East Harbor Seafood Palace
Seafood restaurant · Dyker Heights ·
Classic dim sum by cart, known for pork dumplings & beef ribs
Classic dim sum by cart, known for pork dumplings & beef ribs
"Guests can barely get through this front door, where crowds pack in on weekends for dim sum. They wait patiently as an announcer shouts reservation numbers over a booming speaker—like a game of high-stakes bingo. Dim sum is a well-orchestrated affair, with steaming carts rolling by and waiters ferrying trays into the gold-accented dining room. Eyes can guide the ordering when it comes to the carts, stocked with authentic bites. Highlights include the siu mai, followed by rice noodles wrapped around shrimp and doused in a sweet soy sauce. Black bean spare ribs are flavorful, but don't skip the zongzi—tea leaf-wrapped sticky rice stuffed with pork and mushrooms.Things are more tame on weekdays, but that just means there's no need to fight the lines." - Michelin Inspector
"Technically, East Harbor Seafood Palace is a bit of a walk from the lights. But during your 25-minute saunter over, you’ll work up an appetite for our favorite dim sum spot in Sunset Park. Hopefully there won’t be too much of a wait, but the space is enormous, so you’ll probably be eating shrimp and watercress dumplings before you can finish singing “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The beef ribs are especially good (and peppery), and don’t skip the taro pork dumplings." - carina finn koeppicus, will hartman, willa moore
"Depending on the time of day, people go to East Harbor Seafood Palace for one of two things: excellent dim sum, or an extravagant Cantonese dinner. On weekend mornings, this giant banquet hall is packed with dim sum carts and tables of people catching up over dumplings, egg tarts, and tea. At night, they come here for a family-style dinner built around an exceptional peking duck, the fried dungeness crab, or giant king crab steamed with piles of garlic." - carina finn koeppicus, bryan kim
"Sunset Park has nearly as many dim sum spots as Manhattan’s Chinatown, and most of them could have made this list. But if you want our all-around top choice, head to East Harbor Seafood Palace. On weekend afternoons, the bustling space feels like a neighborhood clubhouse, with TVs, chandeliers, and servers efficiently zipping around with carts of rice rolls and pork buns. They serve a good variety of dishes, and the standouts include beef tendon and crispy taro pork dumplings. Despite the fact that you’ll inevitably have to wait 30 minutes to get seated, East Harbor Seafood Palace should be one of your go-to spots for a casual group outing." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman
"Like a lot of dim sum spots in NYC, East Harbor Seafood Palace has an enormous space. By necessity, paths do need to be carved out in the dining area to make room for roving carts with peppery beef ribs and taro pork dumplings—which means the tables are spaced far apart. If you get here around noon, there may already be a wait, but it shouldn't be too long (30 minutes, maybe)." - kenny yang