Disneyland diners hungry for the legendary Shanghai-style soup dumplings that dribble down your chin won’t have to wait much longer for Din Tai Fung to open at Downtown Disney.
The Michelin-awarded restaurant from Taiwan will open this summer at the outdoor shopping mall next door to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The new timeframe means the restaurant should open between mid-June and mid-September.
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The internationally acclaimed Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings chain is among a host of new restaurants and shops replacing the former AMC Theaters, Starbucks West, Earl of Sandwich and Sugarboo & Co. that were demolished in 2023 as part of a multi-year project.
The new Downtown Disney outpost for Din Tai Fung expands on the family-run chain’s growing portfolio that includes locations at Aria in Las Vegas and South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa along with additional restaurants in Southern California, Oregon and Washington. The family-owned restaurant also has international locations in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea.
The Orange County Register named Din Tai Fung to its annual list of the 75 Best Places to Eat in Orange County and called the chain’s famous xiao long bao soup dumplings that have spawned countless imitators “still the ones to beat.”
Din Tai Fung famously does not take reservations, but the long wait that will “undoubtedly test the limits of your hunger and patience” is well worth it, according to the Register.
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