Seattle Restaurants

  1. China Gate

    Like House of Hong, the China Gate now has all-day dim sum. The Hong Kong-style menu offers a couple hundred choices, and the building is interesting in its own right - it was built in 1924 as a Peking Opera house.

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  2. Floating Leaves Teahouse

    Supposedly the first authentic Chinese teahouse in Seattle, Floating Leaves is modeled after the teahouses of the owner's native Taiwan. A contemplative place, it holds classes on tea culture and has occasional live music.

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  3. House Of Hong

    This giant yellow mainstay of the neighborhood now serves dim sum from until every day - handy if your craving hits in the middle of the day.

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  4. Jade Garden

    Dumplings to die for and a vast array of interesting dim sum make this a good choice for a brunch in the ID. You can nibble on a chicken foot or play it safe with familiar-looking noodle and rice concoctions, but the more things you try, the more fun you'll have. The Jade Garden's hot pots have also been recommended.

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  5. Purple Dot Café

    The Purple Dot looks like the inside of an '80s videogame (it is actually purple) and draws a late-night drunken-disco crowd on weekends, but most of the time it's a calm, quiet place to get dim sum and Macao-style specialties (meaning you can feast on spaghetti and toast along with your Hong Kong favorites).

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