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No. 65 in the world · November 2026

Maxim's Palace (City Hall)

City Hall, Central · Hong Kong, China

siu maiNo. 65
A photo like it · Sara McCleary (CC BY-SA 4.0) (siu mai, not from Maxim's Palace (City Hall))

The one to order

Siu mai and har gow straight off the trolley, with the harbor in the window

The line to expect: Expect 30 to 60 minutes at weekend lunch; get a ticket at 10:30am.

One of the last big Hong Kong halls where dim sum still comes round on carts.

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Make it at home

Siu mai (open pork and shrimp dumplings)

Siu mai (open pork and shrimp dumplings)

45 min · About 24, 4 people. The easiest dim sum to make at home: no pleating, just a wrapper cupped around a bouncy pork and shrimp filling. Store-bought wrappers are what most dim sum kitchens use too.

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