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Best Places For Dumplings In Los Angeles

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Living in Los Angeles means living in a city filled with culture. With that being said, Los Angeles offers a myriad of Asian restaurants, including those offering dumplings. Filled with all types of delicious ingredients, dumplings are small pale, opaque wrapped dough balls which are truly delicious.

Din Tai Fung
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Din Tai Fung
177 Caruso Ave
Glendale, CA 91210
(818) 551-5561
www.dintaifungusa.com

With locations around Southern California, Din Tai Fung is one of the more popular places to get dumplings. It's pretty popular because they offer a wide selection of tasty options. Founded in Taiwan in 1958, Din Tai Fung transitioned into a restaurant by the 70's, and offers residents of Los Angeles with all types of dumplings. From pork and chicken dumplings to shrimp ones, you'll undoubtedly have some nice assortments to try during or before you dine on their full menu of Asian cuisine.

Myung Dong Kyoja
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Myung Dong Kyoja
3630 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 385-7789
www.mdkyojausa.com

Set within L.A.'s Koreatown, Myung Dong Kyoja is a favorite for the lunch crowd, as well as those leaving Dodger Stadium. Aside from offering all types of Korean cuisine, including pork bulgogi, delicious spicy cold chlorella noodles, and other noodle dishes, this Korean spot also lets guests dine on delicious dumpling options. Their pork dumplings with thinly sliced rice cakes and ground chicken and vegetables in chicken broth is a must, as is their 12 pieces of fried pork and vegetable dumplings.

Long Xing Ji
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Long Xing Ji
140 W Valley Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 307-1188

Visitors rave about Long Xing Ji in the San Gabriel Valley just east of Los Angeles. This Shanghainese eatery offers plenty of dumpling offers, including pork, vegan xiaolongbao (dumplings), crab, shrimp and others, too.

Myung In Dumplings
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Myung In Dumplings
3109 W Olympic Blvd
Ste B
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 381-3568

Another favorite Koreatown dupling-house is Myung In Dumplings, which can partly attribute some of its success by the TV feature Anthony Bourdain did on it. But, the dumplings here were great before Bourdain made it famous across the globe. Find plenty of steamed dumplings which pack a powerful punch with their ingredients inside. They're pretty big, too. From spicy shrimp dumplings to pork, veggie and others, you'll dine like a king here. Their king dumplings (huge) with pork and Kimchi are great, too.

Pao Jao Dumpling House
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Pao Jao Dumpling House
928 S Western Ave
Ste 137
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 385-1881

Located inside a Koreatown shopping plaza, Pao Jao Dumpling House offers all types of dumplings to enjoy. Visitors rave about their spicy shrimp dumplings, but they also have great original and quite large king dumplings, and many other offerings, too.

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