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DIM JOY

by Bianca

I ended up having lunch at this small dim sum (or yam-cha as the Japanese call it) restaurant on the 11th floor of Mitsukoshi Ginza during a quest to find a good, reasonable restaurant worth bringing guests to in the Ginza area. They had two choices of lunch menus : The Brown Rice Porridge Set that cost 2300 yen and the modern dim sum set for 3200 yen.

I decided to try the brown rice porridge set while my friends tried the other. Here is what my lunch set looked like :

Salad appetizer

Three choices of steamed dim sum

Fried dim sum

Chinese medicine soup

Brown rice porridge

For the modern dim sum set, there were these two extra dishes : (the noodles were delicious)

Stir fried soft shell shrimp with sweet chili sauce

Szechuan sesame spicy noodles

I imagined the soup and porridge to be the perfect comfort food when feeling under the weather, but I have to admit that it is not the most spectacular dim sum I have ever tasted. Yet, it is still a nice choice if you happen to be in the Ginza area and are craving for a little yam-cha.

DIM JOY. Mitsukoshi Ginza 11th floor. Tel : 03-35617091

Price : $

CHAO JANG Dim sum

by Bianca

This little chinese restaurant just opened a few months ago in Meguro. I’ve passed by many times making mental notes that I should drop by whenever my craving for Asian food arises. This afternoon it did, so we decided to drop by this little joint. I was pleasantly surprised. Their dim sum menu was quite extensive with many different choices and they had an english menu.

We tried ordering some of their non-dim sum dishes which were not that bad but I’d stick to the dim sum. Their noodles were excellent. I tried their tan-tan ramen and it was really fresh and delicious.

The prices were very reasonable and their chili paste deliciously spicy. Unfortunately I forgot to jot down their address and phone number but will post it shortly.

I will definitely come back to visit.

Price : $