Big Dumpers

Expand Your Dumpling Universe

There’s a whole world out there beyond xiao long bao.

10/07/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Warm Up

Dumplings Are the Steamiest Spa Cuisine

Inside Federal Way’s Korean-style Palace Spa, Eldar’s Kitchen serves Georgian khinkali and other specialties from around the former Soviet sphere.

01/14/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best Chinese Restaurants

Our favorite spots for noodles, dumplings, dim sum, and hot pot, featuring food from Shanghai to Xinjiang.

12/09/2024 By Hsiao-Ching Chou and Naomi Tomky With Allecia Vermillion

Friday Feed

Famous Chains and Many Momos Are This Week’s Food News

And one internet-famous sushi restaurant has reopened.

12/06/2024 By Naomi Tomky

New Moon

How to Celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year

Usher in the Year of the Dragon with good eats and festivities.

01/30/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

XLB Dining Guide

The Best Soup Dumplings in Seattle

Xiao long bao—always worth a trip, but now more able to travel.

04/27/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: In Defense of Tom Douglas and Some Truly Gonzo Corn Dogs

Your Friday dispatch from Seattle Met’s food team.

11/08/2019 By Allecia Vermillion and Annika Lindburg

Bar Stool Dispatch

Korochka Tavern in Lake City Has Shuttered

But it’s not the end for the cozy Russian bar.

10/28/2019 By Marisa Comeau-Kerege

Counter Points

Seattle's Walk-Up Windows and Counters Are Booming

New spots deliver soup dumplings, nachos, and late-night Lebanese flatbread.

10/22/2019 By Rosin Saez

Dining Events

Where to Eat and Drink May 15–21

The week in which: We delve into the world of dumplings, sip wine for science, and watch local chefs prove their chops.

05/15/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Downtown Switch-Ups

Sansei Is Closed and—Oh Sweet, Glorious Day—Dough Zone Will Open in Its Place

The soup dumpling purveyor is slated to arrive at Ninth and Pine this summer.

04/30/2019 By Rosin Saez

Side Dish

Bellevue’s Xiao Chi Jie Expands Our Soup Dumpling Lexicon

These broth-filled parcels are perhaps the most affordable form of culinary indulgence. A brisk counter specializes in a larger, puffier version than the familiar xiao long bao.

04/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: New Soup Dumplings and No Blue C Sushi

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

01/11/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Picks

What We're Eating Now: July 2018

This month’s favorites: impeccable dumplings, endless rosé, and a cubano sandwich stuffed in a waffle iron.

06/19/2018 By Allecia Vermillion, Rosin Saez, and Sean P. Sullivan

Dumpling Dispatch

It's Happening: Din Tai Fung Opens in Southcenter

The Taiwanese house of dumplings' fourth location has arrived.

04/21/2017 By Rosin Saez

Review

There Is Nothing Subtle About Dumplings of Fury

And the lines outside this new dumpling shop is a sign of things to come for West Seattle.

10/18/2016 By Darren Davis

Dumplings for Days

Din Tai Fung's Seattle Location Finally Opens Sunday

U Village's new expansion will soon feature the Taiwanese chain's infamous xiao long bao.

12/27/2013 By Chelsea Lin

Post

Din Tai Fung Bellevue Is Open

Guests waited three-plus hours to dine on soup dumplings this weekend.

11/15/2010 By Jessica Voelker

Food Festivals

How Many Slavic Dumplings Can You Consume in a Single Afternoon?

Learn the Answer at Pierogi Festival on Saturday, May 1.

04/26/2010 By Jessica Voelker

$10 Food Find

Dumplings at Dumpling Dojo

$10 buys you five jumbo meat parcels, seared to order.

03/29/2010 By Jessica Voelker