Custard buns with salted duck egg yolk at Golden Lily restaurant in Box Hill.

We lift the lid on a hidden yum cha treasure in Box Hill (and its golden ‘quicksand’ buns)

Dani Valent discovers a bustling yum cha palace in a hotel. Here’s what to order from the 60-item menu.

  • Dani Valent
Lifting the lid on yum cha secrets.

Dim sum 101:How to order yum cha like a pro

Jill Dupleix lifts the (steamer) lid on how to elevate your dim sum experience.

  • Jill Dupleix
A selection of dim sum at Shark Fin Inn.

From fun and hectic to high end:11 of Melbourne’s best yum cha restaurants

From budget to blow-out,trolleys to table service,enjoy dim sum for days at Melbourne’s best yum cha spots.

  • Sonia Nair
MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24:The Xiao Long Bao dumplings served at newly opened global dumpling chain Din Tai Fung at Emporium Melbourne on June 24,2015 in Melbourne,Australia. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Fairfax Media)

From trolleys to tick-a-box menus:10 of Sydney’s best yum cha restaurants

Bottomless dim sum and decadent scallop siu mai are just some of the delights to be enjoyed at Sydney’s best yum cha restaurants.

  • Isabel Cant
The Lucky Bee's cheeky mix of art,friendliness and good food makes it feel more than a place to eat,pay and leave.
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Ettalong Beach's Lucky Bee is a mix-and-match Asian adventure

Lucky Bee's cheeky mix of art,friendliness and good food makes it feel more than a place to eat,pay and leave.

  • Terry Durack
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Go-to dish:Steamed dim sum.
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The verdict on the Emperor's new digs in Melbourne's Chinatown

When you've got a hankering for the way Chinatown used to be,drop a pin on this trad-Canto spin-off,reviews Larissa Dubecki.

  • Larissa Dubecki
Crispy Taiwanese-style popcorn chicken with Thai basil and garlic.

Balaclava's Jymmanuel fries popcorn chicken,Taiwanese-style

This please-all-comers neighbourhood eatery is casual,welcoming and good quality.

  • Dani Valent
The signature Peking duck is presented tableside,then whisked off and assembled into pancakes.

It pays to be a regular at this Chinatown haunt

Longplayer Bamboo House is so beloved by politicians it's nicknamed 'the Liberal Canteen'.

  • Gemima Cody
The Heavenly Swans at Yu Kitchen restaurant,Chadstone shopping centre. Photograph by Chris Hopkins

Chadstone's most glamorous spot for a shopping break

This Chinese restaurant in the centre's luxury precinct proves that great food can be found in mega-malls.

  • Dani Valent
Kick off with prawn and fresh ginger dumplings.

How many dumplings can you do at Gold Moon?

Tip:save room for dessert during this Brighton Chinese restaurant's all-you-can-eat yum cha parade.

  • Dani Valent