Or opt for English tea (RM38/pot) options of Earl Grey or Rooibos, or bring your own tea, which they’ll also brew for you at a fee of RM5/pax. There are 9 Chinese teas (from RM36/pot), such as Lu Bao Tea, Oolong Tea, and White Tea, to choose from. Image credit: your meal here by choosing your preferred tea. Image credit: on dim sum and sip on premium Chinese teas There are also high tea sets available if you prefer to not order a la carte dishes. Image adapted from: you won’t see the food carts being wheeled past dining tables that you can stop to snag down all your favourite dim sum choices – a common feature in old-school dim sum restaurants – you can expect to see dim sum served in typical bamboo steamers for a classic dim sum fare. Walk up to the 2nd floor of this dim sum parlour and you’ll see another dining area with lavish French-inspired decor, including prints of famous European art in golden frames, and velvet seats and curtains. Image credit: it’s not all just vintage-looking Chinese furniture and fixtures, and gardens from the past here. The feature even emits mist, which makes for some pretty epic food photos.

Image adapte d from: and they are a tea house that specialises in fragrant Chinese teas, there’s even an indoor moss garden inspired by serene Chinese gardens to take in while you gorge on food and tea for a zen affair. Bao Teck Tea House does not disappoint here, as they are located in a heritage building that’ll make you feel as if you stepped into a lavish Peranakan house of the 1920s.įrom the front of the house, with its old Chinese wooden doors and windows, to the dining space that boasts old-fashioned tile floors and marble and teak furniture – everything is tastefully decorated for an authentic nostalgic vibe. Image credit: of us make a trip out to heritage towns such as George Town and Melaka for a taste of the old and cafes with vintage decors. Moss garden and lavish furnishings in a heritage house Find an indoor moss garden and antique furniture to remind you of Penang’s well-known history museum, Peranakan Mansion – except you’ll get to dine on dim sum selections of pau to dumplings while taking in the restaurant’s lavish decor of the yesteryear. The elaborately-decorated tea house on Lebuh Melayu opened their doors in July 2020. If you’re on the hunt for a new dim sum spot in Penang to get you excited for breakfast staples of egg tarts and siew mai on your day off, drop by Bao Teck Tea House.

Most of us tend to leave hearty breakfast affairs for the weekends, as we’re often rushing to get to work on weekdays.

Bao dim sum menu