Dim Sum (Dim Sum) | Kuala Lumpur Food Atlas

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KL ・ Data updated: 2026-07-26

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Dim Sum

Cantonese dim sum, often a morning affair in KL.

Li Yen

Luxury & Fine DiningSelected Bukit Bintang ・ Cantonese

The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur's signature Cantonese restaurant, highlighted among the Michelin Guide's Cantonese picks for KL. Serves dim sum and roasts, including pork dishes such as honey-glazed pork.

73.9ATLAS

RM130–250

Conf 76

Yun House

Luxury & Fine DiningSelected KLCC ・ Cantonese

A Michelin Selected Cantonese restaurant in Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, described in the guide as offering a pork-free menu. Known for seafood and dim sum by a chef with over 20 years of experience.

73.9ATLAS

Unverified

Conf 69

Shanghai Restaurant

Luxury & Fine DiningSelected Bukit Bintang ・ Chinese Malaysian

A Shanghainese fine-dining stalwart of over two decades at JW Marriott KL, led by a Shanghai-born executive chef using ingredients imported from Shanghai. The menu includes pork dishes such as braised Spanish pork.

73.9ATLAS

RM238

Conf 69

Ho Kow Hainam Kopitiam

Local & Budget Chinatown / Petaling Street ・ Chinese Malaysian / Hainanese / Cafe

A Hainanese kopitiam founded in 1956, originally hidden in Lorong Panggung by today's Kwai Chai Hong. Queues of 30-45 minutes or more are commonly reported on weekends.

66.2ATLAS

RM8–25

Conf 56

Bunn Choon

Local & Budget Chinatown / Petaling Street ・ Bakery / Dessert

A 130-year-old family bakery founded in 1893, now run by the fourth generation near Kwai Chai Hong. Famous for traditional-recipe egg tarts and char siu pai (BBQ pork pies); non-halal.

63.1ATLAS

RM3–25

Conf 63

Lai Po Heen

Luxury & Fine Dining KLCC ・ Cantonese

Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur's Cantonese restaurant, styled after 19th-century Chinese tycoons' mansions and known for handmade dim sum. The durian-filled LPH D24 pancake is cited as a signature.

61.3ATLAS

RM168–228

Conf 69

Shang Palace

Luxury & Fine Dining KLCC ・ Cantonese

Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur's esteemed Cantonese restaurant, which in 2025 launched a new a la carte menu of refined Cantonese dishes with subtle Malaysian influences. Known for high-profile guest-chef collaborations.

61.3ATLAS

RM120

Conf 69

Chynna

Luxury & Fine Dining Greater Kuala Lumpur ・ Cantonese

Hilton Kuala Lumpur's Cantonese restaurant with Tang-style grandeur and a traditional Chinese herbal apothecary, serving modern Cantonese cuisine with a healthy-eating focus and an open dim sum kitchen.

61.3ATLAS

RM168

Conf 69

Celestial Court

Mid-range & Casual Chow Kit ・ Cantonese / Chinese Malaysian

The Chinese restaurant of the Sheraton Imperial KL, recommended for refined dim sum in an elegant setting. Its location on Jalan Sultan Ismail places it at the edge of the Chow Kit district.

61.3ATLAS

RM80–180

Conf 43

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