We'll be steering toward SoMa this week for made-to-order dumplings and beers at the much-anticipated Dumpling Time.
Opening Friday, May 19, the restaurant is headed up by Kash Feng, the Omakase Group restaurateur responsible for Okane and the one-Michelin-starred Omakase. This new project focuses on Asian dishes with a California twist, intended to be paired with both local and Japanese beers on tap.
Inside, you can watch the dumpling-making process—all are done by hand—and hang out at large communal tables. Neon signs and sketches of cityscapes make for casual neighborhood vibes.
// Open for lunch and dinner; 11 Division St. (SoMa),dumplingtimesf.com
Dumpling Time is a new casual restaurant set to open this Friday, focusing on creative dumplings and beer from the team behind Omakase, Okane, and Live Sushi Bar.
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The Dumpling Time menu offers a huge range of dumplings made with a California twist. Dishes include different types of gyoza, steamed buns, har gow dumplings, Xi'an dumplings, and soup dumplings, along with several sides and sweet buns.
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The chicken gyoza are filled with thinly sliced green onions and shitake mushrooms, perfectly crisped on the outside.
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With 10 beers on tap, you'll find something perfect to go along with your dumpling spread. Beer offerings are a mix of Japanese, Asian, and local San Francisco beers.
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Green dumplings? Yes please! This gyoza is made with spinach to give the dough a gorgeous green color. Stuffed with seafood and accompanied by spiced chili butter sauce, this dish is a must-order.
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Soup dumplings are a popular dim sum dish. This King-Dum soup dumpling is the mother of all soup dumplings, so large it is served with a straw to help drink up the broth hiding inside.
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The Xi'an dumplings are a work of art, each perfectly pinched to hold pockets of pork or vegetables. Dumpling Time will offer lunch and dinner with spots for 70 people and a patio coming this summer.
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The different steamed buns come with a variety of fillings such as chicken with mushrooms and onions, heritage pork with green onions and cabbage, and char-siu roasted pork belly with a hint of peanut butter.
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The har gow dumplings are perfect morsels of translucent dumpling dough, shrimp, and either cilantro or cream cheese for an unexpected twist.
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Dumplings are made in-house in an exposed, glass-walled kitchen so guests can see the cooks in action as each dumpling is hand-crafted.
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