Ding Hao Zi Lin

Order both the steamed and fried meat dumpling and both were great. The sides like fungus and cucumbers are crunchy. The sour and spicy soup is a miss as it tasted more like plum powder soup. the millet porridge is comforting. Went around 410pm on a weekday and there is no queue for dine in but around 5pm there is a queue for take out. The steamed dumpling took a while to be ready presumably due to this. Delivery orders were plenty as well.

Went here for breakfast, best to get there early as there was a big queue forming. They make the dumplings and scallion pancake fresh in front of you - there are sides that you can pick up from the counter after you order. We got fried dumplings and a pancake with a couple of sides - very tasty and a must try during your visit

Came highly recommended by the manager of my hotel. Actually came twice-once for soup dumplings and nodules, second time for pot stickers and won ton soup. Always a line but it moves quickly, food is super delicious and simple, and the prices can’t be beat.

The trio of dishes—pork steamed dumplings, pan-fried potstickers, and hot & sour soup—may look simple, but together they form a meal that feels honest, comforting, and surprisingly memorable. The pork steamed dumplings arrive in a warm bamboo basket, each one plump with a hand-rolled wrapper that has just the right thickness: not paper-thin, not doughy, but pleasantly chewy. Bite into one and the aroma spreads immediately. The pork filling is juicy and well-seasoned, balancing fat and lean with a gentle sweetness from fresh scallions. It’s not loose or watery—each dumpling has a firm, meaty bite, almost like a small pork meatball wrapped in a soft shell. Paired with a little soy-vinegar and chili oil, the flavor becomes layered and irresistible. The potstickers offer a completely different kind of pleasure. Their golden-brown bottoms are beautifully crisp, delivering a satisfying crunch before giving way to tender dough and juicy filling. The ratio of wrapper to meat is spot-on, and the filling stays moist, never greasy. Break one open and you can actually see the steam escaping, along with the aroma of pork and vegetables. With a dip of vinegar and chili, it’s the kind of snack that makes you reach for another without thinking. The hot & sour soup ties everything together. The acidity is gentle, the spice is warm rather than harsh, and the broth has depth instead of relying on vinegar alone. Inside, there are silky strands of egg, mushrooms, tofu, wood ear, and vegetables—plenty of ingredients, but well balanced. The texture is slightly thickened, smooth and comforting without feeling heavy or sticky. Taken between bites of dumplings and potstickers, the soup cleanses, warms, and resets the palate perfectly. None of these dishes are flashy, yet all of them show solid craftsmanship and consistency. It’s the kind of meal that fills you up, makes you happy, and leaves you thinking about the next visit. For dumpling lovers, ordering all three is not just reasonable—it’s the ideal combination. If you’d like, I can rewrite this in a more humorous tone, a Michelin-style review, or a shorter Instagram-friendly caption. Just tell me the style you want!

November 2025 First time here! This place is located in the food court, found in basement of building. Fairly busy. Stopped by to check out the dumplings. Ordered 1 steam dumpling, 1 fried dumpling, 1 side of tofu gan, 1 hot and sour soup The steamed dumplings were excellent from the texture of the homemade dough, which had a nice chew to the bite, to the tasty pork filling inside. The fried dumplings are long and thin in a different wrapper. Lightly pan seared and also delicious. I personally preferred the steamed overall but my family also loved the fried. The side of dried tofu was served warm, and suggest you add some sauce to dip. The hot and sour soup was okay. Can taste the slight sourness. This is not served with any spice at all. You can add hot chili oil from the community table of sauces. We would come back here to eat again.

Typical Taiwanese flavor. Personally, I like plain vegetable dumplings but meat dumpling is OK and jajangmyeon doesn't have chewy noodles. I'd rather order meat and vegetables one at a time. For your information, there's no half-and-half. BYW Little bit hot inside If U wanna go there Take the Blue line and take off the Zhongxiao Fuxing station (No 4gate)

Zi Lin offers really delicious food, especially their dumplings as well as their 鍋貼. I really like their dumplings, both the vegetarian 花素蒸餃 as well as their meat 鮮肉蒸餃. We have been there for many times already, and it’s a really popular dining destination for a quick, yummy lunch. However, if you visit during peak hours like lunch time and dinner time, you may have to wait in line for a bit since the restaurant is always packed!

Randomly found them on Google Map and it spoke to me They are busy busy until the very end of their operating hours. Very popular! The dumplings and noodles were pretty good!