A restaurant called Yum Cha in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, has become the go-to spot for dim sum, but this popular eatery doesn’t serve run-of-the-mill har gau and bao. Instead, Yum Cha is steaming up pastel-coloured dim sum in the shape of cute characters that are almost too adorable to eat.

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Aug 26, 2016 at 9:29pm PDT

You can order these cute chirpy ones filled with crispy pineapple

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Nov 6, 2016 at 7:40pm PST

These googly-eyed bao filled with custard

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Jun 4, 2016 at 7:02pm PDT

Or these little ‘hot dogs’ with chorizo sausage

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Mar 13, 2016 at 7:14pm PDT

These barbecue piggy char siu bao

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Dec 18, 2015 at 7:31pm PST

Little snowmen dumplings

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Dec 16, 2015 at 9:47pm PST

And spooky sausage rolls

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Oct 30, 2016 at 9:27pm PDT

Then there are beautiful dessert roses made from apples

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Nov 17, 2016 at 7:15pm PST

And even cheerful Christmas characters to get you in the festive spirit

A photo posted by Yum Cha (@yumchahk) on Nov 22, 2016 at 8:27pm PST

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