Overview
Dumpling devotees, your potential for satisfactory feasting in the CBD is seriously expanding. This spring, two of Sydney’s most gifted dumpling makers are moving into Pitt Street: Tim Ho Wan and New Shanghai.
Tim Ho Wan, the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant on the planet, began cooking up its fresh-to-order dumplings in Hong Kong in 2009. In March this year, the eatery launched its first ever venture outside South-East Asia — in Chatswood. Now, it’s expanding its Sydney presence, with the establishment of three new shopfronts. Two will be in the city — inside Pitt Street Mall's Westfield and at 580 George Street, while the other is heading for Burwood Westfield. We don’t have exact opening dates, but Tim Wo Han’s Facebook page is promising they’ll be ready by summer.
Meanwhile, fellow Chatswood dweller New Shanghai, which already has eateries in Ashfield and Bondi Junction (among other lucky, lucky locations), is also coming for the CBD. According to the restaurant’s website, city workers will be chowing down on its soupy, crispy, pan-fried pork buns and crab xiao long bao by early October. We expect New Shanghai will also be importing its trademark 1930s Shanghai-inspired interior design and open-plan kitchen, where diners can watch the dumpling making in glorious action.
Tim Ho Wan will open this summer at Westfield Sydney, 580 George Street and Westfield Burwood. New Shanghai will open October 2015 at Westfield Sydney.
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