Dumpling Man

Critics' Pick

100 St. Marks Pl., New York, NY 10009
nr. First Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-505-2121 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
7.6 out of 10

9 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Asian: Southeast, Chinese

Photo by Ben Rosenzweig

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Official Website

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Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-12:30am

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; N, R, W at 8th St.-NYU

Prices

$3.95-$5.25

Payment Methods

Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Kid-Friendly
Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

Houston St. to 14th St., Ave. D to Broadway

Profile

Lucas Lin spent a year researching the fine art of tang-mian, the northern-Chinese technique of making dumpling dough, before opening a sleek East Village shop where he colors his wrappers with fresh vegetable juices and stuffs them with pork, chicken, tofu and vegetables or corn. The rice-vinegar-sesame-soy sauce is preferable to the house Marco Polo tomato-basil affair. But the shaved ice dessert (when in season), laboriously hand-cranked on a vintage machine and drizzled with sweet beans or peanuts and condensed milk, is a perfectly refreshing finale. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Seared pork dumplings, $3.95; red bean snow ice, $3.25

Reader Ratings

7.6

Skip the "seared" (read "burnt") dumplings . . .

RKan from 10003 | Posted on 4/16/07

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	5
Service:	4

Décor:	4

Value:	7

. . .and stick to the steamed, which are fresh and passably flavorful. The steamed pork dumplings were tasty and filled with just the right amount of pork and scallion. The "seared" vegetable dumplings I had were really quite awful as all I...Read More

Hurray for The Dumpling Man!

Ogwen from East Village | Posted on 6/22/05

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	10

The Dumpling Man has reinvented the dumpling! The dumpling wrappers are so tender and each of the different fillings are full of incredible flavor. My favorites are the vegetarian (with tofu & shiitake mushroom) and shrimp, but I also love the chicken...Read More