Dumplings

“I'm also a great fan of the one at Excellent Dumpling in Chelsea, who also make the best XLB I've had.”

“I actually think the XLB are likely still the best in Manhattan, but they serve them with this shitty shallow metal spoons that make eating them unpleasant...”

“I’ve been to DTF all over the world including the OG in Taipei and the best XLB I’ve had in recent memory was at CheLi.”

“Supreme Restaurant (formerly 100 mott st I believe) has my favorite XLB, though I still need to try shanghai 21.”

“My personal (and my Taiwanese friend who introduced me to this place’s fav) top is Noodle Village’s xiaolongbao.”

“Gongfu XLB has fujianese style shengjianbao dumplings, and any of the Yozi restaurants, although specializing in duck blood soup, has phenomenal Shanghai style xiaolongbao.”

“And imo the best xlbs in the city.”

“I second Shanghai 21 and 456 New Shanghai. Both great spots for xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)!”

“Xiao Long Bao at Shanghai 21 are my current favorite soup dumplings in Chinatown.”

“Too bad. Best Xiao Long Bao of East Coast.”

“Shanghai Asian Cuisine is the besr XLB I've had in NY but it closed”

“Underrated- Shanghai Zhen Gong Fu, best XLB in the city, all varieties, headed there now for my Jewish Christmas Eve”

“Deluxe Green Bo in Chinatown has wonderful xiao long bao with the thinnest skin.”

“The Xiao Long Bao (XLB) are must order. You can get the free pork XLB with a minimum order.”

“I took an order of these to go and heated up at home for dinner hours later, and they were still delicious! Loved that the dough wasn't too thick and the inner filling was super savory and meaty. They were a little messy to eat but so delicious and filling!”

“Love their kung pao and xlb”

“Xie Bao has locations in Hell's kitchen and flushing and has wonderful traditional XLB as well as delicious crab dumplings.”

“The XLB stall made it fresh and there was SO much broth inside and the dumpling skin was nice and thin.”

“Nan Xiang XLB and Kung Fu Kitchen / any of their locations should have their xlb which I find to be vastly superior to Joe’s.”

“They do the DTF-style XLB but better, imo.”

“Pinch Chinese in Soho makes the best XLB with proper thin skin, but not sure it's ideal for a big party.”

“Shanghai Time in midtown does a good quality one while being reasonably priced. Absolutely my favorite spot right now, i specifically come into the city to eat here at least once a month.”

“Liu Shanghai is the only spot that has a good XLB that scratches the itch.”

“Nan Xiang XLB in Flushing is the best for XLB, Szechuan Mountain House, Jiang Nan (Shanghainese) and Chongqing Lao Zao for hot pot in Flushing.”

“The Peking duck and xiaolongbao were pretty good, others not so much… what is that dan dan noodle?? Definitely wouldn’t choose to go on my own.”

“Dim Sum Sam is probably my go to spot for a XLB fix.”

“Not the right place to order xlb”

“No xlb no char siu bao. They had very limited options on the carts”

“Joe's Home of Soup Dumplings is pretty good, but nothing that crazy to me compared to XLB of past decades in NY.”