
You may also notice that a restaurant listed in this section may have a different number of stars than was given previously in an earlier listing. However, because dim sum is such a special Chinese tradition, they are emphasized again. You'll find that many of the restaurants listed as Dim Sum have two seperate listings, so they obviously serve more than dim sum. You'll be charged extra for tea, usually around HK$10 to HK$20 per person. Some restaurants discount their prices during off-peak dining hours. The prices given below, unless otherwise specified, are per basket expect to spend HK$80 to HK$150 per person for a light meal, depending on where you eat. In most restaurants that offer dim sum, one pays by the basket, and each basket usually contains two to four items of dim sum the average price is about HK$20 to HK$40, though at expensive restaurants they can go much higher. Otherwise, most restaurants nowadays offer dim sum from a menu, which may or may not be in English (hotel restaurants have English menus otherwise, many Cantonese restaurants have at least one staff member who speaks English). On weekends, a few remaining restaurants bring out their trolleys, filled with steaming baskets and pushed throughout the restaurant, allowing you to choose what appeals to you. Prices are low and you order only as much as you want.


On weekdays, they're popular with shoppers and businesspeople. On weekends, restaurants (mostly Cantonese) offering dim sum are packed with local families. It's eaten primarily for breakfast or lunch, or as an afternoon snack with tea. Everyone should try a dim sum meal at least once, as much for the atmosphere as for the food.
