What is the best dumplings restaurant in San Jose?

According to Harry Hungry's ranking, Meimei Dumpling is currently the top-rated dumplings restaurant in San Jose with a Harry Score of 90/100.

How does Harry Hungry score dumplings restaurants in San Jose?

Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.

Are there tourist-trap dumplings restaurants in San Jose to avoid?

Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for San Jose on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.

San Jose, CA

Best Dumplings in San Jose.

Dumplings are judged on the wrapper — thin enough to read through, strong enough to hold the soup in. Harry counts the pleats, checks whether the filling was seasoned as a filling or as an afterthought, and treats a burst xiao long bao as the small tragedy it is.

Ranked by the Harry Score — a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Scores last recomputed 11 July 2026

Meimei Dumpling

dumpling · chinese

117 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

4.9 across 221 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.

Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.

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Questions Harry gets about dumplings in San Jose

What is the best dumplings restaurant in San Jose?: According to Harry Hungry's ranking, Meimei Dumpling is currently the top-rated dumplings restaurant in San Jose with a Harry Score of 90/100.
How does Harry Hungry score dumplings restaurants in San Jose?: Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
Are there tourist-trap dumplings restaurants in San Jose to avoid?: Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for San Jose on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.