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No. 37 in the world · November 2026

Swee Choon Tim Sum

Jalan Besar · Singapore, Singapore

xiao long baoNo. 37
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The one to order

Mee sua kueh (crisp fried noodle cake), xiao long bao and the red bean pancake

The line to expect: Waits after 10pm on weekends; take a number.

A late-night dim sum house since 1962, open into the small hours.

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Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)

Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)

6 hr (mostly chilling the jelly), about 1 hr 15 min hands-on · About 32 dumplings, 4 people. The soup inside is a jellied stock folded into the filling cold; it melts in the steamer. Make the jelly the day before and the rest is a long, happy afternoon of pleating.

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