Mon & Tue
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant | Hong Kong and Shanghai-style dim sum | $$ | Jalan Besar | No |
| Tim Ho Wan | Hong Kong-style dim sum | $$ | Islandwide | No |
| Hai Tien Lo | Cantonese dim sum (fine dining) | $$$$ | Marina Centre | No |
| Cherry Garden by Chef Fei | Cantonese-Teochew dim sum (fine dining) | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Man Fu Yuan | Cantonese dim sum (fine dining) | $$$$ | Bugis | No |
| Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant | Cantonese dim sum | $$$ | Bras Basah | No |
| Imperial Treasure Cantonese Cuisine | Cantonese dim sum | $$$ | River Valley | No |
| Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant | Cantonese dim sum | $$$ | Orchard | No |
| Taste Paradise | Modern Cantonese dim sum | $$$ | Orchard | No |
| Social Place | Modern Hong Kong dim sum | $$ | Orchard | No |
| Red Star Restaurant | Cantonese dim sum (pushcart) | $$ | Chinatown | No |
| Yum Cha Restaurant | Cantonese dim sum (cart-style) | $$ | Chinatown / Changi Business Park | No |
| 126 Dim Sum Wen Dao Shi | Cantonese dim sum | $$ | Geylang | No |
| Mongkok Dim Sum | Hong Kong-style dim sum | $$ | — | No |
| Kuai San Dian Xin | Hawker-style dim sum | $ | Ang Mo Kio | No |
| Yi Dian Xin | Hong Kong-style dim sum | $ | Upper Serangoon | No |
| Ji Tuo Hong Kong Style Tim Sum | Hong Kong-style dim sum | $ | Bukit Batok | No |
| Bei-Ing Dimsum Club | Modern hawker dim sum | $ | East Coast (Katong) | No |
| Peach Garden | Cantonese dim sum | $$ | Various | No |
| The Dim Sum Place | Halal dim sum | $$ | Bugis / Orchard / Changi / Woodlands | MUIS-certified |
| Tang Tea House | Halal dim sum and tze char | $ | Various (Simpang Bedok flagship) | MUIS-certified |
| Xin Cuisine | Cantonese dim sum | $$$ | Outram | No |
Your questions answered
Where is the best dim sum in Singapore?
For classic casual dim sum, Swee Choon (Jalan Besar), Red Star (Chinatown) and Tim Ho Wan are the most frequently recommended. For refined hotel dim sum, Wah Lok, Hai Tien Lo, Man Fu Yuan and one-Michelin-star Cherry Garden by Chef Fei are popular choices.
How much does dim sum cost in Singapore?
Hawker-style shops such as Kuai San Dian Xin charge around $1.50 per plate, and casual restaurants typically charge $3-$8 per basket, so a filling meal is often $15-$30 per person. Hotel restaurants charge around $6++ to $14++ per basket, while unlimited dim sum brunches cost from around $72++ to $80++ per adult. ++ means 10% service charge and 9% GST are added.
Where can I get dim sum brunch in Singapore?
Hai Tien Lo at Pan Pacific Singapore runs an unlimited dim sum brunch (from around $72++ weekdays, $80++ weekends), and Man Fu Yuan at Frasers House has a weekend dim sum buffet from around $78++ (minimum two diners, seatings 11.30am and 1.30pm). Yum Cha in Chinatown and Peach Garden also run lower-priced dim sum buffets from around $28.80++.
Is there halal dim sum in Singapore?
Yes. The Dim Sum Place and Tang Tea House both had outlets listed on the MUIS halal register as of October 2026. Most Cantonese hotel restaurants and traditional dim sum shops serve pork and are not halal.
Where can I eat dim sum late at night or 24 hours?
Swee Choon's Jalan Besar flagship is open until 2am (4am on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays) and its Changi Airport T2 outlet runs 24 hours. 126 Dim Sum in Geylang is open 24 hours on weekends, and Kuai San Dian Xin in Ang Mo Kio is open 24 hours.
What time is dim sum served?
Many hotel Cantonese restaurants, including Wah Lok, Summer Palace and Imperial Treasure, serve dim sum only at lunch, roughly 11.30am to 2.30pm or 3pm. Neighbourhood shops like Ji Tuo and Yi Dian Xin open from 7.30am, while Swee Choon starts at 7am.
Do I need to book for dim sum in Singapore?
Book ahead for hotel restaurants and weekend dim sum brunches, which fill quickly. Casual spots such as Swee Choon and The Dim Sum Place generally do not need bookings but can have queues at weekend peaks and supper hours, so arrive early or off-peak.
Which area of Singapore is best for dim sum?
Chinatown (Red Star, Yum Cha) and Jalan Besar (Swee Choon) are the classic areas. Marina Bay, Bras Basah and Orchard have the hotel and mall restaurants, while Geylang and Ang Mo Kio are known for late-night options.
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