Joe's Shanghai.
In 2 Shout NY guides.
Food + Drink
The Best Dumplings in New York City
Joe's Shanghai introduced a generation of New Yorkers to the soup dumpling, and the move from Pell Street to a bigger room on the Bowery in 2019 made the waits more bearable.
Go for: a steamer of crab and pork soup dumplings for the table.
City
The Chinatown Guide: Chinatown, Two Bridges and Dimes Square in 2026
The restaurant that taught New York to love soup dumplings.
Go for: Crab and pork soup dumplings.