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Dim Sum At Oversea Chinese Restaurant, Chinatown, London

SECOND MORNING IN LONDON WAS SPENT IN CHINATOWN AGAIN!  It was recommended that we must taste the Hongkong Dim Sum in Chinatown while we were here.  So once again, we took the subway from Old Street to Leicester Square where the Chinatown is.  We were pretty excited to see what they have in store for us.  In fact there were so many restaurants which offer Dim Sum among other varieties and we did not know which specific to go into.  In the end we settled for the one with more people going in.... More people means good food, right?
Old Street is the nearest station where our hotel was located... 
 Reached Chinatown within half hour.... 
We chose Oversea Restaurant for our Dim Sum brunch.... 
Nice ambiance with three levels...
Ours on the ground floor and there is one upper level and one basement for customers...
I let my kids did the ordering... and they ordered 7 different varieties...
Here are six varieties... the one I left out was the custard pau... 
I saw the 7th  one in this photo here... 
Come Let's EAT!
And the total for the Dim Sum came to 26 pounds... 
 Oh oh.... my girl wanted Polo Bun again!!  This time she got it at a different shop...
Chinatown Bakery and the bun cost 1.2 pounds... 
After our hearty brunch, we moved on to the next itinerary.... 
British Museum at Holborn cos it has free entrance!
LOL... 


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  1. UnknownSeptember 24, 2016 at 2:19 AM

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  2. UnknownSeptember 24, 2016 at 2:25 AM

    The last picture is lovely.

    If your hotel is in Old Street and you are into Vietnamese food, make a beeline to Kingsland Road, Shoreditch (not far from Old Street. Check the local buses), now affectionately referred to as the Pho Mile. Viet restaurants lined both sides of Kingsland Road.

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 24, 2016 at 4:26 PM

      Wow..if only I know that earlier..! Thanks for your information anyway, Corina! Next time I know who to reach out to...

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  3. Ginny HartzlerSeptember 24, 2016 at 2:35 AM

    Love all these beautiful lanterns! The food variety looks amazing! Top quality.

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  4. suituapuiSeptember 24, 2016 at 5:07 AM

    Generally, dim sum is more or less the same anywhere in the world, give and take a bit here and a bit there - especially if they are all from Hongkong or Shanghai. Nicer than the ones in Ipoh? The prices sure would be, that's for sure. :D

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 24, 2016 at 4:27 PM

      Prices.. dont compare.. hahahaa... if compare, then cannot eat anything.. you are right, taste is almost the same here and there..

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  5. Rose worldSeptember 24, 2016 at 7:13 PM

    Hong Kong dim sum undeniably havd the best dim sum so I am sure the one you had are authentic HK dim sum. Crispy duck in front of the eatery. Could not help noticing that. ^^

    Love the last photo of the 3 of you.

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 26, 2016 at 4:38 PM

      Not bad especially when we were craving for them! hahaha..

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  6. Nancy ChanSeptember 24, 2016 at 8:26 PM

    The egg tarts looks good! I also love Hong Kong polo buns.

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  7. Ginny HartzlerSeptember 24, 2016 at 11:38 PM

    I love your beautiful family picture at the end!!! I agree, more people means better food. This place is so fancy! Surely one of the highlights of your tip.

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 26, 2016 at 5:24 PM

      Yeah, one must not leave London without visiting Chinatown. It is like a mini chinese town there..

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  8. munSeptember 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM

    The price sounds ok for the dim sum. Did you go eat the famous Four Seasons Roast Duck in London?

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 26, 2016 at 5:24 PM

      No la... cos I am refraining from eating duck.. otherwise sure go and visit them! hahahaa

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  9. CL (RealGunners)September 25, 2016 at 10:19 AM

    Your girl really like polo buns hahaha, I think I seen 2 (or 3?) times already... Can't blame her, I love that thing too!

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    1. ReanaclaireSeptember 26, 2016 at 5:24 PM

      Twice.. if we go to Chinatown more than that, she will get one daily!

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  10. Somewhere in SingaporeSeptember 25, 2016 at 5:43 PM

    The chee cheong fun, i like prawns filling, hehe...

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  11. linaSeptember 26, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    Food and museum later. Great combo! Hehe

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