Acclaimed as one of the world’s Top Ten Best Restaurants by The New York Times, Din Tai Fung in Covent Garden has its roots date back to Taiwan where it began as a retail cooking oil business before later re-inventing itself as a restaurant serving xiao long bao (steamed pork dumplings) which has since brought it world-wide fame. Its success is a testament to the brand’s core philosophy of serving up the highest quality food, prepared with precision and offered at reasonable prices, earning it a Michelin Plate.At Din Tai Fung, technique matters and each of the xiao long bao feature exactly 18 folds. They are hand-prepared by 6 teams at 6 different stations, the entire process taking a total of 40 minutes before xiao long bao are served fresh to customers. Each Dian Xin chef at Din Tai Fung in London is extensively trained in each process for up to 6 months and put through a stringent test before they are allowed to move on to the next station.The Din Tai Fung menu includes other signature dishes like Shanghainese drunken chicken, prawns dou miao with garlic, vegetarian jiao zi, noodle soup with braised beef or red bean xiao long bao with chocolate lava. Watch the chefs in action through the open kitchen.In the heart of buzzing Covent Garden, Din Tai Fung restaurant is a 3-minute walk from Covent Garden Tube Station or a 5-minute walk from Leicester Square Tube Station.
