Look, extra-large soup dumplings are never going to taste quite the same as the standard size — the ratios are off. But if you’re desperate to try one, head to District Kitchen in Malden, the only purveyor of ginormous soup dumplings in the area. The restaurant — revamped in late 2018 to focus on Sichuan cuisine — also serves a variety of other interesting (and attractive) dumplings, including cuttlefish, pork, and chive dumplings in a black cuttlefish ink wrapper and lobster, pork, and cucumber dumplings in a red wrapper. Try the giant dumpling for the novelty factor, but focus on the other dumplings.

Currently offering takeout and delivery of the full menu, as well as fresh noodles, soups, and other partially prepared items ready to cook at home. A small amount of patio seating is available, as well as indoor dining. Diners can make reservations on the restaurant’s website.

Order: (781) 480-3113 / (781) 480-3424 / Official Website / DoorDash / Grubhub / Uber Eats

Wang’s is great because it’s great, but it’s also great because it’s cheap. Get 12 dumplings made to order for under $8, or get 50 frozen dumplings for just $16 or $18, depending on the filling. Note: All of Wang’s dumplings are good, but one shouldn’t sleep on the pork with green bean.

Currently offering takeout and delivery.

Order: (617) 623-2982 / Official Website / Grubhub

These Nepalese dumplings (momos) are the pride of Magoun Square. Sophie Thakali began making momos for friends but soon found herself opening a restaurant. The spicy momos are a must, but be warned: They are not for the faint of heart. Also note that this is a relatively new location — find it directly across the street from the original.

Currently offering takeout and delivery.

Order: (617) 764-0222 / Grubhub / Uber Eats

Another stop on the Somerville dumpling crawl, Zoe’s — which features hefty selections of both Sichuan and Hunan cuisine — offers a variety of dumplings. From steamed juicy pork buns to spicy Sichuan dumplings with peanuts, an eater can’t go wrong.

Currently offering takeout and delivery (around Somerville and Cambridge).

Order: (617) 864-6265 / Official Website / Grubhub

The menu at Dumpling House is packed with around a dozen different kinds of dumplings, ranging from vegetarian spinach dumplings to pan-fried dumplings with pork and leek, but the star of the show is the pork soup dumpling. Find Dumpling House on the strip of Mass. Ave. between Central and Harvard squares.

Currently offering takeout and delivery

Order: (617) 661-8066 / Official Website / Caviar / Chowbus / DoorDash / Postmates / Uber Eats

The peanut-y dun dun noodles are exceptional, but Mary Chung’s suan la chow show (pork or shrimp wontons topped with a sweet and spicy sauce and raw mung bean sprouts) are essential in Greater Boston’s dumpling canon.

Currently open for takeout, or delivery via Postmates.

Order: (617) 864-1991

Now with three locations (Brookline and Weston in addition to this one in Cambridge’s Kendall Square), the Dumpling Daughter trio pays homage to founder Nadia Liu Spellman’s mother, Sally Ling, of the eponymous Sally Ling’s, an upscale Chinese restaurant on Boston’s waterfront from the 1980s through the early 2000s. Dumpling Daughter is casual, though, serving a variety of dumplings, buns, scallion pancake wraps, rice bowls, and more.

Takeout is currently available from each location; see website for hours, menus, phone numbers, and online ordering links.

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Got a Sunday night dumpling craving? No worries: Dumpling Kingdom in Allston is open late every night. The Taiwan-style pan-fried dumplings are special, and the mini juicy buns with pork are also worth your dollar. This Allston shop is a sibling to Chinatown’s Dumpling Cafe (listed below).

Currently offering takeout and delivery. Direct delivery (not via a third-party app) is available within a three-mile radius with a minimum order of $15. Delivery fee ranges from $2 to $5 depending on distance.

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Gourmet Dumpling House has some of the best offal in the city of Boston — ox tongue and tripe; pig ears; sauteed pig’s blood — but the name doesn’t lie: It’s all about the dumplings, especially the Sandong-style pan-fried variety (but also the soup dumplings).

Currently offering takeout and delivery.

Order: (617) 338-6223 / Uber Eats

There are many excellent pork soup dumplings in the city; Dumpling Cafe’s are the most excellent. Order them with Taiwan-style eggplant, string beans, and deep-fried pig intestines.

Currently offering indoor dining, takeout, and delivery.

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Another Allston haunt serving exemplary pork soup dumplings (called steamed pork buns on the menu). An eater would do well to order the Paradise Mountain chicken and the garlicky baby bok choy, too.

Currently offering takeout and delivery. For delivery directly from the restaurant, the minimum order is $15, the radius is three miles, and there’s a $3 delivery charge.

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It’s hard to go wrong with anything on the menu at Myers + Chang. Get anything that’s wok-charred (but really, get anything), and get an order of the classic Mama Chang’s pork and chive dumplings.

Currently open for takeout and delivery only.

Order: (617) 542-5200 / Official Website / Caviar

Fat Baby has been serving up Asian fusion cuisine in Southie for a couple years now. The order? Gyoza-style pork dumplings (lemongrass, ginger, ponzu) or mushroom dumplings (chile dashi broth, pea tendrils). The restaurant has been known to offer dumpling deals; keep an eye on social media for updates.

Currently offering indoor dining, takeout, and delivery.

Order: Official Website / Caviar

Bess’s Cafe in Brookline is perhaps best known for its scallion pancake wraps, but the dumplings are also worthy of this list. Try the chicken dumplings with Sichuan sauce or the pan-seared pork and chive dumplings.

Currently offering takeout and delivery.

Order: (617) 879-0993 / Postmates

One of the Boston area’s newest pop-ups, Mimi’s Chūka Diner — cofounded by B&G Oysters alums Ted Woo and Jon Awerman — is inspired by chūka ryori, a style of cuisine in which dishes with Chinese origins are cooked in a Japanese style. While a permanent restaurant may eventually be in the plans, for now, Mimi’s is doing pop-ups, private events, and frozen dumpling delivery. (This map point is located at Quincy restaurant and bar Idle Hour, which has been hosting frequent Mimi’s takeout pop-ups during the pandemic.) The current menu includes two types of gyoza (one is vegan), Sichuan spicy pork wontons, chile oil, and Sichuan sauce.

Keep an eye out for future takeout opportunities on Instagram; meanwhile, Sunday home delivery is available within an approximate seven-mile radius from Boston’s South End. (No delivery fee for orders over $40; $5 fee for orders under. Place order by Friday at noon.)

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