In search of the perfect Siew Mai....

[vernplum]

Fellow Dim Sum lovers

Where are your favourite Siew Mai places?

Ones I like:

The dim sum place at Lau Pa Sat (can't remember name)- surprisingly firm and flavoursome; I had these for breakfast today on the way to the office.

The restaurant at the Goodwood Hotel (again, forgotten the name) - heavenly Siew Mai.

Mouth restaurant at Chinatown Point.

Tiong Bahru Pau - I go to one at Toa Payoh HDB Hub. Very big Siew Mai, although not so tasty as some others that happen (is it coincidence?) to be smaller.

 

[rottenramone]

ritz carlton has croissant siew mai and har gow. it will screw with your brain!

 

[psionic]

i second the goodwood park one. ate there many years ago and i can still remember how good the siew mai was!

 

[cruxgod]

siew choon at jalan besar! anyone?

 

[soft]

Since young, whenever during special occassion, my family would go to Red Star Restaurant. Quite an old place but it is as real as it gets.

http://www.foodieparadise.sg/?p=24

 

[AgingYouth]

There's one restaurant near Jalan Besar and Post-Museum which I went for supper last Friday. They do the dinner, supper and early breakfast crowd.

It was decidedly the worst dim sum place I ever ate in...

 

[pf]

Oh my gosh! The Red Star restaurant! The one at Chin Swee road.

I only been there once. hehe...but I know somebody who's wedding dinner was held there more than 30 years sgo.

Haven't found one place where the siew mai is very good until I cannot forget. But I remember my best dim sim experience was late nite suppers with family at Pasir Panjang. Food taste better with great company.

 

[Gr3yF0x]

school canteen one good enough for me man! hahaha

 

[tpiledriver]

Its awesomely tasty and delicious!!
its my favourite side food.
yeah, everday during reccess, i used to buy siew mai from the school's canteen.

 

[LadyInTears]

i second red star, its a nice old restaurant and not too ex

 

[amnesiac]

There is one dim sum shop in Geylang, sells really good stuff. I love the century egg porridge. I forgot the name too, haha. Lots of people go there. Reminds you of hong kong when you step in..

 

[zhaf93]

Its awesomely tasty and delicious!!
its my favourite side food.
yeah, everday during reccess, i used to buy siew mai from the school's canteen.

yea!!and u add chilli to it.
shiok!!!

 

[shinobi]

i bet 90% of dim sum, siew mai, laksa, etc etc in singapore comes from the same distributor. the only difference is which channel U 'star' has patronized which

i think K F Seetoh should look into this if he hasn't already. if he has it has to be somewhere on the makansutra site

 

[VidaK]

no shinobi, most siew mais in chinese restaurants are hand made before they are steamed...

i know i'm gonna be bashed but im gonna say hong kong dim sum , siew mai in particular, taste better...

 

[edder]

There is one dim sum shop in Geylang, sells really good stuff. I love the century egg porridge. I forgot the name too, haha. Lots of people go there. Reminds you of hong kong when you step in..

wah lao eh! got say like never say only!

is it sik wai sin near the durian shops?

 

[nak]

i think the geylang dim sum is the one edder referred to.. usually i just take taxi and tell the uncle the geylang dim sum and i always end up at the same place..

 

[rottenramone]

i think the geylang dim sum is the one edder referred to.. usually i just take taxi and tell the uncle the geylang dim sum and i always end up at the same place..

along the main road from weelee jamming studios right??

 

[amnesiac]

wah lao eh! got say like never say only!

is it sik wai sin near the durian shops?

Haha no it's not sik wai sin. I know the name already. It's called Wen Dao Shi (揾到食). Its located at 126 Sims Avenue, near lorong 17..