Asian Restaurant Chain Opens 2nd PA Location In Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA — Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, a New York City-based Asian restaurant chain, opened its second Pennsylvania location in Pittsburgh on Monday.

The restaurant, located in SouthSide Works in the Sideny Street space once occupied by Sake Asian Cuisine and Sushi Bar, announced its soft opening on its website.

The chain debuted in New York in 2006 under the name Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, and its soup dumplings were so well received that it won a Michelin Guide recommendation for nine consecutive years.

According to the website, soup dumplings, or xiao long bao (which means "little steamer-basket buns" in Mandarin Chinese), originated hundreds of years ago in Nan Xiang, a canal town near Shanghai. Today, the dish is the most well-known item of Southern Chinese comfort food.

The chain's other Pennsylvania restaurant is in King of Prussia near Philadelphia. Nan Xiang also has locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware.