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15 Best dumpling Restaurants in New York

The best 15 restaurants for dumpling in New York — curated by TastyPals editors.

The best dumpling restaurants in New York are GAN-HOO BBQ, Jiang Nan Flushing, Shoo Loong Kan, and more. Start with GAN-HOO BBQ if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Priya Sharma•15 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
GAN-HOO BBQJiang Nan FlushingShoo Loong Kan
15 Best dumpling Restaurants in New York
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Top picks at a glance

#1GAN-HOO BBQChinese • Flushing • moderate#2Jiang Nan FlushingChinese • Flushing • moderate#3Shoo Loong KanChinese • Flushing • moderate

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated restaurants for dumpling in New York, sorted by Google rating and editorial judgment. Picks span Flushing and Chinatown.

Quick picks

GAN-HOO BBQ
Chinese • Flushing
GAN-HOO BBQ is a dependable chinese option in Flushing that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Jiang Nan Flushing
Chinese • Flushing
Jiang Nan Flushing is a sensible chinese call in Flushing in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Shoo Loong Kan
Chinese • Flushing
Shoo Loong Kan operates with a specific kind of institutional confidence — the quiet kind that comes from a Chengdu-born chain that knows its audience and doesn't negotiate on the fundamentals.
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Editorial details
Author: Priya Sharma
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

On this page

  1. 1. GAN-HOO BBQView →
  2. 2. Jiang Nan FlushingView →
  3. 3. Shoo Loong KanView →
  4. 4. Jin Mei DumplingView →
  5. 5. Shu Jiao Fu ZhouView →
  6. 6. JUQIView →
  7. 7. 1915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles & DumplingsView →
  8. 8. Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings - FlushingView →
  9. 9. Shanghai 21View →
  10. 10. King DumplingsView →
  11. 11. Wo HopView →
  12. 12. Shanghai You GardenView →
  13. 13. Joe's ShanghaiView →
  14. 14. Asian JewelsView →
  15. 15. Golden Lake PavilionView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for GAN-HOO BBQ
Google
GAN-HOO BBQ
Flushing • Chinese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
Flushing feast
Mood
Flushing
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Jiang Nan Flushing
Google
Jiang Nan Flushing
Flushing • Chinese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
Flushing feast
Mood
Flushing
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Shoo Loong Kan
Google
Shoo Loong Kan
Flushing • Chinese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
Flushing feast
Mood
Flushing
Jin Mei Dumpling
Chinatown • Chinese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Chinatown crawl
Mood
Chinatown

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

15 ranked picks

Shoo Loong Kan — Shoo Loong Kan operates with a specific kind of institutional confidence — the quiet kind that comes from a Chengdu-born chain that knows its audience and doesn't negotiate on the fundamentals. The Flushing location draws the kind of crowd that understands what it's signing up for: a serious hotpot room built around the House Special Chili Broth, which regulars and online accounts consistently describe as the organizing argument of the entire meal. Where other hotpot spots in the neighborhood reportedly soften their Sichuan edges, Shoo Loong Kan is known for running its mala program straight — the broth a brick-red, peppercorn-forward build that diners describe as arriving already working, the numbing heat accumulating across the meal rather than announcing itself all at once. At price level two, the proposition for a full-table, extended dinner in a borough that rewards serious eating is genuinely difficult to argue with. The menu centers on a handful of dishes that return in nearly every account of the room. The Chengdu Tiger Skin Chicken Claw is cited for its blistered, gelatinous skin and its reported ability to take on mala heat without disintegrating. The Chengdu Bakery Pork Knuckle is consistently described as the kitchen's most technique-revealing item — collagen-rich and slow-softened, the kind of preparation that signals genuine care within a communal format. House Special Beef Tripes (Black) carry a reputation as a diner's dish rather than a first-timer's order, something that rewards familiarity with the format. The A5 Wagyu Beef Shoulder is known for requiring almost no time in the pot — a few seconds, by most accounts, and nothing more. Practical notes drawn from regular diner reports: the condiment bar is a priority move on arrival, before weekend volume makes it a bottleneck. Walk-ins on Friday or Saturday are a real gamble; a reservation is the cleaner play. Request seating away from the entrance if a quieter table matters to your group. View restaurant →

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Shanghai You Garden — Flushing doesn't hand out loyalty cheaply, and Shanghai You Garden has spent enough time on the Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue circuit to become what regulars around here recognize as the real thing: a Shanghainese room that plays the long game. No hedging toward Cantonese crowd-pleasers, no chasing the Instagram cycle — just the precise, patient craft of Shanghai's dumpling and braised-meat tradition, held at a price point that keeps the room populated largely by the people who actually live and eat in this neighborhood. That's not incidental; it's the whole point. The Lucky Six Soup Dumplings are the anchor, and by consistent account they earn the billing — reportedly thin-skinned and broth-heavy in the way that makes xiao long bao worth the ritual in the first place. Diners who go deeper point to the Soup Filled Bun with Crabmeat and Abalone as the kitchen's more considered statement: extravagant on paper, but known for a delicacy of fill and dough that keeps it from feeling like a stunt. The Pan Fried Pork Bun has a reputation built on its crust — the lacquered, shatter-first bottom that defines the Shanghai style — while the interior is described as unapologetically rich. Grandma's Braised Pork Belly is the kind of slow, soy-and-sugar preparation that Shanghai cooking is historically defined by: rendered fat, dark braise, patience as a primary ingredient. The Pork Moon Cake, when it appears on the daily board, is consistently flagged as worth grabbing — a textural counterpoint to the soup-forward dishes that precede it. This is a weekday-evening kind of place; the room fills, and going early gives you the better end of the kitchen's attention. The practical move is straightforward: start with the soup dumplings, follow the pork. View restaurant →

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