Every cuisine has its own take on the delicious dumpling: there's plump Chinese jiaozi, Polish pierogi, Korean mandu, Uyghur manty, the Italian ravioli. Stuffed with meat, seafood or veggies inside a layer of tender dough and then dipped into sauce, they’re one of the most transcendently satisfying foods to eat at any meal. We love them served via carts at lunchtime at NYC’s best dim sum restaurants, served on a turntable at a family-style dinner at a Chinatown restaurant or even dipped in butter along the boardwalks of Brighton Beach.
Whether you’re planning a weekend-long dumpling crawl or just want to pinpoint the exact location of New York’s biggest xiao long bao, these are the very best NYC has to offer. Clear your calendar and get ready to eat your way through translucent tapioca bánh bột lọc and crispy fried dollar dumplings. Don’t forget to bring your straw—you’re gonna need it for those soup dumplings!