Steam - Shanghai Asian Fusion

updated review:Salt and pepper squid DELICIOUSAdd that to the must order section

In my quest to find the best soup dumpling in New York, I happened to find a medium blog post (written by someone with the inferior spelling of my first name) that claimed Steam to be the best soup dumpling in the city. As an ardent Nan Xiang devotee, I had to go and see if this place was as good as the blog post said.While the menu at Steam is fairly extensive, I ignored the large majority of it and went straight for my two go to dishes: the crab and pork soup dumpling and the pan fried pork bun (which is basically a crispy fluffy soup dumpling when done right).Presentation wise, both dishes were legit. The soup dumplings had a picture perfect shape with plenty of soup and the pan fried buns were fluffy on the top with a gold brown crispy bottom. Taste wise, the soup dumplings were very good and although I don't know if they're the best in the city, you wouldn't be laughed at for making that case. The pan fried buns were just solid. The flavor was good but I thought there was a bit too much dough and I would have liked to have had more soup/juice inside.Overall, would definitely recommend this spot!

I went to Steam on a Sunday at 11:30am as a group of 5. The reservation wasn't hard to make at all, and when we walked in, there were plenty of tables. The place is decorated with a clean, minimalist vibe and the atmosphere was friendly and comfortable. We ordered the pork soup dumplings, the ginseng and chicken soup dumplings, the black gold lava buns, pan fried dumplings, pan fried pork buns, stir fried string beans, and egg plant with garlic sauce, and the pork and shrimp shui mai. Almost everything was generally pretty tasty and comparable to other dim sum/Asian fusion places in the city. The standout dish for me was the black gold lava buns-they were so soft and fluffy and the filling inside was hot and oozing out when I tore the bun open. There also was a slight fragrant/flowery taste that I haven't tasted in lava buns elsewhere. The stir fried green beans were also delightful-very garlicky and flavorfully fried. However, I found the pork and shrimp shui mai to be a bit lacking-it was drier than I would like. Heads up: ginseng soup dumplings had a very strong ginseng taste, so if you don't like the taste of ginseng, you probably shouldn't get that. Will be coming back just for those lava buns!

Get the truffle dumplings. The xiaolongbao. Definite star of the show- so tasty! The Shanghai rice cakes and green beans were also tasty. I'd love to come back and explore more items on the menu.The interior is very clean and aesthetic and I had a great time dining here.

Didn't get that much but heard their soup dumplings were good so came to try it out. Overall, I think the dishes I got were pretty good though I feel that some soup dumplings have more soup than others. I would prefer to make my own soy/ginger/vinegar sauce since I thought the one they made was too vinegary. The service was great and everyone was nice. There wasn't that many people when I came at 3 and overall a pretty good place!

Super impressed by this spot, came here after seeing it on TikTok but the soup dumplings are definitely the best I've had in the city (more than DTF, joes Shanghai, nanxiang) because it's so juicy but the skin is super thin. We got the pork sampler and each flavor was delicious but we got an extra order of the pork one since it was such a classic flavor. The Shanghai rice cakes were perfectly chewy and had lots of chicken and veggies, it wasn't overly sauced. We also got the salt and pepper squid which was a bit too chewy for my liking but still delicious. For dessert we ordered the red bean pancake and loved this! The price and service were also great - definitely want to come back again and try everything else.

The vibe of the place is pretty chill. I went on a nice solo dateshrimp dumplings were good! my favorite out of two. I will say the filling kept slipping out of the actual dumpling and the dumpling was a bit sticky? flavor was bomb tho and shrimp tasted high qualitycrab and pork dumplings were good but nothing out of the ordinary. I will say I thought they were kinda small lmao

Led here from an Instagram post I saw. They have an extensive menu; if I lived closer I could see myself coming here often to try many dishes.We had the crab meat and pork soup dumplings, scallion pancake, salt and pepper squid, shrimp and pork shumai. Then we added an order of the pork soup dumplings and had the red bean pancake to finish everything off.The salt and pepper squid was my favorite! Really enjoyed the seasonings. The scallion pancake was okay, not something I'd order again. We didn't think there was much difference between the two soup dumplings; you could probably just order the pork ones. By the time the red bean pancake came out, we were stuffed but I can't pass up red bean! On the Wednesday night we dined there it was very busy with diners and a continual flow of take out orders.

My favorite Dim Sum spot! We drive all the way from queens to Manhattan for this restaurant. We love the hot and sour soup, the chicken pan fried noodles, the black truffle and white truffle soup dumplings. It's a casual spot with neat, minimalist decor. The service is always spot on. We had a reservation for 7 people and two people took care of us! Always a good time at Steam (we've been 10+ times).

Big comfortable clean modern space with space between tables and a few separated areas. In a good west village location. So that's great. Service good too, efficient, polite. I wish the food was great. Some was good (pan fried pork buns, wonton soup), others not so much (dan dan). Worth another try.