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Whoa—Din Tai Fung Is Coming to Pacific Place

Soup dumplings for all.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Coming to Pacific Place. Photo via Din Tai Fung Bellevue.

The big announcements keep on coming this week. Taiwanese-based dumpling phenom Din Tai Fung is adding a third Puget Sound location to the mix. Its next outpost will be on the fourth floor of the Pacific Place shopping center downtown.

According to a release from the mall’s owner, the new Din Tai Fung will open in summer 2016. While the restaurant has more than 100 locations from Australia to Dubai, there are just six in the US (and apparently they like to be located in shopping centers). The chain’s big draw is its xiao long bao, or delicate pleated soup dumplings filled with meat and a splash of broth.

The arrival of the Lincoln Square and U Village locations inspired major excitement and hourslong waits. Seems logical similar pandemonium will follow here. A small price to pay for soup dumpling access.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.