Defachang Dumpling House
Century-old house of 108 kinds of dumpling banquets.
- Average price
- 80-150 CNY/person CNY per person
- Signature dish
- Dumpling banquet with shapes matched to fillings
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
What it is
Xi'an's 1936 dumpling house — where the dumpling became a banquet: baskets arriving in different shapes, colours and fillings, including the hotpot-dumpling set boiled at your table. Dumplings as formal cuisine.
How to order like a local
Order the set banquet for a table of two-plus — the individual menu is for regulars. The walnut-shaped dumplings and the 'butterfly' pairs are the photo course. Eat them in served order; the kitchen sequences the richness.
Good to know
Eighty to one hundred fifty yuan per person. Book ahead for dinner; the banquets run long.
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