Foodie Experiences
Dim Sum Cart Date at Yan's House
PoCo's beloved dim sum room: carts, steam, har gow to xiao long bao and the best argument you'll have all week.
Downtown PoCo, Oxford Street
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PoCo's beloved dim sum room: carts, steam, har gow to xiao long bao and the best argument you'll have all week.
Downtown PoCo, Oxford Street
More infoYan's House is the Cantonese room PoCo keeps coming back to, and the reason is the cart. A steam cart rolls up, you point, you share, someone takes the last har gow, and now you know something important about each other. Har gow through xiao long bao, generous portions, fair prices, a room packed with regulars. It's daytime only, so come hungry enough to commit to the long order sheet.
Go for lunch, not dinner - dim sum service runs until roughly 2:45pm, and showing up at noon hoping for carts at 7pm is the rookie move that gets you a regular menu instead. Get there near the 10:30am open on a weekend to skip the line and catch the dumplings at their freshest. Order like a team: split har gow (shrimp dumplings), siu mai, a basket of xiao long bao, and the BBQ pork buns, then add one wildcard nobody at the table can identify - the shared gamble is the fun part. Don't miss the egg tarts at the end; they're the low-key best thing on the cart and the perfect sweet full stop. Portions run generous and prices are fair, so order in waves rather than all at once - you'll always want one more basket than you planned.
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