Best Soup Dumplings in Queens
The top trending Grubhub order of the year in New York City was pork and crab soup dumplings!
If you’re still craving the delicacy, here are five of the best soup dumpling establishments the city has to offer, all located right here in Queens, which has the largest Chinese American population in NYC Although each of these places serves the traditional pork and crab soup dumpling, you’ll also get to try soup dumplings so big you need to slurp them with a straw, chocolate soup dumplings, and more.
Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, one of the most renowned soup dumpling parlors in New York City, now has a new dining option called the Lucky Six, which comes with an assortment of multi-colored buns and fillings, including chicken, pork, the ever-popular pork-and-crab, black truffle, gourd, and scallop.
Color-coded buns at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao
Shanghai You Garden offers ten varieties of xiaolongbao, including a crab version that has a stronger crustacean flavor than most. Their standout, though, is the dinner plate-sized soup dumpling that you need to slurp through a straw.
Giant soup dumpling at Shanghai You Garden
Kung Fu Xiao Long Bao has some of the thinnest skin - and that’s a good thing. The thin skin gives you the best meat-to-soup-to-skin ratio, while holding everything together in a neat package. Their salted egg yolk soup dumpling adds extra umami.
Nutella + banana soup dumplings at Kung Fu Xiao Long Bao
Little Dumpling will leave you craving the broth in its soup dumplings. Flavorful and smooth, you’ll want to try their noodle soups, too, so you can lap it all up.
Shanghai Zhen Gong Fu’s truffle soup dumplings pack a punch without being overwhelming. If you’re a fan of this fungus, try this infused version here. Is it a splurge? Yes. Is it worth it? Also, yes.
Truffle soup dumplings via Instagram