The award-winning, family-owned Din Tai Fung is coming to Disneyland Resort’s Downtown Disney District in the Summer of 2024!
Disney has shared that the Chinese restaurant will serve dishes family-style in “a creative space near our new lawn pavilion” in Downtown Disney.
Din Tai Fung is famous for soup dumplings, which are “hand-crafted right on sight,” at its current locations in Las Vegas, Costa Mesa, and other places in Southern California, Oregon, and Washington. These are in addition to international locations in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Europe, and Thailand.
Current locations feature various soups, many different flavors of dumplings and buns, wontons, noodles, fried rice, and dessert dumplings filled with chocolate, red bean paste, or sweet taro.
Din Tai Fung originally opened in Taipei, Taiwan. According to the restaurant’s website, Mr. Bing-Yi Yang immigrated to Taiwan and opened a shop selling cooking oil. He named the shop Din Tai Fung. He and his wife sold dumplings in their shop as well, called Xiao Long Bao (steamed pork soup dumplings). These dumplings became so popular that Mr. Yang “phased out his oil business” and Din Tai Fung became a full-blown restaurant.
An opening timeline for this restaurant — other than 2024 — has not been shared yet. We can’t wait to keep you posted on opening information for the new Downtown Disney location as it is revealed!
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Service: Not yet known
Type of Food: Chinese cuisine
Location: Downtown Disney District; It will be located on the west side in what Disney has called “a creative space near our new lawn pavilion.”
Menu:
Not yet known. Current locations feature various soups, many different flavors of dumplings and buns, wontons, noodles, fried rice, and dessert dumplings filled with chocolate, red bean paste, or sweet taro.
Reviews:
Not yet known — This location is not yet open in Downtown Disney. You can learn more about the experience at other Din Tai Fung locations here!
Important Info:
- Several Din Tai Fung restaurants have won awards for outstanding food, and the Hong Kong and London locations have received Michelin Stars; a coveted culinary award which takes into account “the quality of the ingredients, the harmony of flavors, the mastery of techniques, the personality of the chef as expressed in their cuisine and, just as importantly, consistency both over time and across the entire menu,” according to the Michelin Star website.
Famous Dishes: Not yet known; however, a favorite among critics is the Kurobuta Pork Xiao Long Bao, which is “hand-folded and stuffed with top-quality, carefully seasoned pork.”
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