Har Gow
Crystal skin, whole prawn
HK$42
Slow mornings, stacked steamers
Bamboo baskets, pots of tea kept full, and sunlight over Nathan Road.
Book yum cha
Trolleys roll from 07:00. Parties above six, please call ahead.
Dear friend,
you'll find us at 88 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The kettles are on Daily 07:00-15:00. Come early - the window seats go first.
The yum cha ritual
Come early, stay long
Bamboo & Steam is a morning dim sum teahouse in Kowloon: steamers stacked to the ceiling, pots of tea kept full, and time slowed to the pace of yum cha.
Come early, stay long, and let the trolley decide.
Pour tea for others first
Fill every cup at the table before your own; the pot is never just yours.
Tap two fingers to say thanks
A quiet knock on the wood thanks the pourer without breaking the conversation.
Let the trolley decide
The steamers choose you. Lift a lid, nod, and the morning is under way.
The steamers
Lift the lid
Steamed to order, all morning. The trolley carries more.
Siu Mai
Pork, prawn, crab roe
HK$40
Char Siu Bao
Fluffy, sweet-savoury
HK$38
Cheung Fun
Silky rice roll, sweet soy
HK$44
Egg Tart
Flaky, warm custard
HK$28
Pots kept full
Tea, poured first
Pu-erh
Deep and earthy, made for har gow.
Jasmine
Light and floral, lovely with warm custard.
Tieguanyin
Toasty oolong that lifts every siu mai.
Morning light
- "The har gow taste like a sunny window seat." - Kowloon Morning Post
- "Tea never empties, mornings never rush." - The Teahouse Diary
- "Let the trolley decide. It knows." - Auntie May, regular since day one