All dumplings are delicious, but soup dumplings are undoubtedly the best kind, since diners get to have their soup and eat their dumplings, too. Officially known as xiao long bao, these explosive Shanghainese buns have taken New York by storm in the last two decades. read more
View Soup Dumplings in a larger map. Despite being a specialty of Shanghai, these days you can find soup dumplings at every Sichuan restaurant and its brother. It's a little odd, considering Shanghai is a good 1,300 miles from China's central Sichuan province. read more