Emporiums Level 3, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD ph (03) 9994 9386
Ding Tai Fung has opened at the Emporium, but I have not had the patience to line up with the rest of Melbourne yet to try it (despite the fact that there are over 200 seats in the restaurant the lines are still too crazy!) We haven't been too disappointed as our old favourite New Shanghai still have some pretty awesome Xiao Long Baos that hit the dumpling spot each time we've been craving for our favourite treats from Shanghai. The wait here is very modest and the queues have calmed to a steady flow.
The kids always like watching the chefs weave their magic with the noodles and dumplings.
Our favourite XLB are consistently good and quite reasonable at $8.6 for a steamer of 8. Perfect with that hit of vinegar! Watch out for the soupy explosion when you bite into one.
The panfried Pot Stickers ($11 for 8 pcs) are also really nice, the pastry perfectly crispy with a soft, tender pork centre.
We also always order the braised beef noodle soup to share. The noodles are perfectly cooked and the broth is meaty without being overly oily, it's such a great comforting bowl, especially in this awfully cold Melbourne winter this year!
We like their milk tea and ice lemon tea but they are pretty pricey at $5.3 each.
The Oolong tea for $5.5 a pot is a good option for Hubby and I to share, plus it's quite soothing when we have too many pan fried dumplings!
The kids don't like chinese tea and the soy bean milk ($3) is a good option.
New Shanghai is one of our family's favourite places for dumplings. Hubby and I like that it's relatively clean compared to some of the dumpling places around town, and the XLB has not failed to impress each time we've been.
We have New Shanghai in Sydney - my favourite dumplings place too! Panfried pot stickers - I never knew they were called that :)
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