4 editor picks in Boston.
4 chinese places in Boston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Boston | Chinese across every city.
Chinese food in Boston centers on Chinatown but reaches into the South End as well, covering everything from dumplings to hand-pulled flatbread. Dumpling Cafe and Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe anchor the Chinatown end, while Mei Mei Dumplings in the South End brings a more modern, locally sourced take. Together they show a cuisine that is both traditional and evolving in the city.
Irene Li's Mei Mei Dumplings runs the dumpling factory and cafe in South Boston since 2012. Order the lemongrass pork dumplings, the signature filling.
OrderLemongrass pork dumplings, the signature filling.
TipDumpling-making classes run on weekends from the storefront kitchen. Book on the website.
Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street has rolled Taiwanese soup dumplings in Boston's Chinatown since 2009. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans chinese.
OrderThe mini juicy buns: pork-and-broth xiao long bao, eight per basket.
TipOpen until 02:00 weekends. The beef pancake roll is the under-ordered dish; order both.
Gene's on Bedford Street has hand-pulled wheat noodles and folded Xi'an flatbread in Boston's Downtown Crossing since 2013. Located in Chinatown.
OrderHand-pulled cumin lamb noodles, the Shaanxi house dish.
TipClosed Sunday. Cash only. The flatbread sandwich is the to-go order; the noodles need a seat.
Gene's on Bedford Street has hand-pulled wheat noodles in Boston's Downtown Crossing since 2013. Cash only, $12 cumin lamb noodles the menu order.
OrderHand-pulled cumin lamb noodles
TipCash only. The flatbread sandwich is the under-$10 lunch order; the noodles need a seat.
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