Manhattan
Chinatown · Manhattan · $$
Went on a quiet Tuesday and ordered too much on purpose. The OG fried dumplings and the shrimp har gow are the move; the room — tin ceilings, red booths on Doyers — is half the reason to go.
Chinatown · Manhattan · $$
The soup dumpling that put xiao long bao on the New York map. Crab-and-pork broth in a delicate skin; expect a shared table and a short wait.
Chinatown · Manhattan · $$
A cozy Mott Street favorite for Shanghainese soup dumplings, with delicate xiao long bao and braised pork that draw steady lines down a narrow dining room.
Chinatown · Manhattan · $
Four fried pork-and-chive dumplings for a few dollars, hot off the griddle. The value benchmark the whole category gets measured against.