#22 Dim Sum in Malaysia · 2026
Sweet Paradise Dim Sum
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Berbaloi · Worth the Detour
One of the older dim sum restaurants on the mainland and still packed on weekend mornings. Butterworth families have been doing yum cha here for years before crossing the bridge was ever a consideration.
⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
- What to order
- Classic Cantonese dim sum breakfast
- Address
- Taman Bagan Baru, 12000 Butterworth, Penang
- Area
- Taman Bagan Baru, Butterworth, Penang
- Hours
- Mornings daily (check before you go)
- Price
- RM20–RM40 per person
- Halal status
- 🐖 Non-halal
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⚠️ Last confirmed before 2025 — check it is open before you go.
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