Hei La Moon

Hei La Moon is a Chinese restaurant at 83 Essex Street in Boston, with a focus on dim sum and a broad menu of Chinese dishes. The setting is a large, bi-level banquet hall-style space, giving the restaurant a traditional dining-room character that suits shared meals and group dining.

Dim sum is a central part of the restaurant’s identity, with dumplings and other small Chinese dishes forming part of the menu. The wider selection includes seafood, meat, vegetable dishes and soups, along with preparations that reflect a range of Chinese restaurant styles. The menu also includes teriyaki and steak dishes, making the restaurant suitable for diners seeking more than dim sum alone.

Traditional decor shapes the atmosphere, while the spacious layout provides room for parties and communal meals. The banquet hall-style setting is more functional and group-oriented than intimate, making Hei La Moon a practical choice for families, friends and diners who enjoy ordering several dishes for the table.

The restaurant offers dine-in service as well as online ordering for carryout and delivery. Those options make it suitable for a sit-down meal or for enjoying Chinese food elsewhere. The menu’s combination of dim sum, seafood, meat, vegetables and soups gives groups flexibility when choosing dishes to share, while diners looking for a particular dietary combination can review the menu or check with the restaurant before ordering.

Hei La Moon is located along Essex Street and is near Jiaho supermarket. Its large interior, traditional decor and dim sum focus give it a distinct banquet-restaurant feel within Boston’s Chinese dining scene. The restaurant works particularly well for casual group meals, family dining and diners interested in a substantial selection of Chinese dishes in one setting.