Expert Score

Baked BBQ Pork Buns

📍 New York Dim Sum $$

at Tim Ho Wan

"The baked BBQ pork buns at Tim Ho Wan are what made this dim sum chain Michelin-starred. The exterior is crackly, slightly sweet from honey glaze, and shatters into the soft dough beneath. The filling is pork belly and char siu in perfect ratio. These alone justify the meal."

— Expert, 97/100 credibility
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Expert 97/100

"The baked BBQ pork buns at Tim Ho Wan are what made this dim sum chain Michelin-starred. The exterior is crackly, slightly sweet from honey glaze, and shatters into the soft dough beneath. The filling is pork belly and char siu in perfect ratio. These alone justify the meal."

Expert 91/100

"These buns changed how I think about dim sum. Crispy-glazed outside, pillowy inside, with barbecue pork that's sweet and savory and just fatty enough. Order at least three portions."

Expert 86/100

"Baked BBQ Pork Buns at Tim Ho Wan — the buns are baked until the tops are lacquered in a honey glaze, the dough pillowy, the filling saucy. The contrast between the sweet top and the savoury pork is the point. A global reference dish."