China Pearl Restaurant

China Pearl on Tyler Street is a place to settle in over dim sum and share a few more dishes than you originally planned. The menu includes har gow, siu mai, shrimp-and-chive dumplings and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf. Rice rolls, turnip cake and chicken feet in black bean sauce give you other textures to work into the order.

Save a little room for egg tarts or sweet tofu with ginger syrup. There is a broader Chinese menu as well, including Peking duck, so a visit doesn’t have to revolve entirely around dim sum. This is the Boston restaurant at 9 Tyler Street; China Pearl also has a Quincy location.