Din Tai Fung

During our first visit to Singapore nearly four years ago, we discovered a terrific dumpling place at Paragon Shopping Center along Orchard Road. In preparation for our latest visit, we wanted to find that restaurant again.
Luckily, it wasn’t too hard as we learned there are 18 Din Tai Fun restaurants throughout Singapore, including this one on the second floor of the Suntec City Mall near Starbucks.
Since we were staying nearby at the Conrad Centennial Singapore hotel, we ended up dining at the Din Tai Fung 3 times during our week in Singapore.
The steamed pork dumplings are delicious, if «juicy» — a nice way of saying «with a pool of fat.» The vegetable and pork version are lighter.
We also loved the pork fried rice, and the Oriental Wontons with Black Vinegar & Chili Oil strangely listed under the snack menu.
The location is quite busy with the lunchtime work crowd and in the evenings. Arriving after 2 pm nets you a table much quicker.
See more photos and details of our visit here in this blog post:

I’ve always been a fan of their 小龙包 (xiao long bao) and it has reigned no.1 on my list for the longest time.
Was around the area and craved for some quality-​worthy dumplings and decided to try out this outlet.
Ordered 1x Meat Bao and 10x Xiao Long Bao. The Meat Bao had just the right amount of bun with generous servings of piping-​hot-​flavourful-​meat inside. The Xiao Long Bao, however, has seen better days. Still top-​notch as ever, but the servings shrank! The Bao looked distinctively smaller, with less meat and even lesser soup! Goodness!
Not sure if the chef had an off day but would definitely give them another chance! =) Afterall, this is Din Tai Fung we’re talking about.
I would give it four stars for the nice ambiance, no waiting time (during lunch time) and quick service.
Observation: There seemed to be lots of Caucasian tourists at this outlet, perhaps due to the nearby hotels.
Tip: This outlet is recommended as it wasn’t so crowded as other outlets during lunch time at 1.30pm on a Saturday. No waiting time needed.