Din Tai Fung is slated to open its second New York location in downtown Brooklyn by early 2027. Here’s everything we know so far
Taiwanese chain Din Tai Fung is celebrated for its soup dumplings and xiao long bao(Image: Getty Images)
Brooklynites will soon get to partake in the deliciousness that is Din Tai Fung. The world-renowned Taiwanese restaurant chain is finally crossing the river.
Din Tai Fung opened its first New York location at Broadway and West 51st Street in 2024, and it quickly garnered a cult-following for its delicate and flavorful dumplings, spicy noodles and other sought after dishes. It usually takes weeks to get a table at the 450-seat midtown restaurant, though the chain has branches in several other U.S. states, the UK, China, the UAE, other East Asian countries and more.
Din Tai Fung initially started as a cooking oil store in 1958 founded by Mr. Yang Bing Yi and his wife, Madam Lai Pen Mei. But after the tinned cooking industry overhauled the cooking-oil business, they pivoted their strategy and began selling soup dumplings in a part of the shop. By 1972, it turned into a full restaurant.
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The second Big Apple branch of the Taiwanese food chain is slated to open in downtown Brooklyn within luxury residential development the Brook at 567 Fulton Street, between Flatbush Avenue and Bond Street.
The 20,000-square-foot restaurant will be located on the ground floor of the building. The restaurant will serve its usual fan-favorites such as the popular xiao long bao, as well as dumplings, noodles, and more.
Din Tai Fung is expected to open its doors at The Brook in early 2027, New York Post reported.
It can take weeks to get a reservation at the Din Tai Fung in Times Square, Manhattan(Image: Getty Images)New Yorkers react to Din Tai Fung’s expansion
New Yorkers took to Reddit to share their thoughts on the chain’s expansion in the Big Apple. A user wrote, “For the price of it, there are many better options.”
To which another user rebutted, “There are not many better options. There are a few places in the city that make good soup dumplings at a decent price, Shanghai You Garden, Steam, maybe there’s some place in Sunset Park, I’ve heard about a place in the New World Mall. But I have found most XLB places here have super thick, doughy skins, which is a big turn off for me.”
The next Reddit user wrote, “DTF better outside of the US.”
And the next person agreed, “Their NYC location is pretty average compared to even their west coast locations. Asia locations obviously are much better.”
A Din Tai Fung fan chimed in: “This sub is very anti-DTF, but I’m a big fan girl. Even going for my bday next weekend, though sadly the Times Square location’s green beans have never been very good.”