鼎泰豐 A13店

✨The Most Famous Taiwanese Soup Dumplings✨

Today, I visited the Din Tai Fung restaurant at Xinyi A13. The restaurant is located on the 1st and 2nd floors, with waiting and entry on the 1st floor. Regardless of peak or non-peak times, there are always many people in line, but compared to the 101 location, the crowd is not as overwhelming and the dining space is quite spacious, so I highly recommend dining at this branch.

Today's meal:

• Pork Rib Fried Rice $280
• Red Oil Dumplings (Shrimp) $230
• Chicken Soup in Original Bowl $230
• Water Spinach $230
• Loofah and Shrimp Soup Dumplings (5 pieces) $170

Recommended Eating Method 👍
The fried rice must be drizzled with the sauce from the red oil dumplings! After mixing it, you will get a plate of very fragrant and delicious fried rice with a hint of spiciness 🔥

I find that the pork rib fried rice is a bit bland on its own; without some salty seasoning, it's quite hard to finish alone, haha. Fortunately, the sauce from the red oil dumplings is plentiful, so I mixed the sauce with the dumplings first, then poured the remaining sauce over the fried rice. The portion was just right~

The quality of the fried ribs is consistently good, not overly greasy, and they have a thick and solid texture.

The water spinach is delicious when stir-fried on-site, with a very fresh green color. After being stir-fried with garlic, the aroma of the water spinach really shines through, making it crunchy and refreshing.

Din Tai Fung’s hot and sour soup has never suited my taste, so I ordered the chicken soup instead. The chicken soup is very rich and flavorful, containing plenty of chicken meat, mostly from the thighs, which is very satisfying.

The soup dumplings I most recommend are the “Loofah and Shrimp Soup Dumplings”! The fresh aroma of loofah offsets the greasy feel of the soup dumplings, making them very tasty on their own. As for their signature Golden Eighteen Folds, it is perfectly represented in each soup dumpling, leaving little to critique 💯

Overall, my dining experience this time was excellent. The professionalism of the waitstaff made the entire dining process smooth and enjoyable, with delicious and consistently good dishes, and a comfortable and spacious environment.