Din Tai Fung – Famous Taiwanese Dumplings

Din Tai Fung is a branch for the acclaimed Taiwanese dumpling restaurantwith the same name. The 220 seater restaurant at the bottom floor of Paragon shopping mall is shock full all the time and you have to queueoutside for a few minutes. You’ll get a sheet for ordering, so spend sometime studying the choices and mark your selections.

The service is based on the sheet, and the waiters and the chefs bring the ordered food piece by piece, so prepare for quite silent service. It’s a good idea to share the food, as otherwise someone would have to wait with empty stomach while others are eating their meals.

The dumplings are good, but not outrageously excellent — I’ve eaten better in a cheap nameless join in Singapore Chinatown. Somehow all of dumplings here contain pork, which is bad news for all you vegetarians out there. There are also other choices available.

Din Tai Fung, Paragon Shopping Center, 290 Orchard Road, Singapore