Researched Chinese restaurant shortlists for 4 Massachusetts cities: exact branches, what to order, menu prices and which places list delivery. Each guide is unranked and sourced from the restaurants' own pages. Most recent check: October 9, 2026.
| City | Places | Delivery | Soup dumplings from | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 7 | 3 | $9.99 | |
| Lexington | 6 | 6 | $9.94 | |
| Malden | 6 | 3 | $11.95 | |
| Quincy | 8 | 5 | $6.50 |
Soup dumpling prices are per order as listed on each restaurant's menu or ordering page; order sizes differ. 4 of 4 guides include a listed soup dumpling price. Full data and per-piece prices are in the price index.
431 listed soup dumpling, har gow and siu mai prices are compared across cities in our dumpling price index. Compare prices
Boston's Chinese food splits four ways: Chinatown (ZIP 02111) for dim sum, Taiwanese dumplings and Xi'an noodles, Hancock Street in Quincy for dim sum, Brighton Avenue in Allston for Sichuan hot pot, and Harvard Square and Somerville for Sichuan and Southwest China cooking.
Open the Boston guideThree picks are in Lexington: Beijing Chinese Dining at 1709 Massachusetts Avenue, Taipei Gourmet at 211 Massachusetts Avenue and Formosa Taipei on Marrett Road. Separate trips to Arlington, Burlington and Bedford add Hangzhou noodle soup, Sichuan dishes and a whole duck meal.
Open the Lexington guideStart on Pleasant Street for Yunnan rice noodles and a Pan-Asian duck meal, then compare Highland Avenue dumplings and Middlesex Street hot pot. Two nearby Medford picks add seafood noodles and explicit meatless tofu options.
Open the Malden guideBoston's Chinatown is in a different city, and none of the sources checked name a Chinatown in Quincy. The eight kitchens here sit on Billings Road in North Quincy, on Brook Street by Wollaston station and along Hancock Street, and they cook dim sum, Taiwanese dumplings, Yunnan rice noodles, Lanzhou noodles and hot pot.
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