Best Dumplings in New York
27 restaurants compared
Top 5 Dumplings in New York (Quick Answer)
Based on diner recommendations across 27 restaurants:
- Dim Sum Go Go, $5.00 (Chinatown)
- Dim Sum Palace, $6.50 (Chinatown)
- Dim Sum Palace, $7.50 (Chinatown)
- Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao — 99% recommended, $10.95 (Flushing)
- Veselka — 98% recommended, $18.00 (East Village)
Scroll down for detailed comparisons, prices, and diner tips for each restaurant.
All 27 Restaurants Compared
Dim Sum Go Go
Shrimp and Chive Dumplings
$5.00
Crystal skin dumplings with minced shrimp and Chinese chives.
Dim Sum Palace
Shu Mai (Pork & Shrimp Dumplings)
$6.50
Open-topped steamed dumplings with pork, shrimp, and mushroom.
Dim Sum Palace
Shredded Roast Duck Dumpling
$7.50
Dumpling filled with tender shredded roast duck.
Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao
Signature Pork Soup Dumplings
$10.95
Hand-folded dumplings filled with savory pork and a rich, hot broth.
Veselka
Short Rib Pierogi
$18.00
Handmade dumplings filled with slow-braised beef short rib.
Wu's Wonton King
New York No. 1 Wonton Soup
$9.95
Hong Kong-style wontons with whole shrimp and pork in a clear broth.
White Bear
Wontons in Spicy Chili Oil (Dish #6)
$6.00
Twelve tender pork wontons in chili oil speckled with roasted chili fragments.
Zhu Ji Dumpling House
Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings (Guo Tie)
$4.00
Eight juicy pork dumplings with crispy bottoms and tender tops.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Shrimp & Snow Pea Leaf Dumplings
$8.50
Translucent dumplings filled with fresh shrimp and tender snow pea leaves.
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
Pork and Chive Dumplings (Steamed)
$2.50
Handmade steamed dumplings with very thin skins, filled with seasoned pork and fresh chives.
Xi'an Famous Foods
Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings
$11.50
Boiled dumplings filled with pork and shrimp in a bright, spicy-sour broth.
Joe's Shanghai
Pork and Chive Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)
$5.95
Handmade dumplings filled with seasoned ground pork, chives, and pork aspic that liquifies into broth when steamed.
Wo Hop
Suey Kew Soup
$9.50
Traditional dumplings filled with pork, shrimp, and wood ear mushrooms in a clear broth.
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
Fried Pork and Chive Dumplings
$6.50
Seven crispy-bottomed dumplings with pork and chive filling, served with dipping sauce.
A-Pou's Taste
Potstickers Over Lo Mein
$8.50
10 handmade potstickers served over thin lo mein noodles.
Old Sport Food
Cabbage and Beef Dumplings
$15.59
Twelve handmade boiled dumplings filled with seasoned beef and fresh cabbage.
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
Egusi Dumplings
$36.00
Dumplings filled with egusi seeds, sea bass, and blue crab in a ginger-dashi broth.
Dim Sum Go Go
Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings
$4.50
Crispy-bottomed pork dumplings with tender, pleated wrappers.
Little Alley
Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings
$9.50
Tender wrappers encasing pork, crab, and savory broth.
Dim Sum Go Go
Soup Dumplings (Xiaolongbao)
$5.00
Tender pork and gelatinous pork broth suspended in delicate wrappers.
Joe's Shanghai
Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)
$7.95
Eight dumplings filled with pork, crab meat, and aspic for an refined broth flavor.
Zhu Ji Dumpling House
Pork and Chive Dumplings
$3.50
Steamed dumplings with pork and fresh chive filling.
Dim Sum Palace
Shrimp Har Gow
$6.50
Steamed shrimp dumplings in translucent rice flour wrapper.
Dim Sum Palace
Pork Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)
$7.00
Steamed pork dumplings filled with savory broth and meat.
White Bear
Wonton Soup
$4.50
Pork wontons in clear broth with vegetables and scallions.
White Bear
$5.00
Pan-fried or steamed dumplings with pork or vegetable filling.
Zhu Ji Dumpling House
Vegetable and Pork Dumplings
$3.50
Steamed dumplings with vegetable and pork filling.