Royal Teahouse

If you ask anyone what their definition of Chinese food is, many will tell you its "dim sum". The term itself its a directly translated from the Chinese word 點心, which roughly translates to snacks. Originally, the term "dim sum" was only meant to describe different dishes of snacks, but it slowly evolved to a general term for a place that serves "dim sum".

The origin of "dim sum" came from Northern China, where people drank a lot of tea, people often made snacks to compliment the tea. Throughout time, this tradition was flipped around, where people would eat "dim sum" and drink tea compliment the food. 

"Dim sum" mainly falls into two categories, salty foods and sweets. Some of the more popular items are the shrimp dumplings, barbeque pork buns, egg tarts, and as disgusting as it may sound to some people, chicken feet in a spicy sauce. The majority of the dishes are steamed or fried, but the "dim sum" varieties are endless.

The place I want to introduce everyone to today is "the Royal Teahouse" located at the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Apple Creek Boulevard. Aside from the great quality of the food and decent proportions, their tea leaves they use is also very aromatic.

(Foods in picture to the right: Sticky rice, shrimp dumpling, curry squid, watercress and meat dumpling, fried squid tentacles, custard cake)

Some of my personal favorites from that place is their fried egg plant, where they slice the egg plant into very thin slices and fried in a thin batter, finished with some sprinkles of paprika. The crispiness of the batter gives the soft eggplant a crunchy texture, and the little heat from the paprika gives the dish an extra kick.

(highly recommended!)


Overall, I think this is one of my personal favorite "dim sum" place to go to. The price may be higher than other restaurants, but it is definitely worth the money.


Also, one of their most famous tea is the Jasmine tea. Drinking tea while eating "dim sum" will help with digestion. Let me know what you think of this restaurant!

Royal Teahouse

10 Apple Creek Boulevard
Markham, ON
(905) 946-1898

Food: 4.5/5

Service: 4/5

Price: 3/5

Overall rating: 3.8/5