The Bon Vivant Blog

Saturday am – out for Dim Sum – let’s try a new place. A has been here before and she likes how it has convenient parking in a parkade ($1) and is right across the street from Sun Yat Sen gardens. Inside, this place is cavernous – you could have a wedding for 500 here; [...]

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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 this, and [...]

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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 was ready on time. With typical [...]

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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 since most [...]

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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 include the [...]

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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. View Larger Map

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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 [...]

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