Very friendly service, extremely delicious and heart warming food. Would recommend and 100% will be coming back!
The taste reminds me of the dumplings that I had in Shanghai. Although the way they cook is still not the same as in China.
The beef fried dumpling is my favorite.
This is our new go-to place to eat with friends when we're at uni. The soup dumplings are delicious and the broth inside is really tasty. The fried pork buns are really yum too. The place itself is quite small so it can get really crowded during lunchtime but it's fine if we go a little off-peak. The prices are really good for students too and it works out to be quite cheap if we split it between a group. The staff is very friendly too. Overall a great place that I'm glad we found this year!
Been looking for a place in the city to get cheap xiao long bao and came cross this place.
We ordered the traditional steamed buns (xiao long bao) and a mix of the fried juicy dumpling (sheng Jian bao) which comes with pork, vege and prawn/cheese fillings. The xiao long bao was great- super juicy and the broth and filling was delicious.
Sheng Jian Bao was nice- not too crispy that it was hard to bite in to. The pork and vege ones also have the same broth whereas the prawn and cheese one does not have any broth. Pork filling was alright, vege one had an interesting taste- not sure if I like it or not. The prawn and cheese was different but probably wouldn’t order it again as I prefer the traditional pork fillings.
Everything was super affordable, service was decent and it’s a nice cosy little place to get yourself some cheap eats. Would definitely come back again.
A go to every time I don’t take a snack to uni, and it never goes wrong! Love all their dumplings and the amazing flavors! But the fried dumplings are my favorites! Simply amazing
The buns are really nice, the broth in the bun is so delicious. We ordered both steamed pork buns and mixed juicy fried buns, I think they made the best in Auckland. The veggie & pork fried bun is so good, very fresh and juicy. The steamed pork bun taste just like the one in Shanghai. We will definitely go back again, worth the trip to the city.
Yummmm. Be careful when you bite into these dumplings because the soup inside is scalding hot. The pork dumplings are good but the real winner for me were the cheese prawn dumplings. Something new, and something 👌👌. Will be back again to also try the scallion oil noodles.
Nice and clean place with friendly service. The steamed dumplings (Xiaolongbao) were really really good and probably the best I've had in Auckland so far. Highly recommend this place.
Amazing xiao long bao! Fast service and affordable.
I have yet to try their other dumplings, buns and noodles.
Place is small and gets fairly busy so might find it hard to find a seat.
Those juicy fried pork buns are bomb! They are soupy and the pork filling is not skimp. Plus anything fried (or pan fried in this case) makes it so much better. 4 buns is not quite a decent lunch (if you're super hungry). I also had the scallion noodles - portion was good and I could taste the spring onion infused in the oil but other than that not much dimension to this... Remember to ask for chilli oil - I totally forgot. Came during the lunch rush - heaps of people waiting for takeaway orders. There was a quick turn around with those eating in so shouldn't have to wait long for a table. I waited for 5-10mins for my order. Serving staff are nice. Will def return to try other items on the menu and get more of those pork buns!
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I can give this one a 5 stars because of it's in the city.
Apparently Aucklanders are aware that good Chinese foods don't happen there.
Little Yum is not bad actually in terms of making Shanghai style. Although it's still a bit distance from the one I love in Epsom.
I enjoy Wanton soup, crispy fried buns
If you live in the city or you are in the city looking for something to eat but don't want to cost too much, Little Yum is your good friend.
Very friendly, food was fast but delicious. Only improvement I would recommend is using a higher quality servite at the tables. The cheap boxes of tissues just rip too easily and stick to your face. Otherwise great place to have lunch.
I love this little dumpling shop. So far I've tried the beef grilled dumplings and the vege dumplings, they were amazing. Definitely will make that one of my regular places
amazing! just like back in Shanghai, especially 生煎包
Been craving for xiao long bao ever since coming to live here in Auckland. Thank God a friend recommended this place. Love the fried dumplings as well🤤
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Truely One of the best in the city. Excellent little, casual pop-in cafe’. Serving noodle soups & steamed + fried buns & dumplings, also good vegetarian options. Truly authentic flavour, friendly service, affordable price. We hunt for the best flavours - Shanghai Little Yum is the real deal.
The soup dumplings are really tasty and juicy. You can tell that they are made with fresh quality pork, better than similar stores for the same price. Nice topping of scallions and sesame seeds. They stayed crunchy in the takeaway box until I got home. Only comment was that one of my dumpling had a hole in the bottom so all the soup had gone.
I ordered their soup dumplings and pan fried soup dumplings; both types of dumplings were really juicy and the pan fried ones were perfect! The server was very kind to take my order and allowed me to eat in just around closing time. Thank you for your excellent service 😊
Pretty decent soup dumplings (I had the juicy bun and Xiao long bao) but lacking in flavour. Probably more of a 3 star. Not bad prices. Soupy and great skins
Nice little place for dumplings and buns.Very authentic and rich flavour. Pork noodles were delicious as well!
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