Category Archives: Sheng Jian Bao

DD Soup Dumplings & Hibachi

Posted on May 25, 2025 by rundlea

I generally avoid the Times Square area in NYC, but I needed to get A to the train after a session at Local 42, a great dive bar on 9th ave, and ended up walking along 42nd street. Thankfully I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

3 Times, New York, NY

Posted on March 26, 2024 by rundlea

The origin story of 3 Times, a local NYC mini-chain of dumpling joints, is that an expat from Nanjing who was working as a tour guide in New York wanted a good Chinese restaurant to take his groups to. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, New York City, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Shumai | Leave a comment

Shanghai Time, Manhattan, New York

Posted on December 18, 2023 by rundlea

Shanghai Time had me at “it our mission to introduce the traditional Shanghainese Shengjianbao to the New York City culinary community”, I love Sheng Jian Bao and great ones are hard to find in the U.S.  I first tried this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Rice Dumplings, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Shrimp, Shumai, Soup Dumpling, Sticky Rice | Leave a comment

Ninja Bao, Philadelphia

Posted on December 11, 2023 by rundlea

Ninja Bao is a small kiosk sized restaurant in the underground concourse of Philly’s Suburban Station. They have an extensive menu that serves bao, gyoza, buns, wontons, sheng jian bao, and ramen.  Ninja Bao is counter service and has seating … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Philadelphia, Pork, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Wontons | Leave a comment

Dim Sum Garden, Philadelphia

Posted on June 12, 2023 by rundlea

The owner of Dim Sum Garden claims to be the 5th generation descendent of the Chef who invented Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings).  This is obviously hard to verify, but online reviews are consistent in praising the soup dumplings. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, Pan Fried, Philadelphia, Pork, Sheng Jian Bao, Shumai, Soup Dumpling, Sticky Rice, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Deluxe Green Bo, New York City

Posted on October 24, 2022 by rundlea

Manhattan’s Chinatown is getting busy again, although the restaurants close earlier than they used to, most are shut at 8:30 or 9pm. Not yet knowing this, we hit Chinatown around 9:30 looking for dumplings and found that all of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao | 1 Comment

Nitemrkt’s “Bag the Bao” Video

Posted on July 22, 2019 by rundlea

I ran across Nitemrkt’s dumping-tastic rap video “Bag the Bao” on Eater.  Nitemrkt raps in Mandarin, Cantonese and English and the video, features crave inducing imagery of sheng jian bao, barbecue pork buns, soup dumplings, Sesame balls and stuffed breads.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, News, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Dumpling Shack, London UK

Posted on July 15, 2019 by rundlea

Dumpling Shack, at the Old Spitalfields Market, serves a Chinese street-food menu of dumplings and noodles.  It is a small stall with room for about three employees to rapid fire serve dumplings to the throngs who lunch at the Market.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Pork, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

Return to Tipsy Shanghai, New York NY

Posted on June 24, 2019 by rundlea

After enjoying Little Alley, but not getting the full soup filled experience from their Sheng Jian Bao, I was craving these pan fried buns and so a few days latter headed back to Tipsy Shanghai.  In my prior review of Tipsy … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Soup Dumpling, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Little Alley, New York, NY

Posted on June 17, 2019 by rundlea

Little Alley, takes its name from the Shanghai “Long Tang” neighborhoods of Chef Yuchun Cheung’s youth, and is dedicated to the cuisine of Shanghai.  Long Tang are narrow, interconnected mazes of alleyways that form neighborhoods unique to old Shanghai, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Crab, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Shumai, Soup Dumpling, Vegetarian, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment