6 Best Xiao Long Bao in Singapore (2026) — Prices, Outlets & Deals: Din Tai Fung, Paradise Dynasty, Crystal Jade, Imperial Treasure, Swee Choon & Jing Hua

The gold standard for soup dumplings in Singapore: Din Tai Fung is world-renowned for its ritual-like precision — every Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao is hand-pleated to exactly 18 folds, with a translucent thin skin and a burst of hot, savoury broth. The global brand's overseas branches have held Michelin stars, and in Singapore it's the byword for consistency across 30 outlets in malls islandwide (Paragon, Raffles City, Jewel Changi Airport, VivoCity, Great World, IMM, Northpoint City, Punggol Coast Mall and more). Two outlets readers still ask us about — Bedok Mall and 112 Katong — no longer appear on Din Tai Fung's own restaurant list, so don't make the trip. Beyond the classic pork XLB, order the Truffle & Pork XLB plus la mian and fried rice. Two card deals run to 31 August 2026: OCBC cardmembers get 10% off the Steamed Chilli Crab & Pork Xiao Long Bao (4pcs), and a $80 spend on weekdays 11am–2pm or 4.30pm–6pm earns a complimentary Sliced Duck in Crispy Spring Onion Pastry worth up to $11.80; DBS cardmembers get a $5 voucher off their next meal with $80 spend, one per table per bill. Time the chilli crab one properly — Din Tai Fung bills it as a limited return, so 31 August takes the dish away, not just the discount. Note also that Din Tai Fung does not publish prices online and says portions and pricing vary between restaurants. BEST FOR: anyone who wants flawless, reliable XLB every single time, no matter which outlet.

The most fun XLB in town: Paradise Dynasty invented the world's first 8-flavour Xiao Long Bao — a rainbow steamer of eight colour-coded dumplings in original, foie gras, black truffle, cheese, crab roe, garlic, Korean kimchi and Szechuan flavours (eat them light-to-strong for the full experience), and at $16.90 for the 8-piece Specialty steamer it is the cheapest way to try all eight. Order flavours on their own and the à la carte menu runs from $9.30 (6pc) or $13.30 (10pc) for the Signature Original, through $9.90 (6pc) for garlic or Szechuan and $11.90 (6pc) for cheese or Korean kimchi, up to $18.30 (6pc) or $29.90 (10pc) for crab roe, foie gras and black truffle. Beyond the dumplings it's a full-service Shanghainese and Beijing restaurant with hand-pulled la mian and dishes like braised pork belly, across VivoCity, Suntec City, Wisma Atria, Funan, Westgate, Paya Lebar Quarter, Pasir Ris Mall and Changi Airport T3 (the long-running ION Orchard outlet has since closed). Its SG61 National Day offer works differently from how it reads: $6.10 buys two signature-dish e-vouchers inside the Paradise SG app until 31 August 2026, and the Paradise Dynasty voucher redeems an Original Xiao Long Bao (10pc) normally priced at $13.30 — so it's an app purchase, not a dine-in price. A Mid-Autumn offer gives Citi, OCBC and Paradise Gourmet Rewards cardmembers up to 15% off, and Members' Day runs every Monday. The long-standing 40% off tea-time deal is a Paradise Gourmet Rewards members' offer on selected items, dine-in on weekdays between 3pm and 5pm, excluding public holidays and the Changi Airport T3 outlet; it is not on the brand's current promotions list, so confirm it at your outlet before counting on it. BEST FOR: groups and first-timers who want a bit of theatre, and anyone curious to taste XLB beyond the classic pork.

The casual, everyday-friendly arm of the Crystal Jade group: Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao pairs delicate, hand-pleated Shanghai Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao with springy hand-pulled la mian in rich broth, plus dim sum classics and pan-fried buns. Check the address before you set off — the brand has contracted to four outlets on Crystal Jade's own locator: Toa Payoh (470 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #01-70, opposite HDB Hub, 11am–10pm daily with last orders at 9.30pm), Bugis Junction (#B1-04A), i12 Katong (#02-21) and Changi Airport Terminal 1 (#03-54, in the departure/transit lounge east, open daily 7am–11pm). The best-value window is tea-time, when the à la carte food bill is 35% off at La Mian Xiao Long Bao and Hong Kong Kitchen outlets. It also runs takeaway bento sets from $13.80, and there's a rotating $4.80 selected side dish with no minimum spend that changes every month. It's worth signing up for free Jadeite membership, since Crystal Jade rotates member-only dim sum and xiao long bao discounts through the year — check the promotions page before you go. BEST FOR: value-seekers who want proper XLB plus a bowl of la mian without a fine-dining bill, and travellers who want a real sit-down basket inside T1.

When the xiao long bao is part of a proper celebration meal: Imperial Treasure is a premium Chinese fine-dining group with Michelin recognition across several of its restaurants. Where you find its xiao long bao changed this year. Imperial Treasure Fine Shanghai Cuisine, the group's Shanghainese restaurant at Takashimaya S.C. in Ngee Ann City, closed on 9 March 2026 after 13 years and is due to reopen in Q3 2026 with a refreshed concept — as of now the group has no Shanghainese restaurant operating in Singapore. The dumpling itself survives at Imperial Treasure Huaiyang Cuisine (ION Orchard, #04-12A), where the Steamed Shanghai Pork Dumpling is $16.80 for 6 pieces — but it sits on the lunch dim sum menu, which the restaurant marks as available during lunch hour only, so an evening booking will not get you one. Lunch runs 11.30am–3pm on weekdays, 11am–3pm on Saturdays and 10.30am–3pm on Sundays. Elsewhere in the group you'll find Peking duck at Paragon, Asia Square and Jewel, Cantonese cooking and the Bar + Grill at Great World, Fine Chinese and Fine Teochew at Marina Bay Sands, and casual dim sum at Treasures Yi Dian Xin — but none of those carries the XLB. BEST FOR: a refined weekday lunch in Orchard where the dumplings are one part of a wider, elevated Chinese spread.

Singapore's most beloved supper dim sum spot: Swee Choon has been going on Jalan Besar since 1962 and is the go-to for late-night steamer baskets — its freshly made xiao long bao, signature mee suah kueh, custard buns and Shanghai pancakes draw queues well past midnight. As of 12 January 2026 the Jalan Besar flagship (183–193 Jalan Besar) opens 7 days a week for the first time in 64 years, running 7am–2am Sun–Thu and 7am–4am on Fri, Sat and eves of public holidays (last orders 30 mins before close). One thing to get right: the brand now has six locations, and most of them are not supper spots. Only the Jalan Besar flagship and Swee Choon at Changi Airport Terminal 2 (open 24 hours, in the T2 arrival hall) run late. The Express outlets close far earlier — Century Square 8am–10pm daily, NEX Food Republic 7.30am–9pm daily, Anchorvale Village in Sengkang 8am–10pm daily — while Express at AMK Hub is the middle ground at 10.30am–2am Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am–2am on weekends and only till midnight on Mondays. Prices are wallet-friendly but aren't published online, and there's dine-in, takeaway and delivery. BEST FOR: night owls, big groups and anyone who wants freshly steamed XLB as part of a sprawling, affordable supper.

A homegrown institution with a cult following: Jing Hua Xiao Chi was opened by the Han family at 21/23 Neil Road in Chinatown in 1989, built on Shanghai-native family recipes, and its little shopfront regularly draws queues. The kitchen makes around 1,000 hand-crafted xiao long bao a day, and at $10.50 for 7 pieces it's the best-value sit-down basket on this list. Regulars swear equally by the guo tie — the pan-fried mixed seafood and pork dumplings at $11.60 for 10 — plus the zha jiang mian, the $14 Chinese pizza and the dessert pancakes; steamed xiu mai is $9.50 for 7 and the Jing Hua fried rice $10. If you'd rather cook at home, it sells frozen packs for delivery: 10 xiao long bao at $11.70, 10 guo tie at $9.30, with a $5 delivery fee. Two things to plan around: it's closed every Monday, and service splits into lunch (11.30am–3pm) and dinner (5.30pm–9.30pm), so there's no mid-afternoon walk-in. It's grown from that single shop into a name with an outlet in Japan, yet Neil Road still feels like a cosy neighbourhood find. No-frills and consistently good. BEST FOR: heritage-seekers who want old-school, handmade Shanghai dumplings away from the mall chains.