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Address
Xintiandi,
South Block Plaza,
2/F, Lane 123 Xingye L..
新天地南里广场2楼,
兴业路123弄,
近马当路
Phone
6385 8378
Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of course. A basket of DTF's excellent xiaolongbao, whose delicate folds (always exactly 18), translucent skin, and remarkable...