Din Tai Fung: Michelin awarded Xiao Long Baos at Parkway Parade

Overall

Taste

Value

Ambience

  • Renowned xiao long bao restaurant from Taiwan
  • Awarded Michelin star in Taiwan
  • Long queues (> 30 mins)
  • Spent about SGD ~25 per pax

Address: 80 Marine Parade Rd, #01-15, Singapore 449269
Opening Hours: 11:30am to 08:45pm (Mon to Thu); 11:30am to 09:15pm (Fri & Sat); 11:00am to 08:45pm (Sun)

Spicy Hot & Sour Soup (SGD 8.00)

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Taste

Value

  • Chock full of ingredients: sliced bamboo shoots, silky eggs, wood ear mushrooms, buttery-soft tofu, and Kurobuta Pork
  • Tastes delightful with added vinegar and pepper for people looking for stronger taste
  • Not spicy

Oriental Wantons with Black Vinegar & Chilli Oil (SGD 7.80)

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Taste

Value

  • Tasty blend of vinegar and chilli oil
  • Wantons are plump with pork and prawn filling
  • Not spicy

Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao (SGD 9.80/10 pcs)

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Taste

Value

  • Tasty on it’s own without needing vinegar or ginger
  • Each dumpling was filled with soup
  • Could use a thinner skin

Fried Rice with Pork Chop (SGD 9.80)

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Taste

Value

  • Rice grains are not mushed together
  • Eggs are incorporated together giving each grain a yellow tinge
  • Fried rice is not oily but could use more wok hei
  • Pork chop was not dry although lean meat was used

Steamed Sesame Bun (SGD 1.60)

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Taste

Value

  • Soft fluffy buns stuffed full with a rich black sesame filling

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