
As of October 25, King County will require proof of vaccination for everyone ages 12+ at indoor establishments, restaurants, and bars. Here’s some of the best restaurants in Seattle to get your dim sum fix, listed from north to south.Īll restaurants listed offer takeout and indoor dining. Now that more restaurants are welcoming back dine-in guests, expect to see those same carts - loaded with dim sum options - making the rounds again. Over the pandemic, those carts disappeared, along with dine-in service. Traditionally, these filling and affordable options were wheeled right to your table on carts. The fun part is in choosing which delectable sweet or savory treat to pick next, like har gow (shrimp dumplings), sesame balls, or hom bow (a sweet, fluffy bread roll stuffed with meat or other fillings). They have a killer dinner menu too.Served from early morning into the afternoon, dim sum is like a Chinese brunch, featuring small dishes of fried or steamed dumplings, rolls, buns, cakes and other snack-sized items meant to be enjoyed with friends and family. I regard this spot and Harbor City with the same respect. It doesn’t really matter, but I prefer the big tables in the room upstairs. Also, if we have guests, I can order the honey walnut prawns without getting in trouble with my wife. The lines (were) long, but when we have visitors from out of town we want to catch up with anyway, it’s never a big deal. 664 S Weller St, Chinatown–International District, 20 Jade Garden I always order the beef rice noodle roll with no egg, a milk tea with light sugar, and stuffed tofu skin. My son loves the taro bread from the small pastry case. They make their own rice noodle rolls fresh to order and they’re perfect. The family behind A+ Hong Kong Kitchen, one of my favorite restaurants, also owns this place. Chinatown–International District Homestyle Dim Sum I crave their salt and pepper squid 24-7.


The steamed tripe dish and plate of pea vines here are especially tasty. We mainly stick with the basics above but like to be adventurous when we see something we haven’t tried before. Right across the street from Jade Garden. Chinatown–International District Harbor City You can order by the piece here, so make a random choice to change it up from time to time. I get the spareribs with rice, whatever looks good, a ramekin of hot sauce, and two fried pork footballs. Mark your order on a sheet with a tiny golf pencil. They open at 7am, thus creating my longtime weekday morning “heading into work” tradition.

Nevertheless, here are some of my favorite spots, nearly all in Chinatown–International District. An attempt last summer to pick up a meal and eat it near a park in the trunk of our Subaru Outback proved a frustrating and messy failure. My family pretty much orders everything we used to, as takeout, but that ride home may affect the overall flavor or texture. The world (and my family's ability to gather up with our friends) may have changed since the pandemic, but the quality of food hasn’t. My final #HellaRice recipe for Seattle Met celebrates an underrated favorite from countless Sunday morning sessions of dim sum.

We are sharing these online, a little ahead of schedule, as a reminder of the many AAPI-owned businesses that enrich our city, and could use your support. Editor's note: Herschell chronicles favorite dim sum spots along with a recipe for our upcoming summer issue.
