No. 28 in the world · November 2026
No. 28The one to order
Pork and leek shaomai, Beijing style, open-topped and frilled like a flower
A shaomai house since 1738, named, the story goes, by an emperor who stopped in on New Year's Eve.
45 min · About 24, 4 people. The easiest dim sum to make at home: no pleating, just a wrapper cupped around a bouncy pork and shrimp filling. Store-bought wrappers are what most dim sum kitchens use too.
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