PickEasy Awards 2026

Best soup dumplings in Vancouver

Three places for soup dumplings in Vancouver, with the lists that name them and why. One has made Canada's 100 Best.

Xiao long bao are what two of these three are known for first. Din Tai Fung on Alberni Street is the downtown branch of the Taiwanese dumpling house, whose handmade-dumpling tradition goes back to Taipei in 1972, and its dumplings are still folded by hand. The 2026 Chinese Restaurant Awards placed it #18 in the Elite 30 and singled out the crab and kurobuta pork xiao long bao. Long's Noodle in Richmond has cooked comforting Shanghainese food at reasonable prices for 25 years; xiao long bao are its signature, with pan-fried pork buns and drunken chicken beside them, and it placed #21.

Mott 32 is the third, and the dumplings are one dish of more than 100. It topped the same Elite 30 for its modern Cantonese cooking, with the applewood roasted Peking duck at the centre, and the reviewer named its hot and sour Shanghainese soup dumplings among the dishes to order. For more Shanghainese cooking, see the best Shanghainese restaurants in Vancouver, and for dumplings of every kind, the best dim sum in Vancouver.

Map of Vancouver with the picks numbered in order: 1. Din Tai Fung, 2. Long's Noodle, 3. Mott 32

Website preview: dtf.comElite 30#18
Din Tai Fung
Taiwanese and Shanghainese dim sum · Downtown
The Taiwanese dumpling house's Alberni Street branch, for xiao long bao and dan dan noodles.
- Elite 30 #18 Source ↗
  A menu built around the brand's best-known dishes and its handmade-dumpling heritage from 1972 Taipei, in a bright minimalist room with attentive service. A cocktail and zero-proof drink program extends the meal.
  Standout dishes: crab and kurobuta pork xiao long bao, shrimp and kurobuta pork spicy wontons, braised beef noodle soup, hot and sour soup
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Elite 30#21
Long's Noodle
Shanghainese · Richmond, BC
Shanghainese kitchen in Richmond for xiao long bao, pan-fried buns and drunken chicken.
- Elite 30 #21 Source ↗
  Comforting Shanghainese cooking at reasonable prices, with warm hospitality from the owners. A 25-year record and loyal regulars make it a place diners return to often.
  Standout dishes: pan-fried pork buns, xiao long bao, tan tan noodles, wine chicken
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100 Best#47
Mott 32
Chinese · Vancouver
Over 100 Cantonese dishes; birdcage chandeliers.
- Canada's 100 Best #47 Source ↗
  Praised for standing out among Vancouver's many Chinese restaurants, with a dark industrial-chinoiserie room, a large sharing menu of modernized Cantonese cooking with Sichuan touches, and local B.C. ingredients. The wine director's B.C. bottle selection also earns notice.
  Standout dishes: black truffle, ibérico pork and quail egg siu mai, crispy Chongqing chicken, whole B.C. Dungeness crab
- Elite 30 #1 Source ↗
  Cooking, service, drinks and design all given equal care, on a Cantonese base that draws on other regional Chinese traditions under Executive Chef Sing Lee. The applewood roasted Peking duck is the centrepiece.
  Standout dishes: applewood roasted Peking duck, barbecue Iberico pork with Yellow Mountain honey, hot and sour Shanghainese soup dumplings, soft quail egg siu mai
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