Thursday, February 12, 2026

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop closes flagship East Village location

Photos by Steven 

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop has shut down its flagship location on the southwest corner of St. Mark's Place and First Avenue. 

Door signage for patrons notes "we're closing this chapter and turning the volume WAY up — now coast to coast."
The expanding brand has outposts in cities including Philadelphia, Orlando, Dallas, Vancouver... not to mention at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden... and in grocery freezers. You can also find them on the Upper East Side and, soon, actually in Brooklyn.

This location opened in May 2021 after a few pandemic-related delays. (The signage first arrived on March 20, 2020.) 

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop featured an automat-type arrangement serving more than 30 varieties of dumplings and spring rolls around the clock.
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8 comments:

  1. ShadowwhispersFebruary 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM

    Never could warm to it. I like dumplings, wish there were more in the neighborhood but this just wasn't my spot.

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  2. DrGeckoFebruary 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM

    Early in the pandemic, the owner wouldn't let the staff wear masks. Maybe he thought it important that they cough on the dumplings?

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  3. drewFebruary 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM

    with locations everywhere but brooklyn..

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  4. drewFebruary 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM

    good riddance Mr.Wonderful.. the place was awful

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  5. KevinFebruary 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM

    Won’t be missed. Surprised they lasted this long. We didn’t forget

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  6. PJFebruary 12, 2026 at 10:09 AM

    Should maybe have named it "EV Dumplings". The whole "Brooklyn Authenticity" brag is getting a bit stale.

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  7. AlexFebruary 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM

    Admittedly, I bemoan the fact that "Brooklyn Dumpling Shop" may leave the impression nationwide that we think these are solid dumplings.

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  8. XeoFebruary 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM

    I wanted to like that place but after the shit the owner pulled in covid... going full hog anti vax and "come at me government" about it... wasn't going to forget that

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