GrubGirl.

Legendary Palace
708 Franklin St.
Oakland
510-663-9288

I kept hearing about having to go to Oakland to get true Northern dim sum, or to hit true Northern (Shanghai) Chinese restaurants. What’s the difference between regular (Cantonese/Southern) dim sum and that from the north?

All I can say is that Northern dim sum does other stuff than the small plates wheeled around on carts. You’ll see more bread & starch products. Mainly, soybean milk in sweet or salty format. It’s served in big bowls - larger than cereal bowls, smaller than…hmmm…. a large pasta serving bowl.

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