Din Tai Fung

Top choice in Taipei


Taipei's most celebrated Shanghai-style dumpling shop – the New York Times once called it one of the 10 best restaurants in the world – is now a worldwide franchise. This is the place that started it all, and daily mealtime queues attest to its enduring popularity. Try the classic xiǎolóng bāo (小籠包; steamed pork dumplings), done to perfection every time. Take Exit 5 from Dongmen MRT.

There are also branches in the Taipei 101 food court and the SOGO department store food courts at Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT and in Zhishan.


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