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2021 Dumplings

Bánh Bèo Chén at Gabriella’s

Imagine an open-face dumpling — a rice cake topped with minced shrimp, crispy pork skin, mung beans and scallions. Imagine it nestled and steamed inside its own small, shallow bowl. Now imagine 10 of them being paraded out of Gabriella’s kitchen on a giant platter for you and all your friends. The dream, right? Yeah, that’s the dream.

1837 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148; gabriellasasian.com