Delicious dim sum of authentic Chinese cuisine. Nice servers and accommodating us having no reservations. Every order was good. My beer came really cold as I preferred, Pleasant experience.

When my fiance and I were in Hong Kong we adored Tim Ho Wan for their famous baked BBQ pork buns. We end up in NYC about once or twice a year and have been trying to stop by Tim Ho Wan the last f…

When my fiance and I were in Hong Kong we adored Tim Ho Wan for their famous baked bbq pork buns. We end up in NYC about once or twice a year and have been trying to stop by Tim Ho Wan the last few…

Best Dim Sum! service is wonderful! Love the shrimp and scallion dumpling. Sunday morning dim sum breakfast is special.

Best Dim Sum! Service is wonderful! Love the shrimp and scallion dumpling. Sunday morning dim sum breakfast is special.

This little restaurant was a good choice for a busy Saturday since there was no need for reservation or wait. Food is cantonese, Hong Kong style. Nothing fancy, the place is casual, almost like a fa…

This little restaurant was a good choice for a busy Saturday since there was no need for reservation or wait. food is cantonese, Hong Kong style. Nothing fancy, the place is casual, almost like a …

This little restaurant was a good choice for a busy Saturday since there was no need for reservation or wait. Food is cantonese, Hong Kong style. Nothing fancy, the place is casual, almost like a …

This dim sum restaurant is a hidden gem. Their Roasted pork buns are a taste sensation - perfectly sweet buns enveloping succulent, flavorful pork. The shrimp Har Gow is a delicate deligh…

This dim sum restaurant is a hidden gem. Their Roasted pork buns are a taste sensation - perfectly sweet buns enveloping succulent, flavorful pork. The Shrimp Har Gow is a delicate delight, wit…

This dim sum restaurant is a hidden gem. Their Roasted Pork Buns are a taste sensation - perfectly sweet buns enveloping succulent, flavorful pork. The shrimp Har Gow is a delicate delight, with pl…

The BBQ pork buns are out of this world - truly one of a kind delicious. Everything else is great too. Quick service, interior isn't fancy, but so worth a trip.

The BBQ pork buns are out of this world - truly one of a kind delicious. Everything else is great too. Quick service, interior isn't fancy, but so worth a trip.

The bbq pork buns are out of this world - truly one of a kind delicious. Everything else is great too. Quick service, interior isn't fancy, but so worth a trip.

Very good place for having dim sum in the city, good service, great food and value. The waiting times are quite long, so it's worth joining the waiting list some hours ahead.

Arys N

Midday on a weekend, I was able to get in. No line or wait. It was an impulse. The service was quick, friendly and when you asked the staff what item you were receiving, they kindly explained the dish. Certain dishes were exceptional. Bao buns wow. There were items I did not enjoy but I cannot rate low due to a limited dataset associated with similar items. Recommend for sure. Try as many things as you can.

+3

Brayden

Solid dim sum place if you cannot make it to Chinatown. Some of their bites needed a little bit of seasoning but nothing that their chili oil and sauces couldn’t fix. I generally liked it and I’d go back. Their lychee hot tea was awesome. They were also pretty quick to serve up the dim sum.

+5

Christopher Rizzo

I can see why this dim sum spot is so popular. The food is incredibly flavorful, with a great variety of dishes that truly stand out. The quality is definitely noticeable, and you can taste the care and attention to detail in every bite. That said, the price is definitely on the higher side compared to other dim sum places in the city. But, given that it has a Michelin star, I guess you’re paying for that elevated experience. Still, it’s worth trying if you’re in the mood for something special! Just be prepared to pay a bit more.

Eljoy T

You can't go wrong with the rice rolls. Pork ribs are also juicy and soft. Turnip cake is crispy on the outside. Also saw a lot of people get the buns The dessert custard buns were made fresh. They were great but they took a while to come out.

Thy Pham

We got har gow, 2 siu mai, pan fried noodles, steamed rolls, and the spicy dumplings I like the siu mai and har gow! Not a huge fan of the steamed rolls, they tasted a bit refrigerated. Got the sesame mochi for desserts and I like the exterior crunchy texture but the filling inside was pretty empty…

+2

Libinski 0G

A good dim sum place for a quick and affordable lunch. The place is not big, and the service is quick. They have a small menu to choose your dim sum from. They are known for their roast pork buns, but keep in mind, this is not exactly the same as the ones you found in Chinatown. The food is clean and decent, and I came a few times. The quality is consistent as well!

+5

Been coming here since I was in high school. A bit pricey for dim sum but a solid choice. pork buns are a highlight.

One of the locations was michelin starred at one point I believe. They've recently raised the prices but it's still a good dim sum staple. Their crowning jewel is the bbq pork buns with a sweet cru…

I've been back a few times since my first visit and I'm happy to report same great menu / same awesome dim sum! Love the steamed rice roll with shrimp and the noodles and dumplings. I love how quic…

Amazing spot for dim sum with friends! Great selection of drinks and dim sum dishes, and while they advertise as being affordable, I think their lunches are a bit on the pricey side.

Good Dim Sum. Limited menu considering past accolades. Dishes well done and good service. Nothing mind blowing about this place but nice neighborhood vibe in east village.

Good Dim Sum. Limited menu considering past accolades. Dishes well done and good service. Nothing mind blowing about this place but nice neighborhood vibe in east village.

We had lunch here on a weekday and the food was typical Dim Sum. The place wasn't busy so we were seated right away. The Chinese Broccoli was servered cold but they replaced it right away. Their B…

We had lunch here on a weekday and the food was typical Dim Sum. The place wasn't busy so we were seated right away. The Chinese Broccoli was servered cold but they replaced it right away. Their…

We went to the Hell’s kitchen outputs of this celebrated dim sum chain. They are living on their accolades. The pan fired dumplings and the two chef’s specials were out (really , 2 hours bef…

EJ

Overall: A huge disappointment Ambience: outdated decor, but very good for solo lunch, quite a few tables are solo diners Service: not the waiter’s fault but the cheap plastic green chopsticks are a mode killer… Food: Huge disappointment: everything screamed previously frozen. The classic chicken feet is barely cooked (the traditional dim sum chicken feet should be so soft they melts in your mouth). The coffee and milk tea is very mediocre as well. The only redeeming dish is BBQ pork bun. Honestly don’t know how this shop can make it so far in the competitive food scene of New York City. Will never come back for sure.

F P

Hidden Manhattan Eats: Tim Ho Wan 📍85 4th Ave NY Tried out Tim Ho Wan 🥟✨the famous dim sum spot known as one of the most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants in the world. I went in ready for a dim sum feast and ordered their signature baked BBQ pork buns and some deep fried dumplings. The pork buns? Soft, pillowy, with this sweet crackly crust on top that threw me off at first… but the savory caramelized pork filling balanced it out. Not bad, kinda grew on me. 👌🏽 But the fried dumplings… y’all. They were sweet inside. I wasn’t ready for that at all, and honestly it ruined the vibe for me 😩. Like, are sweet dumplings a traditional thing? Or did I just order wrong? If you’ve been to Tim Ho Wan, drop your recs — what’s good here, what should I try next time? Because I’m still curious, but that dumpling situation… nah.

+4

Luisa Ho

As a dim sum lover, I had high hopes, but unfortunately, the food was just average. Some of the dumplings lacked freshness, and the flavors didn’t stand out. The service was attentive, which I appreciated, and the atmosphere had more of a Hong Kong-style café (cha chaan teng) feel—simple but clean. Overall, it was an okay experience, but not a place I’d go out of my way to revisit.

Cindy C

This is from a dinning experience years ago, so everything could already have been changed. Take this review as a reference, but please don't rely on it. 1) I've received a bun with an insect on it. I reported, and the server took the dish back to kitchen. Later the server came back and said "it was just black stuff from the flour". Luckily, I have taken this photo, which shows the details of legs and tentacles before the server took away the dish. An occasionally found insect was not a big deal to me. I feel unsatisfied because they tried to deny. 2) I have received undercooked (partially raw) steamed pork ribs. I did not bother to report, as I was tired of restaurant's attitude.

P E A C E !

I haven't gotten all my dish as I'm writing this, but the rice rolls and radish cakes were super soft. I'm used to a little chew so having them melt is more overcooked than a nice melt. I can barely pick up the radish cakes without them crumbling. The deep fried pork dumplings were strangely extra sticky to my teeth. Again, I've had them more chewy. Presentation of the food isn't giving the "Michelin" that I read online, maybe that was changed and I didn't know. Except the spicy wonton, they did look good. They tasted ok. I think I'm not a spicy wonton person because I'm not a big fan of chili oil so I can't blame that. Warning: they're super slippery cause of the chili oil and kept slipping off my chopsticks. Final statement, I've had dim sum I like better elsewhere. It's funny because I got disappointed both ways: 1) reading the 5* comments then eating it was disappointing; 2) there were comments disliking it and I wanted to give the place hope. It's not bad! It's just not worth it the price to me. My last dish though, the taro sago coconut milk dessert, it's too simple to go wrong so 5/5* for that to average 3/5*. Oh apparently, the most recommended dish is the BBQ pork buns which I didn't eat, so maybe everything else is meant to be meh so that shines.

Amanda Cheng

Eating dim sum for dinner was a novel ide since I usually associate dim sum with the late morning/early afternoon hours. Thankfully places like Tim ho wan allows for satisfying dim sum cravings when they hit at a random hour. I came with a group of two other people and got a total of five dishes. This was a different experience than having Chinatown dim sum since you order off a menu and the dishes are brought out, rather than having staff push around carts of steamed goodies and serving tea with the food. The menu had lots of pictures, which made choosing easy. I do have to say that I was taken aback by the limited selection of food. For example, there wasn't as many types of dumplings that you would generally find. In any case, the menu does hit on the key staples of dim sum in my opinion. All the dishes served were piping hot, which totally hit the spot when it's cold outside. My favorite was probably the fried eggplant with shrimp. The pan fried noodles were a bit bland but I guess a good balance to everything else that was a little more salty. Overall, this was good for eating dim sum if you want it at an unconventional hour.

+2

Gone are the crowds when this place first opened, and it seems like the menu is quite pared down too which is disappointing. Of course, like many places, the prices have climbed to absurd levels ($…

My friend couldn't stop raving about Tim Ho Wan and the Baked Bbq Pork Buns, so I wanted to try it right away. It may be blasphemy to say, but I thought everything here was really underwhelming and j…

My friend couldn't stop raving about Tim Ho Wan and the Baked bbq pork buns, so I wanted to try it right away. It may be blasphemy to say, but I thought everything here was really underwhelmi…

My friend couldn't stop raving about Tim Ho Wan and the Baked Bbq pork buns, so I wanted to try it right away. It may be blasphemy to say, but I thought everything here was really underwhelming a…

My friend couldn't stop raving about Tim Ho Wan and the Baked bbq Pork Buns, so I wanted to try it right away. It may be blasphemy to say, but I thought everything here was really underwhelming and…

This location is convenient located, but the food is not the Tim Ho Wan you know. Whether you've been to THW in the homeland, or you've been to one of the more recognized locations that have been r…

The food at Tim Ho Wan is always good. The problem is that we couldn't get a number of the dishes we wanted because there were too many orders before ours. We were told that the rice rolls could ta…

Looking at the menu at Tim Ho Wan, I got a shock. The prices had risen enormously. I asked and the server told me that every two years the prices were raised. With Har Gow at $7.75 and Steamed Rice…

Looking at the menu at Tim Ho Wan, I got a shock. The prices had risen enormously. I asked and the server told me that every two years the prices were raised. With Har Gow at $7.75 and Steamed Ri…

Overall, not bad but there is much better and cheaper dim sum in the city. The fillings on all the dumplings and shumai were very flavorful and top notch, but the execution was sloppy with the wrap…

I don't understand the hype. All the items I ordered were fine, same or even a bit worst than the dim sum places in Chinatown for double the price and wait time. Honestly nothing special or unique.

Tan Tang

Weekday evening walked in no wait time. With the expectation of Hong Kong’s popular dim sum restaurant which I have been eating many times in Hong Kong, this first time visit of dishes is quite disappointed. Only the Steamed rice with Minced Beef is just ok, taste of Pork wonton in spicy sauce and Pan fried noodles are way below regular Chinese restaurants you can get in Chinatown. Price seems not justified with the taste and quality of food, may not visit again.

Thrash service. No one checked on us, no one refilled our water, and no one gave us the check when we're done. Am I supposed to just walk out? Luckily I still have good conscious to pay. \nHow can …

The food cold not hot enough. 3 waitress no training how to serve customers. Dim sum just fair not really good. Very disappointed for this place. Don’t even think to go back anymore. There’s one di…

Sophia H

We found a worm in our vegetable (should have taken a picture but they took it away very quickly). They took the veggies off from the menu but felt reluctant. The food was mediocre. We are not going back.