Lunar New Year Brunch at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao!

Celebrate Lunar New Year with us over a delicious brunch at Michelin Guide Recommended Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao (National Harbor)!

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Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao is a Michelin Guide Recommended restaurant known for its handcrafted soup dumplings, authnetic Shanghainese cuisine, and traditional preparation. The restaurant has received Michelin recommendations for nine consecutive years!

New York Times (Diners Journal):

Over the past three weekends, two Sundays, and one Saturday, I have woken up at 8 a.m. to indulge my newest obsession. When the alarm goes off, I leap from the bed, and squeal, “Soup dumplings!”

I live near Union Square in Manhattan, 10.9 miles from the source of my devotion: Nan Xiang Dumpling House in Flushing, Queens. The 30-seat place, which Julia Moskin wrote about last summer, makes what I think are the best soup dumplings in New York City, if not the world, and that includes China. (My five companions are divided on this point. Four say they’re the best in the world, and one says they’re the best in the United States, but that there are ones in Beijing that come close.)

By 9:30, I’m at the N-train platform by Bloomingdale’s, for the ride to Queensboro Plaza and the 7 train to Flushing. When I arrive with my friends at Nan Shian, at 10:15, there are no lines outside. By 11, there are.

The Nan Shian dumpling has a thin, delicate skin, a huge burst of hot soup, and a small, loosely packed pillow of minced pork and a smidgen of crabmeat.

We get two orders of dumplings, which are called steamed crab meat and pork buns and a second, small dish.

While the dumplings steam, the side dish arrives. One week, it’s turnip puffs, each the size of a 50 cent piece, a tablespoon of cooked, shredded turnip wrapped in flaky pastry, crusted on one side in sesame seeds. Another week, it’s the golden, puffy, piping-hot scallion pancake wrapped around a slice of sauteed beef, with a dab of hoisin sauce. A third time, it’s a bowl of the salt soy bean curd, with a long, savory, deep-fried cruller.

Finally, the dumplings arrive. We each put one in a soup spoon, ladle a bit of ginger-flecked vinegar on to it and bite the tip. We let the steam shoot out, and slowly, gingerly, bite more deeply into the dumpling, savoring the broth, and the morsel of meat.

Nan Shian has a communal feel. Since you sit nearly elbow-to-elbow with the people at the next table, you talk to your neighbors, who tell you what they’re eating, so that you can explore the menu.

But tranquility reigns. No one rushes you, even when 8 people are waiting outside in 28 degree weather.

Join us for great food, festive conversation, and a welcoming celebration of Lunar New Year!

Check out Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao menu here

WAITLIST:
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To enhance the opportunity for great conversation, we would like to keep the group small. Please feel free to sign-up to meet us along with up to 2 friends.

In the future, we will vary the days of the week, geography and the cost of restaurants so that we can attract many different types of diners.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMMITTED TO GO WHEN YOU RSVP FOR THIS EVENT. In the event our group incurs a fee for no-shows / late cancellations, your ability to RSVP for future events will be restricted. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Feel free to make suggestions for future meet locations.

If you are unable to join us in February, we hope you'll stay interested and join us for a meal in the future. Looking forward to celebrating Lunar New Year with you at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao!