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Dumpling Redux - From Shanghai to Queens

by Kelly Amabile (RSS feed) on Dec 1st 2007 at 11:59PM

It's midnight and my mouth is watering for some soupy dumplings. World Hum points me to Disanne McLane's search for the best dumpling in Shanghai. Which takes me back to my own encounters with the darling dumplings of Shanghai -- I ate at two of the places McLane reviews in her quest for the perfect soup dumpling, and agree with her that Din Tai Fung's are the best tasting, although the atmosphere at Nanxiang suited me better and felt more "authentic" -- catering to tourists, the pace is faster and the decor not as pretty, but the dumpling sure do hit the spot.

Since my return from China I've yet to seek out similar soupy goodness on the streets of New York. When time allows, I'll do some research and head straight to Chinatown in search of some Shanghainese authenticity in the heart of Manhattan. But Gothamist alerted me today that a detour to Flushing may be in order. Seems there is a Nanxiang noodle house in Queens with a reputation for serving up delicious dumplings. They go so far as to label them "the best in the city." Seems worth a trip to me...

Filed under: Food and Drink, Asia, China

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