Dumpling Cafe - Chinatown

Me and Tom talk about going into Chinatown a lot, but we rarely actually do it. Chinatown is SO close to Southie and there is a bus that takes us straight there, so there's really no reason not to go. Last weekend I was itching to get out of the house and wanted to do a little bit of carb loading before my Sunday long run, so I suggested we take the short trip into Chinatown. After a bit of yelping we decided on Dumpling Cafe.

The restaurant was pretty busy on Friday night but we only had to wait about 10 minutes. We were sat at a long table in the middle of a bunch of groups. It was a tight squeeze but it was fun!

TKO looking very comfy :)

I always feel rushed in Chinatown, so we tried to take some time to look over the menu and order in stages. Despite our efforts the food came out in minutes!

We ordered a few dishes to share:

Udon noodles with vegetables. I loved the flavor of these noodles, but for some reason they were all chopped up into tiny pieces. It made the dish very difficult to eat and I was super jealous of our neighbors who had long noodles. Not sure what that was about!

Beef with string beans.

Xiao long bao aka soup dumplings! Check out that steam when Tom took off the top.

I love soup dumplings and these were awesome. I'd take a trip to this Cafe just for a few orders of these!

I wasn't planning on dessert, but I was intrigued when Tom suggested sharing a bubble tea. I always thought bubble tea was served hot, and was basically just tea with little balls inside. Man, was I wrong! We ordered a mango tea and it was amazing!! It was basically a slushie with little pieces of tapioca mixed in. It was so fun to slurp up the bubbles and I was freaking out. I think bubble tea is going to be a summer staple for me!

Dumpling Cafe is located at:
695 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 338-8859