Can't get a Din Tai Fung table? Try these Valley dumplings instead

Happy Bao's: The signature dumplings filled with pork, chives, eggs and shrimp are the go-to dish at this popular Mesa restaurant, the Phoenix New Times wrote in a 2024 Best of Phoenix review.

• Get a combo to try several varieties, and don't forget the Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings.
• Mekong Plaza

Lovebite Dumplings: This Roosevelt Row spot is simple and delicious — a "lovebox meal" gets you dumplings on a bed of yakisoba noodles, pink rice or greens, topped with yuzu soy, sriracha, Kewpie or shuug sauces.

• Roosevelt Row

Collagen Dumpling Dynasty: This recent addition to the Valley's dumpling scene touts its proficiency with the collagen, or soup dumpling, using an "exclusive, proprietary formula."

• It's not just a meal you won't find anywhere else, the restaurant says on its website — it's a "modern wellness revolution" that "delivers essential nutrients designed to help your skin glow from within."
• 16th Street north of Colter Street

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