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No. 92 in the world · November 2026

Kang Kang Food Court

Garfield Avenue, Alhambra · Los Angeles, USA

shengjian baoNo. 92
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The one to order

Sheng jian bao by the tray, crisp-bottomed and soupy

The line to expect: A line at lunch; it moves.

A cafeteria-style counter that LA's online dumpling crowd keeps naming the best cheap bao in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Make it at home

Shengjian bao (pan-fried soup buns)

Shengjian bao (pan-fried soup buns)

5 hr including jelly and rising, about 1 hr hands-on · 16 buns, 4 people. A yeasted soup dumpling fried in a covered pan: steamed on top, crackling on the bottom, with sesame and scallion scattered over. Shanghai's breakfast.

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