Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom
Cafe · South Boston
58 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127
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Highlights
Scallion pancake sandwiches, dumplings, and fun cooking classes.
Scallion pancake sandwiches, dumplings, and fun cooking classes.
"The downtown Southern restaurant’s next Southern Exposure dinner features Boston chef Valentine Howell Jr. of Afro‑Latin‑Caribbean pop-up Black Cat Eatery; tickets are $150 with an $80 wine-pairing add-on, proceeds partially benefit the nonprofit Urban Roots, and the dinner is scheduled for Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m." - Nadia Chaudhury
"After operating a South Boston factory with an in-space daytime cafe for nearly two years, the ownership closed the daytime restaurant to refocus on cooking classes, events, and R&D while scaling wholesale and market efforts. The team cited a prior temporary pause on dine-in to better handle farmers’ market schedules, growing wholesale accounts, and staff time off. They will still occasionally offer dine-in service and select items, notably their dumplings and the popular Double Awesomes — a breakfast sandwich with eggs, pesto, and cheese folded into a scallion pancake — and plan special events such as a bottomless dumpling buffet for National Dumpling Day on September 26 and a Saturday pop-up series after farmers’ market season." - Erika Adams
"The scallion pancake cheeseburger at Mei Mei Dumpling Factory in South Boston comes to mind as my favorite dish of 2023: what a burger — it tastes like nostalgia, evoking the first time I had a good fast-food cheeseburger and reminding me of eating White Castle as a kid." - Erika Adams
"Started as a food truck and restaurant in Boston, this business, led by chef Irene Li, pivoted in 2020 to become a dumpling manufacturer and opened a dumpling factory in January; while products are currently sold locally, there are plans to expand nationwide. The move toward manufacturing is framed as a more sustainable model than traditional restaurant life, with a factory café operating limited hours to better suit workers’ schedules." - Bettina Makalintal
"Dumpling destination Mei Mei opened its wholesale factory and daytime cafe in South Boston’s Iron Works development." - Erika Adams
