Dumpling District

Located inside Luna Hall food hall in Chinatown, Dumpling District brings authentic Shanghainese soup dumplings and hand-folded xiao long bao to DC in a fast-casual format that makes the cuisine genuinely accessible. The soup dumplings receive effusive praise, with reviewers noting the remarkable amount of broth inside each delicate wrapper, and the mala pork and black truffle variations elevate the menu beyond the standard. Shanghai-style pan-fried bao buns, braised beef noodle soup, and scallion oil noodles round out a menu representative of Eastern Chinese comfort food.

Dumplings