Din Tai Fung - Shin Kong Place

"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

"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

"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."

"This celebrated Taiwanese chain claims to use special flour and secret techniques to make killer dumplings." Full review

"Din Tai Fung, legendary for their Shanghai soup dumplings, might possibly be one of the world's great chain restaurants." Full review

"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

"The chief attraction at this venerable Taiwanese chain is the xiaolongbao—small, delicately-wrapped dumplings filled with hot soup." Full review