This North Miami Beach institution has been satisfying cravings for Cantonese-style barbecue for decades. The sprawling menu features excellent roasted meats, particularly the crispy-skinned roast duck and char siu pork, which can be ordered on their own or atop a steaming bowl of wonton noodle soup. While the no-frills dining room could use an update, the food more than makes up for it with dishes like the salt and pepper pork chops, ginger-scallion lobster, and pan-fried noodles, keeping regulars coming back.

Tucked away inside a strip mall in North Miami, this no-frills restaurant has been a fixture in the neighborhood for more than two decades. Its daily dim sum service always offers dishes like shrimp balls, roasted barbecue pork, fried rice, egg foo young, and more.

With an aesthetic that feels more like a spa than a restaurant, Hakkasan delivers as much atmosphere as it does Cantonese cuisine. Chilean sea bass, crispy duck salad, and the dim sum lunch top the requisites list, along with the Kowloon Cooler mocktail prepared with berries, juice, lychee, and lemon-lime soda. 

This casual, take-out only Kendall restaurant specializing in Cantonese barbecue cuisine is best know for its namesake roast duck, but also offers a full range of other dishes, including seafood, dim sum, and traditional Chinese dishes.

High-end, Hong Kong-based restaurant Hutong has brought a splashy, colorful outpost to the Magic City. The vibe-y restaurant offers classics like the Peking duck, which is created using a recipe said to have been developed over one hundred years ago for the emperor, or more unique dishes like dumplings filled with everything from rose champagne, to prawn and black truffle, alongside strong cocktails and plenty of people watching.

After becoming a runaway favorite during the COVID-19 shutdown through social media, an “Asian-ish” restaurant, Zitz Sum, has opened its permanent outpost in Coral Gables. Offering a much larger menu than its original creative dumpling creations, diners can feast on dishes like cucumber salad, charred cabbage, grilled pork chops, and hanger steak — but don’t worry, the dumplings also make the menu. To wash the dishes back, guests can sip on a large selection of natural wines, sake, and beer.

A Miami institution since 1984, Tropical Chinese has been doling out dim sum since the local food scene was not much more than a croqueta. In true pushcart, fashion diners settle in with a warm cup of tea and watch the pork buns pass by. Can’t-miss bites include dumplings on dumplings, shrimp rolls, and roasted duck. 

For over two decades, Kon Chau has been Miami’s go-to spot for dim sum in Westchester. The no-frills restaurant serves up thin-skinned har gow dumplings stuffed with plump shrimp, juicy pork siu mai, and pan-fried turnip cakes with perfectly crispy edges. Skip the traditional dim sum cart service - here, dishes are made to order, so everything arrives piping hot. Beyond the standard dim sum fare, don’t miss specialties like the lotus leaf-wrapped sticky rice and black bean sauce-slicked chicken feet. Tea service is prompt and plentiful, though be prepared to wait for a table during peak weekend hours.