Din Tai Fung

City Centre & Haymarket


The noodles and buns are great, but it's the dumplings that made this licensed Taiwanese chain famous, delivering an explosion of fabulously flavoursome broth as you bite into their delicate casings. Come early, come hungry, come prepared to share your table. There's indoor and outdoor seating here, and it now has stalls and restaurants in several other central Sydney food courts.


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