Dumplings.

2 rankings across the South Bay, built from 23 scored dishes. Pick the exact dumplings you want — each ranking compares only that dish.

Best Xiao Long Baos 13 dishes ranked Shanghainese steamed soup dumplings: a pleated, thin-skinned wrapper holding a pork meatball and hot broth, steamed in a small bamboo basket and eaten with black vinegar and ginger.

#1 Kurobuta Pork Xiao Long Bao Din Tai Fung · Santa Clara 8.0 Medium confidence
Best Potstickers 10 dishes ranked Pan-fried pork dumplings — guo tie. A folded wheat wrapper is seared flat-side down until the bottom is lacquered brown and crisp, then steamed in the same pan so the top stays soft and the pork filling turns juicy. Eaten with black vinegar, soy and chili oil.

#1 Bafang Signature Potstickers (6) Bafang Dumpling · Santa Clara 8.7 Medium confidence