Remember the last Chinese restaurant I went to where I said had the most decent (note, I didn't say best) Dimsum in Berlin? Yeah, forget everything I said. THIS place right here, Aroma, down by the intersection of Wielandstrasse and Kantstrasse in the Charlottenburg region has got me hopeful about the Dimsum scene in Berlin again. I've been hearing a lot of talk that the Charlottenburg region is where it's at for authentic Chinese food, and boy they weren't kidding. The concentration of Asian restaurants just on Kantstrasse would make you wonder if you'd wandered into Chinatown. Side note; there's a little Taiwanese place on the way to Aroma that apparently also does Dimsum. That's next on my To-Try list, but if you know which restaurant I'm talking about drop me a line to let me know if I'm wasting my time or not.
Anyway, on to really what you want to look at which is pictures of the food. The two of us ordered about 5 Longs of Dimsum and among them were of course the classics, like (from top left anti-clockwise) Ha Gao, Siew Mai and Xiao Long Bao. I'm happy to report they were definitely on point. I've heard some rumours that some of the Dimsum might be pre-packaged frozen food, but the ones we ordered were mostly from the 'Home-made' section of the menu and to be honest, I couldn't tell the difference. Like I've said before, it doesn't compare to the best Dimsum I've had in Singapore (or even London), but so far, it's probably the best I've had in Germany. 
This. This down here made my stomach so happy. To Dimsum aficionados, you probably recognise this as Cheong Fan, one of my personal favourites and really hard to find here in Berlin. On the menu it's listed as Reisblätterrollen mit Garnellen. So Cheong Fan lovers, you're welcome.
And of course, who can forget dessert! Also v.v.v. ecstatic that they had Lian Yong Bao (Lotus Paste Buns) and there were even bits of egg yolk inside. Look at that sexy filling. It's so beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes.
I don't have much to say about service, I've heard people complaining about the service on Yelp, but to be honest they just seemed like typical Asian Restaurant service. Quick, not overly chatty but also not rude like people made it out to be. I would say it was even above average because the waiter was polite and asked us how our food was at the end of the meal. It could be different around peak times, I can't make any guarantees, but don't get your panties into a twist if the servers aren't as friendly as you're used to, lower your expectations and you'll get along just fine.
Great place to bring big groups because there are plenty of seats too, but call ahead if you're going to go during peak hours.
Address: Kantstraße 35, nearest S-Bahn Station Savigny Platz
Opening Hours: 12pm - 3am every day
