For dim sum in the CBD, the strongest picks are Jade at The Fullerton, Peony Jade in Tanjong Pagar, Si Chuan Dou Hua at UOB Plaza and, for push-cart nostalgia, Red Star on Chin Swee Road. This guide covers 17 restaurants across Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, Chinatown, City Hall and Marina Bay, ranging from casual yum cha houses where baskets start from around $5-8 to Michelin-starred hotel rooms such as Summer Pavilion and Cherry Garden. Loong Dim Sum in Boat Quay is the one Muslim-owned, halal option. Most dining rooms serve dim sum at lunch only and fill up with office crowds on weekdays, so book ahead or arrive before noon.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Jade @ The Fullerton Hotel
- Peony Jade @ Amara Singapore
- Si Chuan Dou Hua @ UOB Plaza
- Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant @ Carlton Hotel
- Lei Garden @ CHIJMES
- Peach Garden @ OCBC Centre
- Mansion 7
- Pure Gem
- Red Star Restaurant
- Yum Cha Restaurant (Chinatown)
- Spring Court
- Loong Dim Sum
- Hai Tien Lo @ Pan Pacific Singapore
- Asia Grand Restaurant
- Summer Pavilion @ The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia
- Cherry Garden by Chef Fei @ Mandarin Oriental
- Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
The list
Jade @ The Fullerton Hotel Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$$
Cantonese dining room inside The Fullerton Hotel, a National Monument at Raffles Place. Weekday lunch is à la carte; on weekends it runs a two-seating yum cha.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$$ · Weekend yum cha from around $68++ per person (min. 2 diners); à la carte at weekday lunch
- Must-try: Golden baked char siew pastry, Handcrafted Cantonese dim sum, Weekend yum cha set
- Where: 1 Fullerton Square, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, Singapore 049178
- Area: Raffles Place
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place (EW/NS)
- Hours: Mon-Fri lunch 11:30am-3pm; dinner daily 6:30-10:30pm; Sat-Sun yum cha seatings 11:30am-1pm & 1:30-3pm
- Halal: No
Peony Jade @ Amara Singapore Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Long-running Cantonese restaurant on level 2 of Amara Singapore in Tanjong Pagar, known for handcrafted dim sum and weekend dim sum brunch from 10:30am.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$ · Dim sum from around $49.80++ per person for the dim sum set (min. 4 diners); à la carte available
- Must-try: Handcrafted Hong Kong-style dim sum, Molten custard bun, Weekend dim sum brunch
- Where: 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Level 2, Amara Singapore, Singapore 088539
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar (EW)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm & 6-9:30pm; Sat-Sun 10:30am-2:30pm & 6-10pm
- Halal: No
Si Chuan Dou Hua @ UOB Plaza Sichuan-Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Chinese restaurant on the 60th floor of UOB Plaza 1, serving a Sichuan and Cantonese menu with dim sum and snacks since 1996, with views over the CBD.
- Cuisine: Sichuan-Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Handcrafted dim sum, Sichuan hot and sour soup, Chongqing diced chicken with dried chilli
- Where: 80 Raffles Place, UOB Plaza 1, Singapore 048624
- Area: Raffles Place
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place (EW/NS)
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant @ Carlton Hotel Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Long-established hotel Cantonese restaurant on level 2 of Carlton Hotel at the CBD's northern edge, with dim sum served at lunch only.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$ · Dim sum from around $6++ per item
- Must-try: Steamed dim sum dumplings, Char siew (BBQ pork), Baked BBQ pork buns
- Where: 76 Bras Basah Road, Level 2, Carlton Hotel, Singapore 189558
- Area: Bras Basah / City Hall (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Bras Basah (CC) / City Hall (EW/NS)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm & 6:30-10pm; Sat 11:30am-2:30pm & 6-10pm; Sun 11am-2:30pm & 6-10pm (dim sum at lunch only)
- Halal: No
Lei Garden @ CHIJMES Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Cantonese restaurant in the colonial CHIJMES complex, which kept its one Michelin star in the 2026 Michelin Guide Singapore, serving polished dim sum and roast meats.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Cantonese dim sum, Roast meats, Double-boiled soups
- Where: 30 Victoria Street, CHIJMES, Singapore 187996
- Area: City Hall (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: City Hall (EW/NS) / Bras Basah (CC)
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-3pm & 6-10pm
- Halal: No
Peach Garden @ OCBC Centre Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Established Cantonese chain's CBD outlet on the 33rd floor of OCBC Centre, serving dim sum at lunch with views over Chulia Street.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Handcrafted Cantonese dim sum, Salted egg custard bun
- Where: 65 Chulia Street, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513
- Area: Raffles Place
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place (EW/NS) / Telok Ayer (DT)
- Halal: No
Mansion 7 Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Cantonese restaurant on Maxwell Road beside Tanjong Pagar MRT, built around dim sum, roast meats and wok dishes, led by chef Ben Yapp (ex-Fullerton and Peony Jade).
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Hand-folded dim sum, Peking duck, Mao Tai Kurobuta char siew
- Where: 30 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069114
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar (EW) / Maxwell (TE)
- Halal: No
Pure Gem Teochew-Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Two-storey Teochew-Cantonese restaurant in the BEA Building on Robinson Road, opened June 2025, with a main dining hall, five private rooms and a weekend buy-one-get-one dim sum promotion reported in 2026.
- Cuisine: Teochew-Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$
- Must-try: Black and white truffle dumpling, Molten salted egg yolk bun, Deep-fried glutinous pork dumpling
- Where: 60 Robinson Road, BEA Building, Singapore 068892
- Area: Raffles Place / Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer (DT) / Raffles Place (EW/NS)
- Hours: Daily lunch 11:30am-3pm, dinner 6-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Red Star Restaurant Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$
Heritage restaurant on the seventh floor of a Chin Swee Road HDB block on the Chinatown fringe, still serving dim sum from push-carts.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $5.90++ per item
- Must-try: Push-cart trolley dim sum, Har gow (prawn dumpling), Egg custard bun
- Where: 54 Chin Swee Road, Singapore 160054
- Area: Chin Swee / Chinatown (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE/DT) / Outram Park (EW/NE/TE)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-3pm & 6-10pm; Sat-Sun 8am-3pm & 6-10pm
- Halal: No
Yum Cha Restaurant (Chinatown) Dim Sum / Cantonese · $$
Casual, long-standing yum cha house on the second floor of a Trengganu Street shophouse in Chinatown, with 50-plus items on its weekday high tea buffet.
- Cuisine: Dim Sum / Cantonese
- Price: $$ · À la carte dim sum; weekday high tea buffet from around $32.80++ per person (Tue-Fri 3-6pm)
- Must-try: Coriander prawn dumpling, Pan-fried pork pancake, Custard bun
- Where: 20 Trengganu Street, Singapore 058479
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE/DT)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-9pm; Sat-Sun & PH 9am-9pm (high tea buffet Tue-Fri 3-6pm)
- Halal: No
Spring Court Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$
Singapore's oldest Chinese restaurant (since 1929), occupying a row of Upper Cross Street shophouses in Chinatown; dim sum is served at lunch only.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$ · Dim sum from around $8.80++ per item
- Must-try: Lunch dim sum, Roasted pork belly, Prawn dumplings
- Where: 52-56 Upper Cross Street, Singapore 058348
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE/DT)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 6-10pm; Sat-Sun 11am-3pm & 5:30-10pm (dim sum at lunch only)
- Halal: No
Loong Dim Sum Halal Chinese / Dim Sum · $$
Halal dim sum restaurant on North Canal Road in Boat Quay, described by Eatbook (Jan 2026) as halal-certified and by Shopee (Feb 2026) as Muslim-owned, serving all-day dim sum plus zi char-style mains.
- Cuisine: Halal Chinese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $4.80++; eight-item curated dim sum course around $38.80++
- Must-try: Loong's Signature Juicy Bao, Lobster Broth Pumpkin Dumpling, Chilli Crab Yam Dumpling
- Where: 10 North Canal Road, Level 1, Singapore 048823
- Area: Boat Quay / Raffles Place
- Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay (NE) / Raffles Place (EW/NS)
- Hours: Daily 11am-11pm
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Hai Tien Lo @ Pan Pacific Singapore Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$$
Cantonese restaurant on level 3 of Pan Pacific Singapore at Marina Square, with dim sum handcrafted daily and an unlimited dim sum brunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$$ · Unlimited dim sum from around $72++ (weekdays) / $80++ (weekends) per adult
- Must-try: Unlimited dim sum brunch, Handcrafted dim sum by chef Ho Kam Fai
- Where: 7 Raffles Boulevard, Level 3, Pan Pacific Singapore, Singapore 039595
- Area: Marina Centre (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Promenade (CC/DT) / Esplanade (CC)
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-2:30pm & 6-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Asia Grand Restaurant Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$
Cantonese restaurant on level 3 of Fairmont Singapore's South Tower, linked to Raffles City and City Hall MRT, serving dim sum at lunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $7.80++ per item
- Must-try: Char siu sou, Prawn har gow, Scallop siu mai
- Where: 252 North Bridge Road, Fairmont Singapore South Tower, Singapore 179103
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall (EW/NS)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm & 6-10pm; Sat, Sun & PH lunch seatings 11am-12:45pm & 1:15-3pm, dinner 6-10pm
- Halal: No
Summer Pavilion @ The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$$$
One-Michelin-star Cantonese restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore in Marina Bay, serving dim sum, à la carte and set menus at lunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$$ · Dim sum from around $4 per piece
- Must-try: Steamed dried scallop dumpling, Char siew bao, Deep-fried lobster roll
- Where: 7 Raffles Avenue, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, Singapore 039799
- Area: Marina Centre (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Promenade (CC/DT)
- Hours: Daily lunch 11:30am-2:30pm, dinner 6:30-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Cherry Garden by Chef Fei @ Mandarin Oriental Cantonese-Teochew / Dim Sum · $$$$
Cantonese-Teochew restaurant on level 5 of Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, relaunched in July 2025 under chef Fei and listed with one Michelin star in 2026; dim sum is à la carte at lunch.
- Cuisine: Cantonese-Teochew / Dim Sum
- Price: $$$$ · Dinner set menus from around $198++
- Must-try: À la carte Cantonese dim sum at lunch, Cantonese-Teochew set menus
- Where: 5 Raffles Avenue, Level 5, Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Singapore 039797
- Area: Marina Bay (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Promenade (CC/DT) / Esplanade (CC)
- Hours: Daily 12-2:30pm & 6-10pm
- Halal: No
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant Cantonese / Dim Sum · $$
Cantonese hotel restaurant at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium on Outram Road, a short hop from Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Dim Sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum from around $7.80++ per item
- Must-try: Handmade dim sum, Weekend dim sum seatings
- Where: 317 Outram Road, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Singapore 169075
- Area: Outram (CBD fringe)
- Nearest MRT: Havelock (TE) / Outram Park (EW/NE/TE)
- Hours: Wed-Fri 11:30am-3pm & 5:30-9:30pm; Sat-Sun 11:30am-1pm, 1:15-3pm & 5:30-9:30pm; closed Mon-Tue
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade @ The Fullerton Hotel | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$$ | Raffles Place | No |
| Peony Jade @ Amara Singapore | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Si Chuan Dou Hua @ UOB Plaza | Sichuan-Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Raffles Place | No |
| Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant @ Carlton Hotel | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Bras Basah / City Hall (CBD fringe) | No |
| Lei Garden @ CHIJMES | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | City Hall (CBD fringe) | No |
| Peach Garden @ OCBC Centre | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Raffles Place | No |
| Mansion 7 | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Pure Gem | Teochew-Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Raffles Place / Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Red Star Restaurant | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$ | Chin Swee / Chinatown (CBD fringe) | No |
| Yum Cha Restaurant (Chinatown) | Dim Sum / Cantonese | $$ | Chinatown | No |
| Spring Court | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$ | Chinatown | No |
| Loong Dim Sum | Halal Chinese / Dim Sum | $$ | Boat Quay / Raffles Place | Muslim-owned |
| Hai Tien Lo @ Pan Pacific Singapore | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$$ | Marina Centre (CBD fringe) | No |
| Asia Grand Restaurant | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$ | City Hall | No |
| Summer Pavilion @ The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$$$ | Marina Centre (CBD fringe) | No |
| Cherry Garden by Chef Fei @ Mandarin Oriental | Cantonese-Teochew / Dim Sum | $$$$ | Marina Bay (CBD fringe) | No |
| Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant | Cantonese / Dim Sum | $$ | Outram (CBD fringe) | No |
Your questions answered
Where is the best dim sum in the CBD?
For a sit-down dim sum lunch, Jade at The Fullerton, Peony Jade at Amara, Si Chuan Dou Hua at UOB Plaza, Peach Garden at OCBC Centre and Pure Gem on Robinson Road are the main Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar picks. On the Marina Bay side, Summer Pavilion and Cherry Garden hold Michelin stars. For something casual, Yum Cha in Chinatown and Red Star on Chin Swee Road are the classic choices.
How much does dim sum in the CBD cost?
Casual spots such as Red Star, Asia Grand, Xin Cuisine and Loong Dim Sum price items from around $5-8, so lunch often lands around $25-40 per person. Hotel restaurants cost more: Jade's weekend yum cha is from around $68++ per person and Hai Tien Lo's unlimited dim sum from around $72-80++. Most sit-down restaurants add service charge and GST.
Is there halal dim sum in the CBD?
Yes, one. Loong Dim Sum at 10 North Canal Road in Boat Quay is reported as halal-certified (Eatbook) and Muslim-owned (Shopee). It was not checked against the MUIS directory for this update, so check the certificate in-store if certification matters to you. All the other restaurants on this list are Cantonese kitchens that serve pork (char siew, siew mai, roast meats).
Do CBD dim sum restaurants serve dim sum at dinner?
Mostly no. Wah Lok, Spring Court and Cherry Garden serve dim sum at lunch only, and hotel dining rooms such as Asia Grand and Summer Pavilion centre their dim sum on lunch service. For dim sum later in the day, Loong Dim Sum is open until 11pm daily, Si Chuan Dou Hua is listed as open from 11:30am to 10:30pm, and Yum Cha has a weekday high tea buffet from 3pm to 6pm.
Do I need to book for dim sum lunch in the CBD?
For weekday lunch and weekend brunch, yes, especially at Jade, Peony Jade, Lei Garden, Summer Pavilion, Cherry Garden and Hai Tien Lo. Jade and Asia Grand run fixed weekend seatings. Red Star and Yum Cha are more casual, but queues build at peak times, so arrive before noon.
Which MRT stations are best for dim sum in the CBD?
Raffles Place (Jade, Si Chuan Dou Hua, Peach Garden, Pure Gem, Loong Dim Sum) and Tanjong Pagar (Peony Jade, Mansion 7) are the core clusters. Chinatown MRT serves Yum Cha, Spring Court and Red Star; City Hall serves Asia Grand and Lei Garden; and Promenade serves the Marina Bay hotel restaurants Summer Pavilion, Cherry Garden and Hai Tien Lo.
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