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Where to Stock Up on Frozen Dumplings in the Bay Area

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More InfoLess InfoMore MapsView as MapWhile some folks seem to be using the Bay Area’s shelter in place as an opportunity for long-form cooking experiments — days long sourdough and sous vide meat projects — there are, of course, the rest of us, still working 10 hour days while cooped up at home, balancing childcare, existential dread, and everything else. We just want to get the damn dinner on the table, and we’d like it to still taste good, thank you very much.Thank goodness, then, for frozen dumplings, which you can stash away in your freezer, and then boil, steam, or pan-fry your way to a delicious meal in 10 or 15 minutes flat. You can, of course, stock up at any well-stocked grocery store, especially the Asian markets. But during the coronavirus shutdown, more and more of the city’s (primarily Chinese) restaurants are selling their full lineup of dumpling offerings in frozen form, along with a handful of specialty shops whose whole reason for being is to supply you with as many frozen dumplings as your heart desires. Here are 20 great options in San Francisco and the East Bay.Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.The Outer Richmond Northern Chinese restaurant offers a full slate its , from pork with celery to lamb with zucchini, for $8–$10 for a bag of a dozen. It’s open for takeout and delivery 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., every day except Wednesday, but for frozen dumplings, customers should pick up directly at the restaurant.This is a dedicated frozen dumpling shop, affiliated with the nearby Kingdom of Dumpling restaurant, and features a of dumplings for at-home boiling, plus frozen xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and other dough-based specialties like scallion pancakes and jiucai hezi (chive pockets). The shop is open 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. daily.Best known for its best-in-class xiao long bao, which are unavailable for the time being, Dumpling Alley is now selling bags of several varieties frozen dumplings (from pork and sweet corn to pork, shrimp, and chives) — a bag of 20 will run you $10 or $11, depending on the variety. You can purchase and pick the dumplings directly at the restaurant, which is open 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m. every day except Monday.Also featured in:SF’s top upscale dim sum spot is open for takeout and delivery 11 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and 5–8 p.m., and is now offering a&nbsp;&nbsp;for customers who’d like to steam their har gow, xiao long bao (aka Shanghai dumplings), or chicken feet at home, with 10 percent off orders over $100.Also featured in:Known for its sheng jian bao (pan-fried pork buns) and Northern Chinese breakfast dishes, Dumpling Specialist also serves very good boiled dumplings and xiao long bao, most of which are always prepared fresh. They’ll sometimes freeze any surplus, though, so customers can call ahead to inquire about availability of frozen buns or dumplings.Also featured in:Not a restaurant but a dedicated shop for frozen dumplings, which are made in-house on site. There are , especially for pork and chicken fillings, and a bag of 20 will only cost you $8–$10. The hours are idiosyncratic — just Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — so it’s smart to call ahead before heading over.Also featured in:Sign up for our newsletter.One of the Sunset’s newer Chinese restaurants, Dumpling Park (located in the former Howard’s Cafe) offers nine different kinds of house-made frozen dumplings, plus frozen wontons. It’s also one of the few spots that has made its frozen options available for delivery —&nbsp;via .The Richmond District’s longstanding Russian bakery and cafe is open daily for pickup from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call in or order via the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for Cinderella’s full slate of Russian comfort food offerings — including&nbsp;bags of frozen pelmeni (meat-filled dumplings), which are available for $8 for a bag of 20.Also featured in:The Excelsior neighborhood staple is selling several varieties of frozen dumplings: pork and napa cabbage, shrimp and chives, pork and fennel, and more — plus frozen wontons. All are available for $24.95 for a bag of 50 dumplings.on Oct 31, 2018 at 4:02pm PDTAlso featured in:This Northern Chinese restaurant in the Lower Haight will sell a frozen version of any dumpling on its at a 25 percent discount. The order size varies depending on the type of dumpling — the boiled dumplings, for instance, typically come eight per order.The Ghirardelli Square sister restaurant of esteemed dim sum spots Dragon Beaux and Koi Palace, Palette is now offering an for customers to steam at home for when they want to recreate that restaurant dim sum experience. Options include soup dumplings (aka XLB), siu mai, and Sichuan pork dumplings. Steaming baskets are also on offer for those who don’t already have the proper equipment at home.Also featured in:The popular steam-table takeout dim sum spot in Chinatown is open for takeout from 9 a.m. to around 3 or 4 p.m. During the shelter in place, it is serving frozen dim sum items exclusively — basically, almost anything that they had on the menu before is now available in frozen form. Note: The staffers who answer the phone seem to mostly speak Cantonese and Mandarin, so if you aren’t conversant in those languages, it’s best to just head over to the shop to pick out what you want.Also featured in:San Francisco’s top momo shop is big bags of the frozen Nepalese dumplings for takeout and delivery — $50 for a bag of 50 frozen turkey or veggie momos, or $75 for 50 lamb momos. It’s open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; call or text orders at 415-361-6911 or email&nbsp;order@biniskitchen.com.Also featured in:The FiDi “Asian tapas bistro” has been running a ”: $20 for a bag of 20 frozen potstickers, with a roll of toilet paper thrown in for good measure. Call in to order.on Apr 10, 2020 at 2:48pm PDTLiang’s Village, a Cupertino-based Taiwanese restaurant, has spread its wings through a SoMa ghost kitchen delivery operation called Mama Liang’s, which delivers frozen noodles and frozen red-oil wontons through the . Beyond that, the restaurant also does occasional drop-offs — with a broader that includes additional frozen items — at various locations in SF and the East Bay, with pre-ordering via a .The El Cerrito was closed for a few weeks, but has now reopened with a full lineup of frozen dumplings — $8.99–$9.99 for a bag of 20, depending on the variety. The restaurant is essentially offering frozen versions of all the dumplings on its menu, subject to availability. Customer favorites include the chicken and mushroom dumplings and the shrimp and zucchini.Also featured in:This isn’t a restaurant, but it’s the premier destination in Oakland’s Chinatown if you’re on the hunt for fresh noodles or dumpling or wonton skins for your own home cooking. It isn’t currently selling frozen boiled dumplings, but it does have frozen pork and chicken potstickers available — $19.99 for a bag of about 38.Probably the East Bay’s most long-established dumpling and house-made noodle spot, Shan Dong has a variety of frozen dumplings available for pickup — $28 for a bag of 50.on Dec 4, 2019 at 6:43pm PSTAlso featured in:This small strip mall market — a longtime favorite in Hayward — specializes in frozen dumplings, which are sold in bags of 50 . Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Call ahead to inquire about availability.The Fremont restaurant is mostly known for its soup dumplings, which it sells frozen —&nbsp;$22 for a bag of 30 —&nbsp;along with a variety of other . The restaurant also sells hot food for takeout Friday–Sunday. On Monday through Thursday, you can call 408-806-4881 to arrange pickup of frozen dumplings from 11 a.m.–6 p.m.© 2022 All rights reserved.Link copied to the clipboard.The Outer Richmond Northern Chinese restaurant offers a full slate its , from pork with celery to lamb with zucchini, for $8–$10 for a bag of a dozen. It’s open for takeout and delivery 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., every day except Wednesday, but for frozen dumplings, customers should pick up directly at the restaurant.This is a dedicated frozen dumpling shop, affiliated with the nearby Kingdom of Dumpling restaurant, and features a of dumplings for at-home boiling, plus frozen xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and other dough-based specialties like scallion pancakes and jiucai hezi (chive pockets). The shop is open 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. daily.Best known for its best-in-class xiao long bao, which are unavailable for the time being, Dumpling Alley is now selling bags of several varieties frozen dumplings (from pork and sweet corn to pork, shrimp, and chives) — a bag of 20 will run you $10 or $11, depending on the variety. You can purchase and pick the dumplings directly at the restaurant, which is open 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m. every day except Monday.SF’s top upscale dim sum spot is open for takeout and delivery 11 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and 5–8 p.m., and is now offering a&nbsp;&nbsp;for customers who’d like to steam their har gow, xiao long bao (aka Shanghai dumplings), or chicken feet at home, with 10 percent off orders over $100.Known for its sheng jian bao (pan-fried pork buns) and Northern Chinese breakfast dishes, Dumpling Specialist also serves very good boiled dumplings and xiao long bao, most of which are always prepared fresh. They’ll sometimes freeze any surplus, though, so customers can call ahead to inquire about availability of frozen buns or dumplings.Not a restaurant but a dedicated shop for frozen dumplings, which are made in-house on site. There are , especially for pork and chicken fillings, and a bag of 20 will only cost you $8–$10. The hours are idiosyncratic — just Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — so it’s smart to call ahead before heading over.One of the Sunset’s newer Chinese restaurants, Dumpling Park (located in the former Howard’s Cafe) offers nine different kinds of house-made frozen dumplings, plus frozen wontons. It’s also one of the few spots that has made its frozen options available for delivery —&nbsp;via .The Richmond District’s longstanding Russian bakery and cafe is open daily for pickup from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call in or order via the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for Cinderella’s full slate of Russian comfort food offerings — including&nbsp;bags of frozen pelmeni (meat-filled dumplings), which are available for $8 for a bag of 20.The Excelsior neighborhood staple is selling several varieties of frozen dumplings: pork and napa cabbage, shrimp and chives, pork and fennel, and more — plus frozen wontons. All are available for $24.95 for a bag of 50 dumplings.on Oct 31, 2018 at 4:02pm PDTThis Northern Chinese restaurant in the Lower Haight will sell a frozen version of any dumpling on its at a 25 percent discount. The order size varies depending on the type of dumpling — the boiled dumplings, for instance, typically come eight per order.The Ghirardelli Square sister restaurant of esteemed dim sum spots Dragon Beaux and Koi Palace, Palette is now offering an for customers to steam at home for when they want to recreate that restaurant dim sum experience. Options include soup dumplings (aka XLB), siu mai, and Sichuan pork dumplings. Steaming baskets are also on offer for those who don’t already have the proper equipment at home.The popular steam-table takeout dim sum spot in Chinatown is open for takeout from 9 a.m. to around 3 or 4 p.m. During the shelter in place, it is serving frozen dim sum items exclusively — basically, almost anything that they had on the menu before is now available in frozen form. Note: The staffers who answer the phone seem to mostly speak Cantonese and Mandarin, so if you aren’t conversant in those languages, it’s best to just head over to the shop to pick out what you want.San Francisco’s top momo shop is big bags of the frozen Nepalese dumplings for takeout and delivery — $50 for a bag of 50 frozen turkey or veggie momos, or $75 for 50 lamb momos. It’s open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; call or text orders at 415-361-6911 or email&nbsp;order@biniskitchen.com.The FiDi “Asian tapas bistro” has been running a ”: $20 for a bag of 20 frozen potstickers, with a roll of toilet paper thrown in for good measure. Call in to order.on Apr 10, 2020 at 2:48pm PDTLiang’s Village, a Cupertino-based Taiwanese restaurant, has spread its wings through a SoMa ghost kitchen delivery operation called Mama Liang’s, which delivers frozen noodles and frozen red-oil wontons through the . Beyond that, the restaurant also does occasional drop-offs — with a broader that includes additional frozen items — at various locations in SF and the East Bay, with pre-ordering via a .The El Cerrito was closed for a few weeks, but has now reopened with a full lineup of frozen dumplings — $8.99–$9.99 for a bag of 20, depending on the variety. The restaurant is essentially offering frozen versions of all the dumplings on its menu, subject to availability. Customer favorites include the chicken and mushroom dumplings and the shrimp and zucchini.This isn’t a restaurant, but it’s the premier destination in Oakland’s Chinatown if you’re on the hunt for fresh noodles or dumpling or wonton skins for your own home cooking. It isn’t currently selling frozen boiled dumplings, but it does have frozen pork and chicken potstickers available — $19.99 for a bag of about 38.Probably the East Bay’s most long-established dumpling and house-made noodle spot, Shan Dong has a variety of frozen dumplings available for pickup — $28 for a bag of 50.on Dec 4, 2019 at 6:43pm PSTThis small strip mall market — a longtime favorite in Hayward — specializes in frozen dumplings, which are sold in bags of 50 . Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Call ahead to inquire about availability.The Fremont restaurant is mostly known for its soup dumplings, which it sells frozen —&nbsp;$22 for a bag of 30 —&nbsp;along with a variety of other . The restaurant also sells hot food for takeout Friday–Sunday. On Monday through Thursday, you can call 408-806-4881 to arrange pickup of frozen dumplings from 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

More InfoLess InfoMore MapsView as MapWhile some folks seem to be using the Bay Area’s shelter in place as an opportunity for long-form cooking experiments — days long sourdough and sous vide meat projects — there are, of course, the rest of us, still working 10 hour days while cooped up at home, balancing childcare, existential dread, and everything else. We just want to get the damn dinner on the table, and we’d like it to still taste good, thank you very much.Thank goodness, then, for frozen dumplings, which you can stash away in your freezer, and then boil, steam, or pan-fry your way to...

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