Japanese food is fabulous, but there are times when only dim sum will do. When that happens, Din Tai Fung in the Caretta Shiodome Building is there to satisfy all your cravings.
Din Tai Fung - image © Florentyna Leow
One travels to Tokyo for Japanese food, but there might come a time during your travels when you need to scratch an itch for Chinese food. Enter Din Tai Fung, a popular and reliable dim sum chain with over 100 restaurants worldwide. There are 17 branches in Japan alone, a testament to the country’s love for good dumplings.
Din Tai Fung - image © Florentyna Leow
If you’re in the Shiodome area, there’s a branch located on B2 of the Caretta Shiodome Building a few minutes away from Shiodome Station. It’s on the same floor as the Advertising Museum Tokyo, making it a good pit stop after a visit to the museum.
The menu at Din Tai Fung is extensive, and dining dim sum style is great for large groups. And being able to order many smaller-portioned dishes is also great for solo dining. Most familiar dim sum and Cantonese-style dishes, such as pork rib noodles (paigumen), shumai dumplings, steamed fluffy pork buns, appear on the menu.
Din Tai Fung - image © Florentyna Leow
Din Tai Fung’s signature dish is the xiaolongbao, a thin-skinned dumpling filled with juicy pork and hot soup. Each one is handmade, and you can even watch the workers folding them. Carefully place one on your spoon, being careful not to pierce the skin and allow the soup to dribble out onto the bamboo steamer. Bite a small hole in the skin and slurp carefully. Then eat it. First-timers may find eating this fairly hazardous, but you’ll be a pro at handling them in no time.
English name:
Din Tai Fung
Japanese name:
鼎泰豊
English address:
B2 Caretta Shiodome, 1-8-2 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7090
Japanese address:
〒105-7090 東京都港区東新橋1-8-2 カレッタ汐留B2
Opening hours:
11am-10pm
Price:
Non-smoking section:
Completely Non-Smoking
Reservations:
Possible (5pm-8pm)
Nearest Transport:
Subway: Directly connected to Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo line.
Train: 4-minute walk from the Shiodome exit of Shimbashi Station on the JR Yamanote line.
Telephone:
+81-3-5537-2081
Website:
Official website (Japanese)
Customer Reviews:
:: Read customer reviews of Din Tai Fung on TripAdvisor.
Near To Here:
Din Tai Fung is located in Tokyo's Shimbashi, Shiodome, Hamamatsucho and Shinagawa district. See our complete list of things to do in Tokyo's Shimbashi, Shiodome, Hamamatsucho and Shinagawa district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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