Best Dumplings, city by city.

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.

Ten-place guides ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick, in 9 cities. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Best Dumplings in New YorkNY

Best Dumplings in Los AngelesCA

Best Dumplings in ChicagoIL

Best Dumplings in San FranciscoCA

Best Dumplings in SeattleWA

Best Dumplings in LondonGB

Best Dumplings in VancouverCA

Best Dumplings in MelbourneAU

Best Dumplings in SydneyAU

Questions Harry gets about dumplings

Which cities does Harry rank dumplings in?: Harry has a full ten-place dumplings guide for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Vancouver, Melbourne and Sydney. Each is ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick.
How does Harry Hungry score dumplings?: The Harry Score blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a single 0–100 rating. 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.