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Din Tai Fung - Shin Kong PlacevsCrescent Moon
Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant and Dingtaifeng are both rated highly by writers. On balance, Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant ranks marginally higher than Dingtaifeng. Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant scores 84 with endorsements from 6 reviewers like Frommer's, Rough Guide and Time Out.
Din Tai Fung - Shin Kong Place
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BlackBook
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Rough Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Time Out Travel + Leisure
6F, Shin Kong Place Center, 87 Jianguo Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
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Fodor's "Taipei's best known restaurant is this high-quality chainlet, now with several branches in Beijing, specializing in xiaolong bao—steamed dumplings with piping hot soup inside." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Newbies are easily spotted when it comes to xiaolong bao buns: Just look for the telltale shirt stains from the soup-filled dumplings, which tend to explode when bitten into." Full review
BlackBook "That New York Times quote ("One of the world's 10 best restaurants") is older than we are, but these are still the best dumplings here or anywhere else."
Gayot14.0
"This celebrated Taiwanese chain claims to use special flour and secret techniques to make killer dumplings." Full review
Rough Guide "Slick, upscale Taiwanese restaurant where the speciality is xiaolong bao – juicy buns with a filling of crab, pork or seafood."
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Make sure to leave space for the delectable red bean paste buns for dessert.
Condé Nast Traveler "Din Tai Fung, legendary for their Shanghai soup dumplings, might possibly be one of the world's great chain restaurants." Full review
Time Out "Xiaolong bao – juicy buns wrapped in a skin of light unleavened dough and cooked in a bamboo steamer – is the restaurant’s signature dish." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The chief attraction at this venerable Taiwanese chain is the xiaolongbao—small, delicately-wrapped dumplings filled with hot soup." Full review
Crescent Moon Fodor's
Frommer's Rough Guide Frommer's Time Out Frommer's
No.16 Dongsi 6th Alley, Dongcheng, Dōngchéng, Beijing
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Fodor's "There's no song and dance performance at this Uygur family-run spot, and none needed, as the solid cooking stands on its own merits." Full review
Frommer's "Located down a narrow hutong alley, this restaurant, with a mosquelike facade, serves some of the best Xinjiang cuisine in central Beijing." Full review
Rough Guide "You can’t really go wrong at a decent Xinjiang restaurant as long as you eat meat."
Frommer's "This perennially popular spot offers the distinctive cumin-spiced lamb kebabs, crispy nan bread, homemade yogurt, and hand-pulled noodle specialties that come from China's far northwestern province." Full review
Time Out "Crescent Moon has turned many mutton haters in to mutton lovers, simply by spicing up the meat with wonderful Uighur seasonings." Full review
Frommer's "This small but perennially popular spot offers the distinctive cumin-spiced lamb kebabs, crispy nan bread, homemade yogurt...the house's mint tea makes a refreshing change from the jasmine version." Full review
