Kon Chau is a great Chinese restaurant just off Bird Road, and one of the best dim sum options in Miami. They serve dim sum all day, so you don’t have to set an alarm clock or risk missing out. There are over 70 options to choose from here, and we’ve yet to try one we didn’t thoroughly enjoy. The dumplings are all great, especially the green tea mushroom dumplings, which have a subtle green tea flavor. The steamed roast pork buns are an essential order, too.

Tropical Chinese is another classic Miami dim sum spot, and it’s just a couple blocks away from Kon Chau. Although locals have heated opinions on the matter, we really think the dim sum at Tropical Chinese and Kon Chau is neck and neck in terms of flavor. The big difference is that Tropical Chinese is a more energetic dining experience, with its bright, colorful, busy dining room and dim sum carts weaving around the tables.

163rd is a street known for having Miami’s best Chinese food, and one of the street’s best options is Sang’s. They offer dim sum every day from 11am-4pm, and it’s casual enough for a solo lunch but there are also round tables perfect for big groups who want to split the entire menu. The siu mai are a must—plump and meaty with paper-thin skins and topped with little dollops of crab roe. The Chinese eggplant stuffed with minced shrimp is also a winner.

This Kendall Cantonese restaurant serves dim sum every day from 11am to 3pm, but Sunday is the best day to come for the full push cart experience. South Garden serves great baked roast pork buns with a generous amount of char siu filling, along with solid fun gor, which features a smooth, chewy skin concealing a crunchy pork and vegetable filling. Don't leave here without getting an order of steamed lava buns filled with salted egg yolks. It strikes a perfect balance between savory and sweet.

Canton Palace is a Chinese restaurant serving really good dim sum in Westchester. They've got a pretty minimal dining room with some big round tables perfect for all eight of your very hungry cousins. The vast dim sum selection includes classics like dumplings, pork buns, and rice noodle rolls. This is another all-day option, so if you wake up late, don't cry. It's available till they close—and they do takeout too.

Zitz Sum is a different sort of dim sum experience than the other places on this guide. There are usually a handful of rotating dim sum options on the menu—but each one is so delicious that you’ll have to fight the urge to storm into the kitchen and interrogate the chef. There are numbing pork potstickers, crispy-bottomed sheng jian bao, and plump chicken wontons floating in a brodo so good you’ll be slightly angry when it’s gone.