Best Dumplings & Dim Sum on Convoy
5 picksThe short answer
The best dumplings and dim sum on Convoy depends on what you're after: Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon for classic soup dumplings, Steamy Piggy for bao and a lively room, China Max Dumpling House for all-you-can-eat dumplings.
- Best for classic soup dumplings: Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon
- Best for bao and a lively room: Steamy Piggy
- Best for all-you-can-eat dumplings: China Max Dumpling House
- Best for pan-fried pork buns: Tasty Noodle House
- Best for dim sum carts: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
How to choose
Xiao long bao is Convoy's unofficial mascot, and five spots do dumplings especially well — from a bar-attached dumpling house to all-you-can-eat handmade dumplings to a banquet hall where the dim sum carts still roll.
For the classic soup dumpling experience with drinks, Dumpling Inn. For the lively, photogenic version, Steamy Piggy. For volume, China Max's all-you-can-eat. For pan-fried pork buns and dumplings at family-style prices, Tasty Noodle House. For weekend-morning dim sum off the carts, Jasmine.
Before you go: tips for dumplings and dim sum on Convoy
- Order dumplings first — they take the longest to come out
- Let soup dumplings cool a moment, bite a small hole and sip the broth first
- China Max AYCE is $34.99 weekdays, $37.99 weekends — the whole table has to join
- Go early on weekend mornings for Jasmine's carts before the crowds
- Steamy Piggy and Dumpling Inn don't take small-group reservations — add your name and wait
Compare the picks side by side
| Spot | Best for | Price | Parking | Past 11pm | Reservations | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon | Classic soup dumplings | $$ | Medium | No | No | Often |
| Steamy Piggy | Bao and a lively room | $$ | Brutal | No | No | Often |
| China Max Dumpling House | All-you-can-eat dumplings | $$$ | Brutal | No | Yes | Often |
| Tasty Noodle House | Pan-fried pork buns | $ | Brutal | No | Yes | - |
| Jasmine Seafood Restaurant | Dim sum carts | $$ | Medium | No | Yes | Often |
The 5 picks
Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon
The dumpling house everyone means — soup dumplings, potstickers and pork and chive dumplings in a 230-seat room with Shanghai Saloon's bar. It's a classic rather than the most refined XLB on Convoy; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Steamy Piggy
Soup dumplings, a three-bao flight and chili wontons in a pink room with a big patio. The bao and rolls are the stars; come for the 4-6pm or 8pm happy hour for the cheapest bao flight.
China Max Dumpling House
All-you-can-eat handmade dumplings — soup dumplings, shumai, buns and noodles with self-serve drinks and ice cream. AYCE is the only way to order here; be patient with service.
Tasty Noodle House
Pan-fried Shanghai pork buns, soup dumplings and big noodle platters at small prices. Walk-ins usually get a table fast.
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Old-school banquet-hall dim sum with carts rolling every day — point at the har gow and shumai as they pass. Priced by the plate (not all-you-can-eat) and pricey; go early on weekend mornings.