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The Best Dumplings in Toronto

Where to get dim sum and dumplings across Toronto — from downtown Chinatown to the Cantonese corridors of Markham and Richmond Hill.

By Dim Hour · Updated 2026-06-24 · 6 verified picks

Toronto has one of North America’s deepest Chinese dining scenes, and the dumpling-and-dim-sum map runs well past downtown. The original Chinatown around Spadina and Dundas still anchors the city, but the largest Cantonese rooms and trolley-style dim sum halls now cluster north and east — through Scarborough, Markham, and Richmond Hill, where the GTA’s Chinese communities are concentrated. The result is a spread that covers steamed rice-noodle rolls, seafood-banquet dim sum, and vegetarian dim sum within a short drive of each other. Here is where to get dumplings and dim sum in Toronto, each scored and verified by Dim Hour.

A note on terms: dim sum is the Cantonese tradition of steamed and fried small plates ordered in rounds — har gow (shrimp dumplings), siu mai (pork-and-shrimp dumplings), and cheung fun (rice-noodle rolls) among the staples. Soup dumplings, or xiao long bao, are a Shanghainese style with broth sealed inside the wrapper.

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Yu Seafood

Chinese seafood/dim sum · Richmond Hill · $$ · Dim Hour 78

A Cantonese seafood and dim sum restaurant on Dufferin Street, working the live-tank seafood and trolley-style dim sum format. Yu Seafood is a larger-format room built for group meals and weekend dim sum in the city’s north end.

📍 3401 Dufferin St Unit 601A, North York, ON M6A 2T9, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
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Lobster Port

Seafood/Dim sum · Markham · $$ · Dim Hour 76

Lobster Port runs a Cantonese seafood and dim sum kitchen on Woodbine Avenue in Markham. It pairs live-tank seafood with a daytime dim sum service in the large banquet format these rooms are built around — a sit-down anchor in Markham’s Chinese dining cluster.

📍 7501 Woodbine Ave, Markham, ON L3R 2W1, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
3

New Century Restaurant

Chiuchow/Dim sum · Markham · $$ · Dim Hour 76

New Century Restaurant is a Chiuchow and dim sum banquet room in Markham, working the Teochew tradition alongside a daytime dim sum service. The large-format style suits family meals and events, and it sits in the Ferrier Street cluster of Chinese restaurants.

📍 398 Ferrier St, Markham, ON L3R 2Z5, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
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Yin Ji Chang Fen

Cantonese rice noodle rolls · Markham · $$ · Dim Hour 80

The Canadian outpost of Yin Ji Chang Fen, a Guangzhou chain built around Cantonese rice-noodle rolls, on Spadina Avenue in Chinatown. The cheung fun is steamed thin and filled to order — the same breakfast-counter format the brand is known for in southern China.

📍 369 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2G3, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
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King's Cafe

Vegetarian/Dim sum · Kensington Market · $$ · Dim Hour 86

King’s Cafe is a long-running vegetarian and vegan kitchen in Kensington Market, drawing on Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cooking with mock-meat dishes, dim sum, and sushi rolls. It is a meat-free option for dim sum on Augusta Avenue downtown.

📍 192 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L6, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
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The ONE Fusion Cuisine

Cantonese · Richmond Hill · $$ · Dim Hour 76

The ONE Fusion Cuisine is a Cantonese restaurant on Bayview Avenue in Richmond Hill, turning out dim sum and seafood with a more elaborate, modern hand. It sits in one of the GTA’s densest Chinese dining corridors.

📍 9019 Bayview Ave Unit 9, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1Y3, Canada Website ↗ Full listing on Dim Hour →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best dumpling spot in Toronto?
The top dumpling and dim sum picks in Toronto include Yu Seafood, Lobster Port, New Century Restaurant. Each is scored and verified by Dim Hour; see the full ranked list with signature dishes above.
What is the difference between dim sum and soup dumplings?
Dim sum is the broad Cantonese tradition of steamed and fried small plates ordered in rounds — har gow (shrimp dumplings), siu mai, cheung fun rice-noodle rolls, and buns among them. Soup dumplings, or xiao long bao, are a specific Shanghainese style where hot broth is sealed inside a thin pleated wrapper alongside the filling.
Where can I get dim sum near downtown Toronto?
Downtown, Yin Ji Chang Fen on Spadina Avenue in Chinatown specializes in steamed Cantonese rice-noodle rolls (cheung fun), and King's Cafe in Kensington Market is a vegetarian option serving dim sum among its menu. Both sit in the original Chinatown–Kensington core rather than the suburban Cantonese corridors.
Where is the best dim sum in Markham and Richmond Hill?
The largest Cantonese dim sum rooms cluster north of the city. Lobster Port and New Century Restaurant are large-format dim sum and banquet rooms in Markham, while Yu Seafood and The ONE Fusion Cuisine serve dim sum in Richmond Hill — the corridors where the GTA’s Chinese communities are concentrated.
Where can I find soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in Toronto?
Soup dumplings are a Shanghainese specialty rather than a Cantonese one, so they turn up most often at Shanghai- and Jiangnan-focused kitchens. Among the dim sum and Cantonese rooms in this guide, the focus runs toward steamed dumplings, rice-noodle rolls, and banquet-style small plates; for xiao long bao specifically, look to dedicated Shanghainese restaurants.
Is there good vegetarian dim sum in Toronto?
King's Cafe in Kensington Market is a long-running vegetarian and vegan restaurant that serves dim sum alongside mock-meat dishes and sushi rolls, drawing on Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cooking.
How much does dim sum cost in Toronto?
Most dim sum and dumpling rooms in this guide sit in the mid-tier price range — small plates ordered in rounds keep the per-person cost moderate, with seafood-banquet rooms running higher when live-tank dishes are added. Check each venue’s page for its current price tier.
What should I order at a Cantonese dim sum restaurant?
Standard rounds to start with are har gow (steamed shrimp dumplings), siu mai (pork-and-shrimp dumplings), cheung fun (rice-noodle rolls), and char siu bao (barbecue-pork buns). Trolley-style and large banquet rooms typically rotate a wide range of steamed and fried plates through the daytime service.
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