The Bon Vivant Blog

So – the old Rich Ocean Seafood Restaurant has re-opened. Apparently, the story was that Rich Ocean used to be Cantonese food (I had eaten here before), and then changed to be Pekingese/Northern Chinese food (my apologies if I have categorized this wrong, but it was a person from China who told me [...]

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Sunday am out for Dim Sum with family. Jade Dynasty was recommended because Dim Sum before 11am (at least on the weekends) is 20% off, and family members had been here many times before with good results.
We made a reservation (pretty much mandatory for weekends), and our table [...]

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Dragon View Restaurant has replaced Wah Wing Seafood Restaurant although interestingly the restaurant bill still shows up under the old name. The “new” restaurant is more upscale and modern-looking – presumably to attract the banquet crowd. The dim sum is on the higher end of the price scale but not overly expensive particularly [...]

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Shanghai River is one of the nicer-looking Shanghainese dim sum places in Richmond with new modern decor. You can tell the food is good because the restaurant is crowded and people are waiting even at the tail end of dim sum/lunch service. Services is good and we didn’t feel rushed. The popular dishes [...]

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The Rich Ocean Seafood Restaurant
108-777 Broadway West
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J7‎
(604) 876-8388‎
Cost: average
Reservations: Yes
Our favorite place in downtown Vancouver for dim sum at this moment. They take reservations, the egg tarts are hot and fresh and there is a discount if you order before noon.
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Wah Wing Seafood Restaurant
1298-3779 Sexsmith Road, Richmond
Tel: (604) 241-8828
Cost: inexpensive
Reservations: Yes
Dim Sum guide
Another Dim Sum Guide option
This place is our favorite dim sum restaurant so far. It is not as nice as Kirin but it is cheaper, offers more variety and, above all, takes RESERVATIONS (which is a godsend for those of you who have [...]

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