Pinch Chinese
NYC has seen a serious influx of new Chinese spots in recent years. Restaurants once confined to Chinatown have been popping up in all new neighborhoods like Jing Fong in the Upper West Side, Tim Ho Wan in Union Square and my new favorite, Pinch Chinese in SOHO. This sleek spot on Prince Street is run by a former chef from Din Tai Fung, a Taiwan based restaurant that earned Michelin stars across the globe for its addictive Xiao Long Bao.
These soup dumplings are much smaller than most, almost bite sized with a thin exterior of dough that somehow manages to stay perfectly intact. Inside a mix of pork and seafood soup that's rich and satisfying without that fatty shine of most soup dumplings. These were absolute perfection; I've never enjoyed xio long bao as much as these little pouches of goodness.
In addition to traditional dishes like cold Sichuan Chicken and Pan Fried Beef Dumplings Pinch also has more whimsical menu items like spicy Breakfast Dumplings stuffed with bacon, egg and cheese...
...and a large array of specialty cocktails like the Gummi Bear with baijui, pineapple and cardamon that actually tastes like drinking a liquid Gummi Bear (not something I suggest).
Along with the SOHO location and nontraditional dishes come some nontraditional prices. Soup dumplings are six to an order for $10 while the Bacon, Egg & Cheese Dumplings are a hefty $12; not exactly cheap eats but something I'm willing to pay once in a while for such dumpling perfection.
Pinch Chinese
177 Prince Street at Spring
New York, NY 10012
These soup dumplings are much smaller than most, almost bite sized with a thin exterior of dough that somehow manages to stay perfectly intact. Inside a mix of pork and seafood soup that's rich and satisfying without that fatty shine of most soup dumplings. These were absolute perfection; I've never enjoyed xio long bao as much as these little pouches of goodness.
In addition to traditional dishes like cold Sichuan Chicken and Pan Fried Beef Dumplings Pinch also has more whimsical menu items like spicy Breakfast Dumplings stuffed with bacon, egg and cheese...
...and a large array of specialty cocktails like the Gummi Bear with baijui, pineapple and cardamon that actually tastes like drinking a liquid Gummi Bear (not something I suggest).
Along with the SOHO location and nontraditional dishes come some nontraditional prices. Soup dumplings are six to an order for $10 while the Bacon, Egg & Cheese Dumplings are a hefty $12; not exactly cheap eats but something I'm willing to pay once in a while for such dumpling perfection.
Pinch Chinese
177 Prince Street at Spring
New York, NY 10012
Comments
I forgot about wanting a tofu dish and just ordered more mushroom dumplings..!!
Ttrockwood