Dim Sum



Dim Sum is a Chinese restaurant on West Nile Street in Glasgow City Centre serving up a range of traditional dim sum alongside other classic Chinese dishes.

Dim sum is traditional Chinese cuisine consisting of small dishes, mainly different dumplings and buns with a variety of different fillings and flavours. Translating to 'touch the heart', dim sum was originally created to be eaten as a snack rather than a full meal. In Hong Kong specifically, dim sum is eaten early on in the day for breakfast or brunch. Being intrigued by the idea and never having tried dim sum before, I thought where better to try than a restaurant named after it. 

I recently visited Dim Sum with some friends to try their lunch menu after seeing recommendations for the restaurant on TikTok. Offering multiple course options, 3 dim sum was the perfect afternoon serving for me. The Chinese equivalent of 'picky bits', I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to have different dishes without feeling overly full, especially at lunch time. 

Like I promised myself, I chose to try 3 dishes I'd never had. I was impressed by the range of dim sum available on the menu, especially a lunch menu, but after much deliberation, I chose the Shanghai pork dumplings (Xiao Long Bao), chicken and prawn chilli dumplings (Siu Mai) and Stornaway black pudding wonton with scallops and prawn. Everything was fresh and delicious but my favourite by far was the Stornaway wonton. The Chinese/Scottish fusion worked very well together and I just love any kind of crispy pastry! Although dim sum is their namesake, they also offer the well known and popular dishes such as salt and chilli chicken and fried rice, which my not so adventurous friends enjoyed. 

Overall, my visit to Dim Sum was exceedingly positive. With a comfortable setting and friendly staff, not to mention the delicious food, Dim Sum on West Nile Street is definitely worth a visit if you are looking for Chinese food in Glasgow City Centre. 

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