Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春 is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

1. Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春

7.2
24 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 226 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Just like its downtown brother, you come to this Chinese hotspot for their amazing soup dumplings – get both the crab and the pork – they’re one of the best in NYC.

Kathryn W.Kathryn Wong-Crooks: Must haves: the salt & pepper shrimp, and their moo shoo pork. Be careful not to over order! Their portions are generous, & besides, why on earth would you want anything but NYC's best soup dumplings?

Mar S.Mar Sal: Amazing Soup Dumplings! Be careful, there is an art to eating soup dumplings without getting them on yourself.... Crispy beef was so so good!

Hide-Chan Ramen is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

2. Hide-Chan Ramen

8.2
248 E 52nd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 317 tips and reviews

Emily W.Emily Win: The pork buns are great! 2 in an order, perfect for a snack or light lunch on their own.

Charley T.Charley Todd: The pork buns are a must and you can't go wrong with any of the ramen choices here.

Russell H.Russell Hirschorn: Top notch spicy pork buns and spicy garlic and miso ramen. Ponzu sauce for gyoza was sour...not good. Happy hour specials are killer.

Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

3. Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen

7.4
146 E 55th St (55th Between Lexington And 3rd), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 46 tips and reviews

What's Good HereWhat's Good Here: Be sure to order the delicious steamed pork buns or steamed crab meat pork buns. These are what are otherwise known as Shanghai soup dumplings or xiao long bao (XLB). They are freshly handmade.

ChaoChao: Clean spaces and delicious soup dumplings

ZenFoodsterZenFoodster: Love steamed buns w/ 'shroom & bok choy & pan-fried egg & chive 1's. Star item is Chinese hand-pulled noodle called "la-mien"-NOT Japanese ramen. Don't order veggie 1 & have it hand-cut 4 xtra $1.

Totto Ramen is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

4. Totto Ramen

7.7
248 E 52nd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 127 tips and reviews

Bin Y.Bin Yang: Just like the original but so much more space! I'd recommend the Paitan ramen with pork and a side of pork buns, yum!

Kate F.Kate Furman: Pork buns to start, and get the paitan ramen.

Savannah P.Savannah Petrick: pork buns are great! so is the spicy miso ramen but the broth is a little thick because of the miso paste. I like that they give you the spicy sauce on the side so you can cater to your own taste.

Ippudo is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

5. Ippudo

8.3
24 W 46th St (btwn 6th & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Midtown East · 31 tips and reviews

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: New location in heart of Midtown. Serving lunch and dinner only. Order Pork buns, sesame cucumber,ippudo fries and try their new Kansane broth. They have vegetarian miso ramen and eggplant bun also!

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Burstein: Akamuro ramen did not disappoint! Would have added corn. Pork was too heavy if you get pork buns. Chicken karagi was meh

Julie S.Julie Soscia: Try their popular spicy Kasane broth dishes and the pork buns.

Mian Kitchen is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

6. Mian Kitchen

8.0
E 45th St (Vanderbilt Avenue), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 2 tips and reviews

Alyssa B.Alyssa B.: Very tasty pork belly bao buns

KarenKaren: Try combo 3. Absolutely can't go wrong with 2 baos and popcorn chicken. Try pork belly and Peking duck.

Urbanspace Lexington is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

7. Urbanspace Lexington

8.5
570 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Food Court · Midtown East · 19 tips and reviews

ZenFoodsterZenFoodster: Pecora Bianca, Dorado Tacos, Roberta’s Pizza, Takumi Taco, Bao by Kaya, Rockaway Clam, Inday, Little Collins, Bob White, Top Hops, Tuck Shop, Go Fish Sushi, Liquiteria, Taim, Kuro-Obi, Trapizzino.

Zara K.Zara Khan: A good variety of Mexican, Korean, Japanese, Italian and Indian cuisine at this food market! Shrimp bao buns are good for a quick bite.

Agda C.Agda Cordero: The pizza was good, the rest, I didn't particularly care for.

Joe’s Home Of Soup Dumplings is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

8. Joe’s Home Of Soup Dumplings

7.6
7 E 48th St, New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Midtown East · 6 tips and reviews

Kristina P.Kristina P: great for a quick business lunch. crab & shrimp soup dumplings!

Leann B.Leann B: Excellent food! Soup dumplings were awesome, you can’t be named “Home of Soup Dumplings” if they were terrible. Lol I recommend.

Eric A.Eric Andersen: The trick to eating dumplings here is to put them in the serving cup and let the soup fall into the cup — then drink!

Grand Sichuan Eastern is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

9. Grand Sichuan Eastern

7.1
1049 2nd Ave (btwn 55th & 56th St.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 25 tips and reviews

Raj S.Raj Sarma: Try the pork soup dumplings.

Mark B.Mark Birch: Xiao long bao, you cannot go wrong.

Majchel B.Majchel Bumatay: Don't get the soup dumplings here. You're better off going to Chinatown.

The Horny Ram is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

10. The Horny Ram

7.4
957 2nd Ave, New York, NY
Bar · Turtle Bay · 18 tips and reviews

Joseph H.Joseph Halkias: Great spot for just about anything, the manager RJ was THE BEST! Great recommendations and hospitable, try the pork buns!

Staff PicksStaff Picks: The Horny Ram is the perfect Midtown East spot for an after-work drink, serving up comfort food classics. Try the mac and cheese or the buffalo chicken nachos platter - a definite crowd favorite.

Lorraine S.Lorraine Smith: I love the ambience here at The Horny Ram. The Cornflake Chicken strip were absolutely delicious, and the Big Burger was really big with an amazing flavor!

Land Of Plenty is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

11. Land Of Plenty

7.7
204 E 58th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Szechuan Restaurant · Midtown East · 67 tips and reviews

Tabitha J.Tabitha Johnson: Try the peanut noodle, cucumber appetizer and soup dumplings!

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Big-ticket items such as “braised whole fish filet with soy bean sprouts in roasted chili spiced broth” and “Braised lamb filets with napa cabbage and roasted chili” are worth the larger tab. Read more.

Jim T.Jim Taylor: I love any of the fish options! But the dumplings and scallion pancakes are the true winners.

Wu Liang Ye is one of The 13 Best Places for Steamed Buns in Midtown East, New York.

12. Wu Liang Ye

7.2
36 W 48th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Rockefeller Center · 40 tips and reviews

Jimmy Y.Jimmy Y: Get the Dan Dan noodles, the steamed pork buns and ma po tofu

Lori L.Lori Luo: Slightly pricey Chinese food in the Rockefeller area. The Sichuan dishes are the best on the menu, so be sure to try the Braised Beef with Napa, the Dan Dan noodles, and the Ma Po Tofu.

Jason B.Jason B.: Been there several times and the service hugely depends on who your head waiter is. The food is only okay at best. Overpriced, specially the vegetable dishes.

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13. Sidecar at P.J. Clarke's

7.9
205 E 55th St (3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Speakeasy · Midtown East · 8 tips and reviews

sean r.sean roberts: Great creamy tomato soup and salmon. Very cool atmosphere.

Mark H.Mark Heyert: Excellent tater tots, crab cakes, beet salad, and the bartenders are sweet and funny.

Michael W.Michael Witbrock: Cocktails, old fashioned wedge salad, steak