Ipoh Best Dim Sum – 10 dim sum restaurants to try!

1. Restoran Chooi Yue Dim Sum
SERVES PORK.

What’s good: Egg tarts. Char siew bao. Salted egg yolk bao with pandan lotus.
Actually, almost everything was good or above average. Our breakfast of 13 items was a satisfying one as we did not have any major complaint on any of what we ordered.
Service is efficient and the dim sum are bought to the table for you to choose.

What’s good: Salted egg yolk bao. Porridge. “Polo” bao with char siew. Yam pork (wu kok).
The head dim sum chef is a young Indian bought up by a Chinese family. He is a humble and friendly fellow and we enjoyed speaking with him.
We can vouch for his dim sum skills as all the dim sum we ate that morning were in the good – decent category. Prices are fair too for an air-conditioned outlet. This is one of the dim sum restaurants which offers a fair variety and you order from the menu (no dim sum carts).
Service is pleasant.

3. Hong Xing Ipoh Dim Sum Restaurant
SERVES PORK.

What’s good:
I visited twice and ordered different items each time. From my dual visits I have had no major complaints.
Both the steamed and fried dim sum were plump with ingredients and fresh. Each plate of dim sum cost an average of RM4.00. They offer some unique dim sum on top of the standard favorites.

Hong Xing is non-air conditioned, service is brisk and they practice the dim cart ordering system.

4. WEIL Hotel
PORK FREE.

What’s good:
Prices are as expectedly higher than your coffeeshop dim sum outlets. Our experience here bordered between bad to average.
Service is a blur as the staff were not knowledgable on the products.

My almond soup barely had any taste of almond and I had it sent back to the kitchen for a new one.
The BBQ siew mai was a pleasant diversion from the usual steamed version. The mango puree was mediocre, the egg tarts decent, the steamed glutinous rice good, the har kau acceptable and the crusted char siew bao acceptable.

The chee cheong fun was too thick while the salted egg yolk bun barely passed muster.

5. BFB Dim Sum Restaurant
SERVES PORK.

What’s good: Egg tarts. Century egg rolls. Lau sar bao.

Full story: https://www.rebeccasaw.com/best-dim-sum-in-ipoh-part-5-restoran-hong-kong-dim-sum-bfb/

6. Restoran Li Yuan Dim Sum
SERVES PORK.

What’s good: Dai bao, fishpaste pork balls.

Full story: https://www.rebeccasaw.com/best-dim-sum-in-ipoh-part-4-li-yuan-dim-sum-weekendsunday-specials/

7. Sun Kok Kee, Bercham, Ipoh.
SERVES PORK.

What’s good: Fish balls, pork ribs, char siew pau, porridge, fried radish cake.

Full story: https://www.rebeccasaw.com/ipoh-dim-sum-sun-kok-kee-bercham-ipoh/

8. Greentown Dim Sum
HALAL.

What’s good: Overall acceptable for a halal version in Ipoh.
Personally I won’t recommend it to anyone who can eat pork.

Full story:  https://www.rebeccasaw.com/best-dim-sum-in-ipoh-part-2-greentown-dim-sum-cafe-halal/

9. Restoran Sun Kim Aik

SERVES PORK.

What’s good: Har Kau (prawn dumplings), pork bun, char siew pau (BBQ Pork Bun), Wu Kok (Yam Puff), tau cheong (bean paste) beancurd and fish paste dim sum, pork ribs, fish balls, siew mai, chee cheong fun.

Full story: https://www.rebeccasaw.com/excellent-dim-sum-in-ipoh-sun-kim-aik/

10. Zui Le Xuan Dim Sum Restaurant

SERVES PORK.

What’s good:  Salted egg yolk bun, fishballs, stuffed chee cheong, har kau.

Full story: https://www.rebeccasaw.com/best-dim-sum-in-ipoh-part-1-zui-le-xuan-dim-sum-restaurant/