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No. 18 in the world · November 2026

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

Prince Street, Flushing · New York, USA

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The one to order

Crab and pork xiao long bao, and the pan-fried pork buns

The line to expect: Weekend waits of 30 to 45 minutes. Beat it: a weekday afternoon.

Flushing's soup dumpling champion, often called the best in the city.

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Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)

Xiao long bao (soup dumplings)

6 hr (mostly chilling the jelly), about 1 hr 15 min hands-on · About 32 dumplings, 4 people. The soup inside is a jellied stock folded into the filling cold; it melts in the steamer. Make the jelly the day before and the rest is a long, happy afternoon of pleating.

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