Bangalore's dim sum scene did not exist in 2018. In 2026, on a Sunday morning, three Chinese kitchens are hand-folding dim sum from 5 AM. This is a working guide to the eight baskets locals queue for.
1. Xin Den HSR — The Hand-Folded Basket
Full disclosure: we run this one. Every basket hand-folded in a glass-walled dim sum kitchen visible from your table. Order the Char Siu Bao (roast pork, still our best-seller), Siu Mai (open-top pork and prawn), house Gyoza, and Soft-shell Crab Bao. ₹380 for four. · HSR Sector 7 · all-day.
2. Yauatcha — UB City
Bangalore branch of the London institution. Their Har Gao (translucent-skinned prawn dumplings) is a technical achievement. Weekend brunch. ₹850+ · UB City.
3. Mainland China — Multiple
The old guard. Unpretentious, honest, priced for a weekly habit. Chicken Siu Mai and Cantonese Vegetable dumplings. ₹450 · Indiranagar, Koramangala, Whitefield.
4. Chin Lung — St. Mark's Road
South Bangalore institution since 1978. Prawn Har Gao with legendary house chilli-vinegar. ₹400 · St. Mark's Road.
5. Nasi & Mee — Church Street
Malaysian-Chinese hybrid with an unusual Curry Puff dim sum. ₹350 · Church Street.
6. Xin Coonoor — dim sum flight with Nilgiri tea
Our hills outlet: 4 PM flight of six pieces served with single-estate Nilgiri teas. Bedford Circle. Toy-train view. ₹490. · 4-6 PM only.
7. Mamagoto — Indiranagar & Koramangala
Bang Bang chicken bao and Chilli Basil dumplings. Family-friendly. ₹500 · Multiple.
8. Xin Fine Koramangala — Sunday Basket
Our 1st Block outlet: Sunday morning dim sum brunch, five baskets, one steamer, all hand-folded. Char Siu Bao, Siu Mai, Gyoza, Vegetable, chef's special. ₹590 · Sundays 11-3.
The one basket to order first
Char Siu Bao at Xin Den HSR. The most forgiving dim sum — soft, sweet, richly-filled, hard to get wrong. Everything else reads as a variation.
