Remember the cute Disney Dim Sum characters from Hong Kong Disneyland flooding our social media accounts? Weren’t they just so cute and tempting to bite into? While having our very own Disneyland with these cute Instagram-my treats still remain a distant dream, no longer do we need to salivate with envy over the cute dim sum dishes. Our very own dim sum restaurants has perfected the art of making cute dim sum in Singapore!
Dim Sum is a popular form of Chinese cuisine where bite size portions of various foods are served on platters or in baskets. Usually served with drinks, particularly tea, Dim Sum dishes provides a delicious lunch, brunch or snack. With dim sum, you can always have more or less pieces to fill you up as much as you want!
Dim Sum’s small, cute and compact nature lends itself to creativity – you can replicate little animals or cute objects. This has become somewhat of an art and now, we can find tons of really cute Dim Sum in Singapore. If you’re an enthusiast in quest for the coolest, tastiest cute Dim Sum dish in Singapore, here’s a great list for you!
Cute Dim Sum in Singapore
East Ocean Teochew Restaurant
This awesome little restaurant serves classic and modern Dim Sum dishes in a variety of styles, flavours and designs. Whether you like your Dim Sum steamed, pan-fried or deep-fried, they have an awesome selection that is sure to satisfy. Some notable dishes are the steamed pork BBQ buns with baked varieties available too. There are tarts, baked mini egg desserts and other cute deserts on show and the coolest thing? Kids get amazing animal-shaped dim sum (adults are allowed!) The restaurant itself is cool, usually quite busy and their roast pork and other meats are top class.
Address: 391 Orchard Road, #05-08/09 Ngee Ann City, 238872 Singapore
Opening Hours: Daily, 11:30AM–3PM, 6–11PM
Mama Panda Kitchen
This bistro restaurant is stylish, comfortable and casual and it’s situated within River Safari, Singapore’s amazing river-themed wildlife and leisure park. This restaurant, Mama Panda, lives up to its namesake – it’s serves all things panda related! Their panda styled bao are served in steam baskets and they’re lovely, well design and cute Dim Sum dishes. Awesome for enthusiasts and those looking for a relaxing meal in a great setting.This restaurant rocks for kids who’ll love the cute theme of the entire restaurant and the Dim Sum is colourful and delicious.
Address: 80 Mandai Lake Road, River Safari, Giant Panda Forest, Singapore 729826
Opening Hours: Daily, 10.30am – 6.30pm
Paradise Teochew Restaurant
More cute Dim Sum now from the Paradise Teochew restaurant in the premises of the Chinese Swimming Club. Their selection of extremely cool, cute and well designed Dim Sum dishes are both tasty and healthy. Check out these little pig Dim Sum custard buns! They look delicious, they ARE delicious! This Teochew restaurant hits all the right notes in its selection of Dim Sum and it has a distinctively cool character which sets it apart from other restaurants.
Address: 21 Amber Road, #03-01, Chinese Swimming Club (Arrival Pavilion), Singapore 439870
Tel: +65 6348 7298
Opening Hours:
- Mon to Fri: 11.30am – 3.30pm, 6pm – 10.30pm
- Sat, Sun & PH: 10.30am – 3.30pm, 6pm – 10.30pm
Steam Box
Steam Box takes a unique and specialist approach to preparing their dishes. They steamboat ingredients at high-speed on a bed of porridge so zhap percolates slowly into it. More meats and seafood steamed for your porridge = a better flavour, simple! Amongst their awesome Dim Sum dishes are these glorious Lotus Paste Bear Buns. It’s a fairly smart restaurant and the fact they steam your meat over rice means your rice-like porridge is both healthy and tasty by the time you come to eat it. Original and tasty!
Address: 68 Serangoon Garden Way, Singapore 555962
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 11am to 3pm, 6pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 11pm
Tel: 6281 6939
Majestic Bay
Majestic Bay features a rather classy environment which juxtaposes nicely with its cute Dim Sum. There’s tons of colourful offerings which look stunning and taste delicious. The arty designs of Dim Sum never cease to amaze and here, you can look towards the amazing yellow ducklings filled with Nutella and yams. They’re delightful and they really do look awesome! On top of all these Dim Sum offerings are loads of great seafood dishes including Asia Mud Crabs or US Dungeness Crabs – tasty!
Address: 18 Marina Gardens Drive, #01-10, Below Flower Dome, Gardens By The Bay, Singapore 018953
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 5:45pm to 9pm
Tel: 6604 6604
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