The Lowdown · AI digest
How we read reviews →Little Bourke St queue magnet for xiao long bao and pan-fried dumplings, cheap and fast.
No-frills canteen energy in a small, packed Little Bourke Street shopfront. self-service feel, tight seating, and a line out the door most nights.
Open dumpling-making window where staff hand-fold dumplings in view of the street; cheap litre-beer deals; jasmine tea; vegetarian dumplings made without tofu.
Mixed but mostly positive: several diners compare the xiao long bao favourably to Shanghai originals, though at least one Chinese reviewer found it a diluted, Westernised version.
Cheap and cheerful. reviewers repeatedly flag generous portions and low prices, though a few note prices have crept up recently.
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