Wishing Town Restaurant & Bakery
Restaurant · West Riverside
802 Nashville Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
Highlights
Dim sum, dumplings, cakes, pastries, noodles, and clay pot dishes
Dim sum, dumplings, cakes, pastries, noodles, and clay pot dishes
"Discover Wishing Town at the corner of Nashville and Magazine and find a charming outdoor setting to enjoy an array of dim sum. The soup, cold noodle salad, and dumpling options are never-ending, like scallop and shrimp; crawfish; onion and beef; crispy fried chicken; and char siu tofu pockets. Don’t forget to load up on cakes and pastries, gift-worthy in their own right. There’s a fruit-adorned Wishing Cake, Japanese cheesecake, pink strawberry Chantilly cake, rainbow crepe cake, puff pastries, and much more. Now serving wine, beer, and sake." - Beth D’Addono
"While Wishing Town is also a bakery with cakes worthy of a celebration, Guangzhou-born couple Vivi and Kevin Zheng’s Chinese specialties are some of the best in town. A massive array of dim sum, soups, and cold noodle salads are served out of a kitschy counter-service shop on a bustling Magazine Street corner, best enjoyed on the beautiful patio full of families. Delicate, melt-in-your-mouth dumplings including spicy crawfish, scallop and shrimp, crawfish, beef and onion, char siu tofu, and much more." - Beth D’Addono
"This delightful dim sum restaurant and bakery makes a unique, not-too-sweet king cake, offering an exciting break from the expected — made with Asian milk bread style brioche, it’s topped with a glaze made from housemade cream cheese and comes with coconut, sweet red bean paste, or a simple cinnamon and brown sugar filling. Preorder is required, call or visit the website." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell
"While Wishing Town is also a bakery, Guangzhou-born couple Vivi and Kevin Zheng’s Chinese specialties are some of the best in town. An extensive array of dim sum and cold noodle salads round out a menu of beautiful cakes and pastries, perfect for a celebration. There is a wide array of dumplings including scallop and shrimp; crawfish; onion and beef; crispy fried chicken; and char siu tofu pockets to a bustling Magazine Street corner." - Beth D’Addono
"Wishing Town has emerged as one of the most exciting bakeries in the area in the last few years, originally opened in Metairie and now with a charming location in Uptown. The family-run bakery and restaurant serves show-stopping desserts like green tea, durian, and taro crepe cakes; the playful Wishing Cake; and a gorgeous tiramisu, among other creations — not to mention the incredible dim sum and other savory specialties." - Eater Staff
