Best Dim Sum in Melbourne

Melbourne's dim sum and yum cha scene is anchored in the CBD's Chinatown on Little Bourke Street, one of the longest continuously operating Chinese precincts in the world, and extends through Box Hill, Doncaster, and Richmond — suburbs with established Chinese-Australian communities and restaurant traditions.

The city's more recent waves of Chinese migration have brought Shanghainese soup dumplings (xiao long bao) and northern Chinese dumplings (jiaozi) to Melbourne alongside the traditional Cantonese dim sum canon. The result is a diverse dumpling and yum cha landscape that rewards exploration across multiple suburbs and culinary traditions.