Dumplings in the City

Din Tai Fung - Dumpling Restaurant

This restaurant is located in the city upstairs in the World Square Shopping Centre at Shop 11.04, 644 George St.  It is of Taiwanese origin, specialising in xiaolongbao (small steamed buns, which we call "dumplings").

The dumplings are soup filled and the trick here is to take a delicate bite from the top, then drink the soup out of the dumpling. Most important is that you eat it while it's hot for maximum flavour and texture. They are worth the effort, I have never tasted a dumpling that can compare with these. To give you an idea of how good they are, even my five year old could not be persuaded to give up on them, despite the temperature of the soup. Though I have made many trips to this restaurant I still can't go past the steamed pork dumplings, but other combinations of fish, prawn, crab and vegetarian mixtures are also available.