Let’s get real: the xiao long bao here are like edible little water balloons of joy. Each dumpling has exactly 18 folds (yes, workers count them—they’re not messing around). The skin is so thin you can almost see through it, like a delicate pasta condom. Surprising fact: You must eat them with a ginger-and-vinegar dip, or they might just stage a protest in your stomach.
One reviewer gushed, “I bit into one and a tidal wave of pork broth flooded my soul—and my shirt.” Another said, “The soup dumplings are so perfect, they make me question my life choices. Am I even doing anything productive?” They’re not wrong. The pork and truffle variant? Pure decadence—like a billionaire’s pocket change turned into soup.
The Fried Rice Drama
But hold your chopsticks—there’s controversy. The Egg Fried Rice costs around £10 and looks like something you’d get from a street vendor in Taipei for $2. Reviewers have called it “a crime of portion size” and “the most expensive bowl of beige I’ve ever eaten.” “It was good, but I felt personally attacked by the price,” one person wrote. Fair warning: order it only if you hate your bank account.
DIN TAI FUNG CANARY WHARF, London - 2026 Reviews & Info
On the flip side, the Chocolate Dumplings for dessert are a chaotic masterpiece. Imagine a mochi-meets-molten lava cake that explodes in your mouth. “I wasn’t ready for the orgasmic heat,” one review confessed—taking “steamy” to a whole new level. Order two.
