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Dumplings (NY Magazine)
Dumpling Galaxy 百餃園 is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

1. Dumpling Galaxy 百餃園

42-35 Main St (Franklin Ave), Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Lamb Soup Dumplings

Hao Noodle is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

2. Hao Noodle

401 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · West Village · 65 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Sticky-rice Bacon Siu Mai

Gradisca is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

3. Gradisca

126 W 13th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 41 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Tortellini

The Bao is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

4. The Bao

7.8
13 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 224 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Xiao Long Bao

Lilia is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

5. Lilia

9.2
567 Union Ave (at Frost St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 190 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: ricotta and feta filled agnolotti

Del Posto is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

6. Del Posto

85 10th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Chelsea · 277 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Cappellacci

Super Taste is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

7. Super Taste

8.5
26 Eldridge St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Chinatown · 115 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Beef dumplings

The Spotted Pig is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

8. The Spotted Pig

314 W 11th St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Gastropub · West Village · 838 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: gnudi (boiled in butter)

Tianjin Dumpling House is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

9. Tianjin Dumpling House

41-28 Main St, Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 67 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Bespoke Dumplings

Sarge's Delicatessen & Diner is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

10. Sarge's Delicatessen & Diner

7.8
548 3rd Ave (at 36th St), New York, NY
Jewish Restaurant · Murray Hill · 96 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Kreplach (recommended fried)

Esca is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

11. Esca

402 W 43rd St (at Ninth Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 106 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Gnocchi (Sheepsmilk with buffalo mozzarella, tomato)

Nargis Cafe is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

12. Nargis Cafe

8.4
2818 Coney Island Ave (at Kathleen Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 60 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Chuchvara (ring-shaped, Central Asian lamp dumplings often compared to tortellini). Order them pan-friend, showered with dill and caramelized onion

Xi'an Famous Foods is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

13. Xi'an Famous Foods

38 E 23rd St, New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · NoMad · 42 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Shuijiao (boiled dumplings)

Aquavit is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

14. Aquavit

8.5
65 E 55th St (btw Madison and Park Ave), New York, NY
Scandinavian Restaurant · Midtown East · 106 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Lunch-only vegetarian version filled with mushroom duxelles, pan-fried and anointed with chanterelles, lingonberries, and brown-butter foam.

Hao Noodle is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

15. Hao Noodle

401 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · West Village · 65 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Clay-pot dumplings (skin made from egg, filled with pork and then steamed)

Blaue Gans is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

16. Blaue Gans

139 Duane St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
German Restaurant · Tribeca · 88 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Spaetzle enhanced with quark (tangy, curdless cottage cheese) and served like some ethereal form of mac 'n' cheese

Osteria Morini is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

17. Osteria Morini

218 Lafayette St (btwn Kenmare & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 301 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Two distinct packets of egg pasta fused together. One side houses a gamy mince of rabbit meat, the other the soft white cheese from Emilia-Romagna called squacquerone.

Yaso Tangbao is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

18. Yaso Tangbao

148 Lawrence St (btwn Willoughby & Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
Shanghai Restaurant · Downtown Brooklyn · 69 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pan-fried pork bao

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

19. Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

8.7
110 Waverly Pl (btwn MacDougal Alley & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 273 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Mint Love Letters

Polish & Slavic Center Cafeteria is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

20. Polish & Slavic Center Cafeteria

177 Kent St, Brooklyn, NY
Event Space · Greenpoint · 5 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: pyzy z miesem. Two dense and spongy potato torpedoes about the size of small salamis filled with minced pork and topped with bacon

Joy Luck Palace is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

21. Joy Luck Palace

98 Mott St, New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 38 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Har Gow. Translucent wheat-and-tapioca-starch skin filled with shrimp

al di là is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

22. al di là

8.9
248 5th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 200 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Casunziei. Fat half-moons filled with roasted beets and ricotta, sautéed in brown butter and sprinkled with pastry seeds

Grünauer Bistro is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

23. Grünauer Bistro

1578 1st Ave, New York, NY
Austrian Restaurant · Yorkville · 4 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pork-and-chive dumplings

Le Coucou is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

24. Le Coucou

9.0
138 Lafayette St, New York, NY
French Restaurant · SoHo · 93 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pike Quenelle. Poached dumpling of pureed fish

Tekoá is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

25. Tekoá

264 Clinton St (at Verandah Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Cobble Hill · 30 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Gnocchi al Tuco made from corn masa

Mimi Cheng's is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

26. Mimi Cheng's

7.3
179 2nd Ave (11th & 12th St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · East Village · 135 tips and reviews
Woodside Cafe is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

27. Woodside Cafe

6.8
6423 Broadway (at 65th St.), Woodside, NY
Himalayan Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Momo alla vodka

Nom Wah Tea Parlor is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

28. Nom Wah Tea Parlor

8.1
13 Doyers St (btwn Pell St & Bowery), New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 376 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Shrimp-and-snow-pea-leaf dumplings

East Wind Snack Shop is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

29. East Wind Snack Shop

8.8
471 16th St (at Prospect Park West), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Windsor Terrace · 52 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pot stickers made with 28 day dry aged beef

Dumpling Galaxy 百餃園 is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

30. Dumpling Galaxy 百餃園

42-35 Main St (Franklin Ave), Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 51 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pumpkin with Black Sesame Tang Yuan in egg drop soup

Delaware and Hudson is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

31. Delaware and Hudson

135 N 5th St (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 65 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Schnitz und Gnepp

Sip Sak is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

32. Sip Sak

8.7
928 2nd Ave (btwn 49th & 50th St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 99 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: micro-meatball stuffed manti dressed with garlicky yogurt sauce, dried mint in butter and a dusting of sumac and paprika.

Anton's Russian Dumplings is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

33. Anton's Russian Dumplings

338 Ave Of The Americas, New York, NY
Food Stand · Greenwich Village · 4 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: potato pelemi, boiled and then seared, covered beneath a blanket of smoked Gouda, and then served in a paper boat. Get them with the works.

2nd Ave Deli is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

34. 2nd Ave Deli

8.7
162 E 33rd St (btw 3rd & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Jewish Restaurant · Rose Hill · 181 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Matzo balls.

Joy Luck Palace is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

35. Joy Luck Palace

98 Mott St, New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 38 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Salted duck yolk custard steamed bun

Talde is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

36. Talde

369 7th Ave (at 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · South Slope · 269 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Pretzel, Pork and chive dumplings

Apani is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

37. Apani

4.8
1520 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 6 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Khinkali. The Republic of Georgia's answer to Soup Dumplings.

La Savane is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

38. La Savane

7.3
239 W 116th St, New York, NY
African Restaurant · Central Harlem · 6 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Foutou, made with plantain, boiled, pounded and shaped into a smooth, supple orb

White Bear 白熊 is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

39. White Bear 白熊

8.9
135-02 Roosevelt Ave (at Prince St), Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 165 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Wontons with hot sauce.

Uma's is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

40. Uma's

8.9
9207 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · Hammels · 35 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Butternut-squash manti.

Cafe Katja is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

41. Cafe Katja

8.7
79 Orchard St (btwn Broome St & Grand St), New York, NY
Austrian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 135 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Quark cheese dumplings

Cafe Glechik is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

42. Cafe Glechik

3159 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · Brighton Beach · 31 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Siberian Pelmeni filled with pork and beef and seasoned with onion

Momosan Ramen & Sake is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

43. Momosan Ramen & Sake

7.7
342 Lexington Ave (btwn E 39th & E 40th St), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Murray Hill · 104 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Gyoza crammed with juicy pork and fragrant chives and serves them in the iron pan they're cooked in, tetsunabe style, under a cloak of untraditional but tonic ginger-scallion sauce.

Domo Japanese Table is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

44. Domo Japanese Table

359 Manhattan Ave (Jackson St.), Brooklyn, NY
Tea Room · Williamsburg · 5 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Mitarashi Dango - traditional skewer of rice-flour balls painted with a sweet-and-salty soy-sauce glaze

Ukrainian East Village Restaurant is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

45. Ukrainian East Village Restaurant

6.8
140 2nd Ave (btwn St. Marks Pl & E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 53 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Varenyky. Get them boiled and stuffed like Christmas geese with seasoned potato or with mix of sauerkraut and mushroom.

Lhasa Fast Food is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

46. Lhasa Fast Food

37-50 74th St, Jackson Heights, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Located in a back room behind the You and Me cell-phone shop. The satchel-shaped momos (get beef and chive) doused in Tibetan chile sauce called sepen.

Moldova is one of Dumplings (NY Magazine).

47. Moldova

7.7
1827 Coney Island Ave (Coney Island Ave and Ave O), Brooklyn, NY
Romanian Restaurant · Midwood · 13 tips and reviews

MelissaMelissa: Mamaliga Trapeza. Dense cornmeal porridge formed into flat-bottom balls with a fleeting blandness that vanishes once they're mixed with sour cream, scrambled egg, Romanian feta and roast pork