Dumpling Cafe

Dumpling Cafe is a chinese restaurant Chinatown - Leather District Boston located in United States.

7 / 10
336
ratings
  • Phone

    (617) 338-8858

  • Website

    dumplingcafe.com

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  • Type

    Chinese Restaurant

Address

695 Washington St (btwn Beach & Kneeland) Boston , MA 02111 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 85


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good for a late night casual good for groups lively pork great value good for a quick meal spicy food bubble tea beef soup big portions fried rice chicken scallion pancakes flounder brunch food dinner crowded garlic
James Wong

The service was quick and helpful. Food was delightful and equally fast. You must try the "juicy buns ," it's a Northern China fare, and worth treating your tastebuds to! :D #WONGapproved

Serious Eats

Don't miss the soup dumplings , which feature thin skin that's just elastic enough to hold in the juicy, fatty pork meatball and its rush of hot broth.

Tainah M.

Delicious soup dumplings ! If you like spicy food , definitely try the Szechuan-style flounder (N15). You won't regret it. Rude and impatient service, but this is not unusual in a Chinatown restaurant .

Jaclyn

Featured here is the pork dumplings with crabmeat . The nicest, yummiest xiaolongbao that I have tasted among the few ones I tried in Chinatown. Fish flounder lovers however could skip the dish here.

Enrico Manalo

My favorite place for soup dumplings (mini juicy buns ). Great beef & longhorn peppers , also amazing in a bowl of noodles . Scallion pancake with beef is dope too. Whole fried fish is fantastic also.

Jesse Bagels

Mini juicy buns (these are the soup dumplings ) - go for all pork AND crab !!! Also the trout is killer.

Eater

A favorite of the Chinatown scene, this Taiwanese restaurant serves what many consider to be the city 's finest xiao long bao . [Eater 38 Member] Read more

Jamie

Soup dumplings are just as good as, if not better than Gourmet Dumpling House but without the wait, and you won't get kicked out for staying 5 minutes after you've finished your food

Dan Murphy

Without question the thing to order is the mini juicy dumplings (xiao long bao ) and the Sichuan Flounder in all is spicy , stewy goodness

Trevor Holmes

You're going to spend a little amount of money for a lot of delicious food you can't finish. So, you take it home and eat it the next day and it's still tasty.

Vanessa Gatlin

(Best of Boston 2013-DIM SUM) Improper Bostonian says, "Two words: soup dumplings . The uninitiated should direct their immediate attention to the miniature buns , otherwise known as xiao long bao ."

Chefs Feed

"Best soup dumplings outside of Hong Kong. Great spot with a lot of interesting flavors." - Chef Jamie Bissonnette Read more

Constantin W

Nice juicy dumplings , good roast beef scallion pancake the double cooked pork was not hot at all!

Jenn Bev

The soup dumplings are soo good! The noodle soups were delicious. Can't wait to go back!

Gianna Nebbia

Some of their food is the best (soup dumplings , crab rangoons , lo mein , BEEF WITH SPICY PEPPERS) and some of it kinda sucks (seafood lo mein )

Anne Nguyen

Know what you want, be loud and assertive when you order, keep in mind the staff will try to up sell you more items. Eat your weight in the pork soup dumplings . You won't regret it.

Leslie C

Soup dumplings (juicy buns ), steamed dumplings and crab Rangoon are great!

Eric L

Excellent "Chinatown" Chinese food . Not authentic nor refined (but also not Panda Express) - just good ol' classic comfort dishes at affordable prices . Wash it down with Tsingtao.

Wayne Bennett

Dumplings , chicken with scallion , soup . All good. Traditional Chinatown communal eating available.

Jeremy Krantz

Get soup dumplings here, it's a must! They're known as Xian Long Bao and are amazing. Repeat.

Kristyn Ulanday

Poem soup dumplings , scallion pancake and boba tea make a great late night dinner with friends.

Erica George

The mini pork buns appetizer is actually soup dumplings , not bao-style buns . Everyone loved them anyway tho. Good food. Friend loved the pork/spinach/tofu dish.

Andrew Dobos

Soup dumplings are excellent. Order a bunch!

Jesse Lange

The soup dumplings are the best in Boston. The beef with scallion is also pretty good.

Matthew Sheppard

Dumpling Cafe > Gourmet Dumpling Cafe. We tried both and the Dumpling Cafe food is far nicer.

A S

The soup dumplings are good, but can be very doughy. The fish in the Sichuan style flounder is delicious but frankly the broth had no real flavor.

Tiffany Lopinsky

Love the pork and crabmeat dumplings !

Terence Chan

Good soupy dumplings , salt and pepper calamari , beef with longhorn peppers 3.5/5

Brea Simpson

Fast service , cheap and pretty tasty.

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Fast and tasty. Great $$. Good food!

Tufts University

For Chinese food that’s a notch above, and a draw for the adventurous. Read the full review at: http://now.tufts.edu/articles/dish-dumpling-cafe

Sean Merritt

I mostly go for the Taiwanese dishes.

Christi Kim

B14. Crispy Chicken Strips Taiwan Style&C11. Mini Juicy Buns With Pork . <3

Sabrina M

Try the Mini Juicy Dumplings with Pork and Crabmeat - Proper name, very Dee-lush!

Kaitlynn Anderson

Great amazing food. Bad service. Ask for an extra drink to save yourself from waiting 20+ minutes on a drink refill.

NowVoyager

Delicious food, esp the pork & chive dumplings . But the service was dismal. Still worth going

Cesar Razuri

Get the pork soup dumplings but also get a rice dish so it can catch the liquid goodness.

Peggy Chen

if u want authentic chinese food come here.. the watercress with garlic and sauteed fish are delicious!

Pete Tittl

Juicy dumplings and amazing fried rice

Fiona

Great food, large portions and reasonable prices.

Amanda

Go in groups and split the entrees. They're quite large!

AJ Marino

Lo mein was amazing, ironically the dumplings were just okay. Open till 2 AM!

Vishal Ghorpade

Seafood loneliness and the pepper and salt kalamari

Sabrina M

Try the Shanghai Baby Bok Choy with Garlic - Simple & delicious!

Examiner.com

Take a trip to Taiwan without leaving Boston. Its the second venture of Chef-Owner Pete Wang of Taiwan Cafe and Chef Charlie Chow. Read more

Boston Phoenix

Better google instructions for eating soup dumplings - they are delicious, but can be messy - and dangerous- if handled incorrectly. Scalding soup inside! Read more

Sofia Uz

Open until 2am! Come here for after party meal. Food is pretty good, service pretty rude, but hey. Its chinatown

Lukasz G

Pretty good dim sum !

James Donner

If the Gourmet Dumpling House is full then this is a great alternative.

Cameron Murphy

Wonton soup and sesame chicken are, mmm, sublime

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