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2 chinese places in Philadelphia we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Philadelphia | Chinese across every city.

Chinatown remains the center of Chinese dining in Philadelphia, packed into a few dense blocks around Race Street. Dim Sum Garden on Race Street is a longtime favorite for its hand-folded dumplings and soup dumplings. It captures the casual, dumpling-focused spirit that defines the neighborhood's everyday eating.

Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.5

$$Shanghainese Dim SumChinatown

Dim Sum Garden in Philadelphia is chef Shizhou Da's Shanghai dumpling room, reopened January 2025 on Race Street in Chinatown with a doubled soup-dumpling.

OrderXiao long bao by the basket; hand-pulled scallion-pancake noodles; the XL straw soup dumpling.

TipSit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.

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Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.4

$$Shanghainese Dim SumChinatown

Dim Sum Garden in Philadelphia is chef Shizhou Da's Shanghai dumpling room, reopened January 2025 on Race Street in Chinatown with a doubled soup-dumpling.

OrderXiao long bao by the basket; hand-pulled scallion-pancake noodles; the XL straw soup dumpling for the table.

TipSit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.

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