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Exhibition Street's grand yum cha hall for trolley dim sum, live seafood and standout Peking duck.
Yum Cha You Must Try in Melbourne
Secret Kitchen's truffle dumplings, Golden Dragon Palace's trolley service, Flower Drum's refined Cantonese, Melbourne's essential yum cha experiences.
Exhibition Street's grand yum cha hall for trolley dim sum, live seafood and standout Peking duck.
Melbourne's 50-year Cantonese institution — tableside Peking duck, yum cha, old-school service.
Templestowe's spacious Cantonese dining room for traditional trolley-cart yum cha and dim sum.
South Yarra's inventive yum cha and dim sum spot with handcrafted teas and private event rooms.
A Glen Waverley Shanghainese mainstay famous for black truffle xiao long bao and stone-pot crab rice, worth the shopping-centre queue.
Bourke Street tablet-order Chinese diner famous for quick yum cha and dim sum classics.
A stylish CBD teahouse serving yum cha and dim sum alongside signature teapot cocktails.
Hawthorn's long-running Chinese favourite for Peking duck, banquets, and famously attentive service.
Prahran's unlimited yum cha and dim sum specialist, plus an evening Cantonese banquet menu.
Wantirna's trolley-service yum cha — traditional dim sum and Cantonese banquets.
Clayton cha chan tang serving generous Hong Kong comfort plates near Monash, open into the evening.
Carlton's terracotta-warrior Chinese institution for mustard beef and Sunday yum cha dim sum.
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