Kenny Mei's Dimmer & Summer in Cobble Hill offers a modern twist on dim sum with robot servers, hearty soup dumplings, and a laid-back vibe perfect for savory cravings.
"Kenny Mei, owner of Dimmer & Summer, became one of the first restaurateurs to use the bots in Brooklyn when he opened his Cobble Hill dim sum restaurant earlier this month. He purchased BellaBot to 'cut down the running costs' and 'improve efficiency' after piloting a similar robot at Dumpling Legend, a restaurant he operates in Flushing Meadows, Queens." - Luke Fortney
"The crab-and-pork-filled soup dumpling you’ll find at Dumpling Legends on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows isn’t quite bursting with as much broth as some of the other xiao long bao on this list. But the soup is rich and the filling doused with the gingery, vinegary soy gives a nice tang to the otherwise meaty dumpling. While you’re there, consider buying one of their jars of chili oil that sit right by the register - we’ve had it on their wontons in spicy sauce and it was floral, not too spicy, and extremely orange in color." - Hannah Albertine, Nikko Duren, Carlo Mantuano
"The crab-and-pork-filled soup dumpling you’ll find at Dumpling Legends on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows isn’t quite bursting with as much broth as some of the other xiao long bao we love in the city. But the soup is rich and the filling doused with the gingery, vinegary soy gives a nice tang to the otherwise meaty dumpling. While you’re there, consider buying one of their jars of chili oil that sit right by the register - we’ve had it on their wontons in spicy sauce and it was floral, not too spicy, and extremely orange in color." - Carlo Mantuano
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