Din Tai Fung is Bringing Dumplings to Santa Monica

World-famous dumpling specialists, Din Tai Fung, are setting up shop in a 10,000-square-foot dining and kitchen space at Santa Monica Place
Din Tai Fung is Bringing Dumplings to Santa Monica
Photo: Official | Din Tai Fung

Din Tai Fung — the dumpling hotspot helmed by Aaron Yang — is opening its eighth SoCal location at 395 Santa Monica Pl, Santa Monica, CA 90401, home of the outdoor shopping mall at the south end of the Third Street Promenade.

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The incoming outpost will reside on the third floor of Santa Monica Place, across from the incoming Arte Museum. According to Eater, “reps for the restaurant were not able to offer a timeline for opening just yet.”

The menu provides dumplings, of course, stuffed with an array of fillings like chicken, pork, crab, and even chocolate, as well as wontons, greens, noodles, soups, wok-fried rice, desserts, and teas & booze.  

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.
Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert

Amanda Peukert is a Los Angeles-based writer with a love for tattoos, music, food, and film. She received her BA and MFA in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach. Her work has appeared in/on SPIN, LA Taco, Tattoodo, Skin Deep, and Tattoo Energy. When she’s not writing, you can catch her listening to Alice in Chains and Tupac, or watching movies like The Crow and Halloween while eating tacos and drinking a cold beer.

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