This bustling Brooklyn eatery serves authentic dim sum from rolling carts, offering fresh flavors and generous portions in a delightful communal atmosphere.
"Like a lot of dim sum spots in NYC, East Harbor Seafood Palace has an enormous space. By necessity, paths do need to be carved out in the dining area to make room for roving carts with peppery beef ribs and taro pork dumplings—which means the tables are spaced far apart. If you get here around noon, there may already be a wait, but it shouldn't be too long (30 minutes, maybe)." - kenny yang
"Sunset Park has nearly as many dim sum spots as Manhattan’s Chinatown, and most of them could have made this list. But if you want our all-around top choice, head to East Harbor Seafood Palace. On weekend afternoons, the bustling space feels like a neighborhood clubhouse, with TVs, chandeliers, and servers efficiently zipping around with carts of rice rolls and pork buns. They serve a good variety of dishes, and the standouts include beef tendon and crispy taro pork dumplings. Despite the fact that you’ll inevitably have to wait 30 minutes to get seated, East Harbor Seafood Palace should be one of your go-to spots for a casual group outing." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman
"East Harbor Seafood Palace is a dim sum icon, the kind of sprawling banquet hall that has largely disappeared from the city’s other Chinatowns. All the standards of the genre — rice rolls, steamed pork ribs, chicken feet — are well executed, but any pork-filled dumpling is a must. There is always a wait on weekends, and when listening for your party to be seated, note that numbers are called out in Cantonese, then Mandarin, and then in English." - Robert Sietsema, Erika Adams
"On the border of Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, East Harbor is one of the largest restaurants in Brooklyn, with rolling carts, private rooms, big round tables with lazy susans, and an extensive sum menu. Oversized fish balls, soy-braised chicken feet scattered with fresh green chiles, open-ended rice rolls cut like tekkamaki, and goji berry gelatin are highlights." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"We know that technically, East Harbor Seafood Palace is a bit of a walk from the lights. But during your 25-minute saunter over, you’ll work up an appetite for our favorite dim sum spot in Sunset Park. Hopefully there won’t be too much of a wait, but the space is enormous, so you’ll probably be eating shrimp and watercress dumplings before you can finish singing “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The beef ribs are especially good (and peppery), and don’t skip the taro pork dumplings. " - carina finn koeppicus, will hartman
