The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Markham, April 2024

Ding Tai Fung

79/100 (2262 ratings)

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"The place was clean. The food was prepared to order. Everything was hot and fresh. The honey chicken was..."

Valentine Harmon

"You must head to Markham if you're looking for an authentic xiaolongbao experience (this shouldn't be much of a surprise). And Ding Tai Fung..."

Erika Golem

"This is our go-to "fancy" Shanghai restaurant. Almost everything's decent, but my favourite is their xiao long bao. I do find their "handmade"..."

Cooking With Alison

"Especially since the restaurant does make a mean xiao long bao ($6.25); you can see the men standing around the table filling and pinching these..."

Gastro World

"We wrapped up Chopstick Walk 2015 with Shanghai-style dim sum at Ding Tai Fung on Highway 7. Located in the busy and huge First Markham Place strip..."

Rosie

"This restaurant had a steady stream of traffic for the entire weekday lunch crowd. Service was fast and efficient.We ordered green beans..."

Food Fanatic

"Stand out dishes are their xiao long bao with pork and crab--perfect when eaten with a shred of vinegar-soaked ginger; snow pea shoots sautéed in..."

Generic Eater

"The food is pretty good. I ate there many times and the quality have been more or less the same. But the cleanliness of the restaurant turns me off...."

Amy Leung

"This place is yummy and satisfying! There are a few items I always order every time I visit: Xiao Long Bao, Steamed Sticky Rice Rolls (one order each..."

Viatrix Lee

"This restaurant had been on my to-go list for Dim Sum for quite a long time! I finally visited the restaurant for an early dinner with the hubs this..."

Allermanger

"Dim sum here is great and the portions are quite generous. I also had the spicy peanut noodle - although it lacked much meat, just the noodles..."

Hoxjennifer

"My favorite restaurant.GOOD: hot and sour soup, any veggies (especially the stir fried snow pea with garlic), fried rice, pan fried pork..."

Ding Lik

"I've been to Ding Tai Fung a few times. Unfortunately, I don't eat pork and many of their dishes have pork in them. The one thing I enjoyed the most..."

Daily_bites

"This place is always busy! Gotta go during just before the rush or after the rush. They have one of the city's best Shanghai pork dumplings...."

Liv Lo

"Last weekend, my sis and I took our parents out for dinner at a restaurant called Ding Tai Fung. Since they live in suburbia up north, we figured..."

Tiffany Leigh

"Not even close to the real deal. This is obviously a copy of Din Tai Fung. While the food was good, it was by no means as good as the original. The..."

Lrmorg

"Delicious Shanghai dim sum!. Food is fantastic, and the noodles are so fresh. (this makes a huge difference)Favorite dishes are: Beef tendon..."

Cheaperby_thedozen

"Dim sum at it's best!!. Great food &..."

Allan Goodman

"Here for the xiao long bao, dumplings and fresh noodles. Other than that... Everything is pretty standard. #1 for their soup..."

FoodMunster

"Delicious dumplings. I come here for the xiao long baos and the dumplings in chilli oil. Everything else is okay. Tasty but I can see why it wouldn't..."

Buns

"Very good dim sum!. After reading about Ding Tai Fung in the local newspaper, we tried it this morning with my wife and her parents. And, we were..."

Zatoichi

"Great Food!. Went there for dimsum, and it was amazing! Slow service..."

KT

"I'm no fancy foodie, just a regular Canadian girl, but the food here is amazing. Hot, fast, great service. You have to try the pinnaple..."

Amanda Kelly

"The Fake Authentic Hong Kong-Shanghainese Dim Sum Restaurant. E: The dim sum here is good enough to warrant line-ups on many nights and weekends...."

Sisyphus

"Best Shanghainese food in Toronto So far. Great service, great food (always served hot)Best dumplings and noodles!! Sometimes have to wait..."

Jiji123

"Worth the Wait!!. Funny but a friend from NYC told us about this place, we have been going there for a number of times. It's usually packed out so..."

Iloooveyfoooody

"Return visit. Sitting or waiting by the door on a cold winter day is not fun. Customer comfort was not on the menu, however xiao long bao is! I..."

Kyzr808

"Recommended items:. Over the years there have been many Shanghai-nese restaurants that have come and gone but I always revert back to Ding Tai Fong..."

Clem

"I've been here numerous times and it has always been consistently good. My favorite? The crab dumplings, just thinking about them makes me hungry...."

Ixora100

"Actually this is the only thing that's really DEPENDABLY good. the small xiao long pao and the regular sized ones - original style. the other..."

Unagi

"Ordered the crab and minced pork xiao long pao. Barely tasted the crab, the pork over powered the taste. Next time I come here, might as well get the..."

Archimedes Trajano

"Just go.. Amazing soup dumplings. Great noodles. That is..."

Kanaraja

"The best siew loong bow in the GTA. Fresh and lots of variety. A bit on the pricey side when compared to similar..."

Fussyeater

"Fantastic!. Delicious Shanghai-style dim sum restaurant. The soup dumplings are particularly delicious. Friendly service. Have taken many of my..."

Hanaboomom

"Delish Dumplings Filled with Soup!. You must try the dumplings here...they magically explode with delicous soup inside as well as pork. They also..."

Hoki

"This past Sunday my bf and I had visited Ding Tai Fung for lunch after reading great reviews for their soup dumplings. To my understanding, this..."

Foodieelove

"Ding Tai Fung should be known to all food lovers in Toronto loving Shanghai or northern style Chinese food because this place rocks.The..."

Mary Tang

"All of them were quite delicious and surprisingly reminiscent of the ones that I had at the real Din Tai Fung in Taiwan and Shanghai. The..."

Stenoodie

"Continuing my quest to try every xiao long bao in Toronto, the BF picked Ding Tai Fung as the venue for his family birthday dinner. This was my first..."

Xiaoeats

"If you have never tried Shanghai cuisine, Ding Tai Fung is definitely the right place to start and worth the drive and the line! Don't confuse this..."

Food Sisterhood

"The restaurant betters its Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland equivalents on the freshness of the pork, an unequivocal advantage of Canadian fare. The..."

David Kong

"Also, Ding Tai Fung is a nicely renovated clean restaurant (my boyfriend who usually doesn’t like Chinese restaurants really liked the upscale..."

Tastymontreal

"In every trip to Toronto, a meal at Ding Tai Fung is a must. I highly regarded as the number one for Siao Long Bao. Things may have changed a bit..."

Zuuchini

"Always listen to your elders, stick to dumplings and simple dishes at Ding Tai Fung and you will leave happy with fully..."

FoodigatorJ

"Steamed Chicken Soup definitely is a must on a cold Winter's day on the East Coast. Loved that warm feeling I get from hot soup! The soup had a very..."

Cari Lee

"So, how did they taste? Amazing. They had a nice thin skin and contained a generous amount of the minced pork..."

Jess W.

"There's no question I would start with the Steamed Pork Dumplings. This is my favourite Shanghai dim sum. They are served super hot so be careful!..."

Stella

"This was no regular Chinese dim sum place. It was a Shanghai dim sum..."

Karen L

"I love Ding Tai Fung just a little too much so I always go there for reliable food that will make me very very happy. I'll just shut up now and let..."

Carameleggpudding

"Our favourite Shanghai restaurant, Oriental Delight, closed down, so we went a little further to First Markham Place to eat at Ding Tai Fong. I'm not..."

BiteMe

"Had a craving for shanghai food. Came across several good reviews for this place, so I thought I'd give it a try. The dan dan noodles were pretty..."

Patsy

"To my understanding, this restaurant isn't the real Din Tai Fung franchise but since people had given great reviews we thought we'd try it out. We..."

Foodieelove

"There is nothing as good as a great dumpling. This place is worth the drive. A must are the dumplings in chili oil, baby soup dumplings and shredded..."

Joanna Sable

"Atmosphere: The restaurant was busy with a considerable crowd waiting at the entrance. Luckily we had reservations, which were honoured and allowed..."

Xiaoeats

"Ding Tai Fung is a Shanghai dim sum restaurant at First Markham Place, a busy Chinese plaza located in Markham (3255 Highway 7 East to be exact). My..."

Stella

"When we crave food, we`ll travel far to satisfy our cravings and Shanghai food is no exception. Ding Tai Fung serves authentic Shanghai cuisine and..."

Food Sisterhood

"Ding Tai Fung should be known to all food lovers in Toronto loving Shanghai or northern style Chinese food because this place rocks.The..."

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