Zhong Guo La Mian Xiao Long Bao

Finally had the chance to try these legendary dumplings. There’s usually a long queue, mostly tourists, but I went off-peak and joined since it wasn’t too bad. Spotted a few Michelin stickers and ordered the spicy wanton plus signature mini buns. The bosses were extremely friendly and welcoming. First bite of the spicy wanton — hands down the best I’ve ever had. I always thought this was a tourist trap, but the flavour proved me wrong. On par, if not better, than the ones I’ve had in Shin-Okubo, Tokyo. The mini buns were equally fantastic. This stall has set my dumpling standards high — a must-visit.

Ordered the 10 Xlb for $8 and the suan la tang (hot spicy soup) for $2.50 to try. The dumpling skin is thin and has the perfect texture but the only downside is that there is not much soup in the XLB. There are a few with some soup it in but most of it is just moist pork filling. Personally, I prefer my XLB with soup in the dumpling, hence the 4 stars. As for hot spicy soup, it was average only so can skip!

Legendary dumplings which seems to have a Michelin Gourmand star. I went for the pan fried dumplings which come with a nice sauce. I really liked them and the portion is good too. Sometimes the que is massive, but I went outside the peak time and there was no que.

super yummy and affordable!!! we got the xiao long baos, pan fried dumplings and spicy dumplings. i enjoyed all of them - meat fillings were flavourful and generous. for the price point, the xiao long baos are also delicious, though the skin was slightly on the thicker side. we also tried their minced meat noodles! the portion was decent, the noodles were slightly hard but i enjoyed the bite to them. would highly recommend this place because of the affordability and taste of the food~

This restaurant is in china town that very hard to find. I think previously this restaurant not known by the tourist that much because I see only local people come to eat. The taste is very nice and delicious every menu I order as you can see in the photos. I like the spicy dumpling most.