Shanghai You Garden 上海豫园

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"For some of the city’s best xiao long bao, prioritize a visit to Shanghai You Garden in Flushing. You can choose between 10 varieties of soup dumplings, all dyed different colors so you’ll be able to tell what you’re eating from the exterior, tender skin. Our favorites are the classic, bright yellow crab and pork (the broth tastes noticeably crabbier and more clarified than most other versions), and a giant thick-skinned one. Get a bunch of those, cheers with your friends, and then proceed to suck out the meaty soup out with a gargantuan straw. " - neha talreja, bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah, willa moore