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Image: Clever restaurateur Kaisern Ching has taken Sydney’s Northern Chinese dumpling craze one-step further in this exciting new entry that has a queue snaking down Bathurst Street every evening.
Clever restaurateur Kaisern Ching has taken Sydney’s Northern Chinese dumpling craze one-step further in this exciting new entry that has a queue snaking down Bathurst Street every evening. Begin with a bang from Tataki Wagyu Beef ($12.90) slices garnished with numbing Sichuan spices then rolled in neutralising mint leaves. The delicate golden pastry on the Guo Tie ($11.90) whole-prawn filled dumplings really gives Din Tai Fung a run for their money; while pork floss helps take their fluffy Chinese Roti ($6.90) to within cooee of Mamak. The panopticon kitchen allows you to watch machine-like precision at work; enticing a swathe of solo diners. After watching your 150 grams of dough stretched by hand into exactly 128 strands of soup noodle, enjoy their labour in a simple but silkily satisfying bowl of Snowflake Chicken with Noodles and Pumpkin Soup ($13.90). For contrast, see if you can pick the hidden Aussie ingredient in the Sweet and Dark Pork Ribs ($18.90). The limited wine list includes a dumpling compatible 2009 Devil’s Corner Pinot Grigio ($32); or take the beer route with a refreshing Pearl River ($5.90). Save space for dessert! From cutely gendered ‘Piggy Face’ Buns ($5.90) filled with nutty sesame paste to stretchy little Pumpkins ($5.90) filled with lotus paste, they’re a delight!
Chefs Gallery
Shop 12 (facing Bathurst Street), Ground Floor Regent Place, 501 George Street, Sydney
Ph: (02) 9267 88 77 www.chefsgallery.com.au
Chinese $-$$
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