Lunch @ Dim Sum Gourmet, Dusseldorf

My special treat this week (besides the bean-to-cup Coffee Machine) was a lunch @ Dim Sum Gourmet here in Dusseldorf.


I had heard so much about this tiny place, so I felt it was definitely time to visit and see for myself. A dear colleague spared the time and went with me. Thanks, Mark!
The place is somewhat hidden, and hardly noticable from the outside. But once you´ve entered, you feel like you are in Shanghai: small, dark, cozy, and hardly any europeans inside. Always a good sign, if you ask me ;)

So we sat down and looked at the menu: somewhat unusual for Europe, they offer steamed chicken feet and cooked paunch, just to name a few of the fancy things. The cool thing about Dim Sum is this: you get to order lots of different things, and share them. This way, you get the best of everything. We ordered:

yeast poaches with meat filling
pasta squares with chicken, shrimp and coriander
braised ribs with black beans
scallops with ginger glass noodles
sticky rice with coconut-creme filling

Everything was really tasty: the sweet yeast dough with the hearty meat filling. Fresh shrimp (whole) inside the pasta squares. Ribs tender, with an interesting contrast in the black bean sauce. Scallops wonderful with the fresh ginger. And the sticky rice topped our meal off.

Actually, we had to try hard to finish the sticky rice, because we were about full, but we both felt that there was just no way to waste any of this wonderful, authentic food. And the best thing: the prices are really good. For our food, plus a tea and a coke, we paid a total of 23 Euro. Not bad, eh? I´ll definitely go again - and I will order the chicken feet, promise.



Dim Sum Gourmet
Brunnenstraße 13
40223 Düsseldorf
phone: +49 211 1795199
www.dimsumbistro.de