Joe's Shanghai
Shanghainese restaurant · Chinatown
46 Bowery, New York, NY 10013
Highlights
Famed Chinatown eatery for soup dumplings and Shanghai dishes
Famed Chinatown eatery for soup dumplings and Shanghai dishes
"The latest edition of Joe’s Shanghai is on Bowery, around the corner from the first Chinatown branch on Pell, and it occupies a much grander space, with multiple dining rooms arranged around a carryout counter. The soup dumplings — first popularized in the city in the ’90s at the original branch in Flushing — are as good as ever, served with or without a lump of crab, eight to a giant steamer. Other Shanghai delights include braised gluten, eel with chives, and fish fingers with seaweed." - Eater Staff
"Plenty of restaurants serve good soup dumplings, but Joe’s is the one that kickstarted New York’s obsession. Filled with a scalding broth, these purse-shaped dumplings were an immediate hit. The original opened in Flushing in 1994, but it closed sometime in 2020." - Eater Staff
"Famous for its juicy soup dumplings, located in Chinatown, offering an authentic taste of Chinese cuisine."
"“My apartment was literally five minutes away in a car. You can order their soup dumplings via delivery and they get to you still hot, or you can go there and eat them and they're just the best. They're best, of course, if you eat them in person. Those pork soup dumplings are heaven. There's nothing like a New York winter day getting those dumplings. I always burn the roof of my mouth because I can't wait. I’ve just got to eat them.”" - brennan carley
"Though in a different location back then, this is where it all started 25 years ago — the popularization of soup dumplings in New York City. There are other branches in Flushing and MIdtown, but the long xiao bao here are still the best, tossed helter skelter into the steamer." - Robert Sietsema
