Taiwanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Santa Monica

Din Tai Fung

89/100 (4360 ratings)

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Taiwanese

Vegetarian Friendly

Vegan Options

Thai

Chinese

Vegetarian Friendly

Vegan Options

Brunch

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Beef

Dumplings

Soup Dumplings

Salad

Crab

Dim Sum

Cucumber Salad

Fried rice

Noodle

Pork

Shrimp

Shanghai

Thai

Seating

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Serves Alcohol

Parking Available

Highchairs Available

Takeout

Brunch

Dinner

Lunch

Mid-range

"Incredible service, but the wait can be quite lengthy! I highly recommend securing a reservation several days in advance to avoid the 90-minute wait..."

Alberto Rascon

"My group of 4 was able to walk in with no reservation here at 1130am on a weekday and only waited 5 minutes. When we left there was a much longer..."

Joshua Yuan

"My girlfriend brought me here because it’s her favorite chinese restaurant in LA and I definitely agree with her! Great place in a great location..."

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"Very good service. We checked in and were told 30 minute wait, but they send a text when they're ready, so you can shop or walk around the mall while..."

Cigal Shaham

"Worth-it tier: A-. Visits: 2. Awesome experience as always. Everything feels perfected and precise from the service to the food. Visited this..."

Albert Kong

"It is always such a delight to come here!! Their special Xiao Long Bao is a must. Server is always so polite, and they have some of the best..."

juna

"Loveedddd the food here. Dining and staff is 10 out of 10 for me. And you have a nice view of the buildings outside. Great experience. The chocolate..."

Jessica Avelar

"Beautiful spot. Great service. Consistent DTF taste and ambience. Can be a wait but usually not too bad. Recommend the cucumber salad, pork XLB, and..."

Stacy A

"Absolutely delicious! 😍 Everything here was delicious. My must try recommendations would be the spicy dumplings, and the taro or chocolate desert..."

Vic

"The dumplings were delicious! Juicy. It was cool seeing the chefs making the dough and putting together the food near the entrance. Definitely share..."

Beeta Z

"I was visiting some friends in LA a couple weeks ago and this was the first stop right from the airport. The food was absolutely amazing! They had..."

Darius

"Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese gem. I savored their famous Xiao Long Bao, delicious dumplings, flavorful Fried Rice, and garlic string beans. Each dish..."

Efrain Cazares State Farm Agent

"Pork fried rice was basically perfect, the pork was very flavorful. The beef noodle soup was amazing, the beef was so soft. The pork Xiao long bao..."

Ignacio Rodríguez

"Dim Sum. Bao, noodles, soup, dumplings, greens and a great distinct flavor on each plate. I get dumplings for entree and sour soup. I add spinach..."

Manuel Rosas (El Profe)

"Great food and atmosphere. Service was a bit slow but taking that as it was lunch time rush. Food is great and bite size. Definitely order a few..."

christopher du plessis

"The beef is so tender in the beef noodle soup. The spicy wonton is well consistent across all their branches I have been in Dubai, Sydney, Singapore,..."

J Maung

"Good food quality with fresh ingredients. Very stable food quality across the globe (been to the Din Tai Fung in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, and many..."

Nick W

"Din Tai Fung never disappoints! Everything was delectable. Making a reservation in advance is highly recommended. The service was friendly and..."

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