No. 98 in the world · November 2026
Wa Lok
No. 98The one to order
Siu mai and har gow, chifa style
Lima's Chinese-Peruvian chifa institution, where dim sum meets the Peruvian pantry.
Make it at home
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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