Din Tai Fung
Taiwanese restaurant · Downtown ·
Global chain serving handmade Chinese fare, including soup dumplings
Global chain serving handmade Chinese fare, including soup dumplings
"International dumpling chain Din Tai Fung will open its second Oregon location this month, the first in Portland proper. Din Tai Fung’s Pioneer Place location will begin serving its xiao long bao, spicy pork wontons, and pork chop fried rice on September 28. The restaurant will feature 'warm woods,' 'vibrant wall tiles,' and 'intricate screen patterns.' The restaurant will serve standards found at all Din Tai Fung locations, including a wide array of dumplings, wontons, noodles, and Taiwanese dishes." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"I've seen the international chain Din Tai Fung lauded for its xiao long bao (soup dumplings); it first landed in Oregon in 2018 and is preparing to open its first Portland proper location in Pioneer Place this summer." - Janey Wong
"Providing added dumpling competition, Din Tai Fung — Dough Zone’s Pacific Northwest competitor — is also opening a new restaurant this year in Portland’s Pioneer Place." - Clair Lorell
"Portlanders will soon be able to eat Din Tai Fung’s famous xiao long bao in the heart of downtown: the Taiwan-based chain is planning an 11,000‑square-foot restaurant within Pioneer Place mall that will serve steamer baskets full of bao and dumplings. Business records and a tweet from Iain Mackenzie first signaled the move, and local operating partner David Wasielewski confirmed the location and a 2023 opening, estimating the restaurant will seat about 250 — one of the biggest Din Tai Fungs he operates — and saying, “We really believe in the local community…so we think we’ll use every inch.” Brookfield Properties’ Pioneer Place team says it has pursued Din Tai Fung for years and finally reached a deal. The brand itself is long known as one of the world’s best spots for soup dumplings (xiao long bao), once earning a Michelin star for a Hong Kong location, and traces back to Bing‑Yi Yang opening a cooking‑oil shop in 1958 before reopening as a restaurant in the 1970s and growing into a global brand; this Pioneer Place restaurant would be the chain’s second Oregon location." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Invoked jokingly as the sort of polished, globally recognised dumpling-and-Asian-brasserie brand that could become an unlikely cultural lodestar, exemplifying well-executed international chain dining with broad appeal." - Adam Coghlan