Coming up: a month in the 11th; staying across from Square Gardette

[andygottlieb42 (Andy G)]

For Chinese, I recommend 21G dumpling. But primarily for the fantastic XLB. Most of the rest I found pretty mediocre.

21G Dumpling

I am ridiculously tardy in reporting on our spring stay in Paris this year. Hopefully I will correct that soon. As an appetizer, if you will, for anyone craving Chinese dumplings in Paris, I found my must-go spot. 21G Dumpling in the 11e, not too far from Virtus, has absolutely excellent pork XLB. These are great by West Coast U.S. standards; imo they compare favorably to the XLB I’ve had at Din Tae Fung. Also worth trying the shrimp wontons in (too mild, but this is France) chili oil. The o…