Fire Stone Chinese in Kennesaw is a true gem. The kitchen is run by a longtime chef Peter Chang associate and former Tasty China chef, Wen-Qiang Huang. For those seeking dumplings, the Sichuan menu here offers wontons swimming in spicy red chile oil and meaty steamed or pan-fried pork dumplings as well as the popular soup dumplings. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Billed as an Asian street food stall, Mushi Ni often lists solid dumplings on its menu, including crab and pork dumplings, eggplant wontons, and shrimp and vegetable dumplings. People can also find Mushi Ni slinging its street eats at S.O.S Tiki Bar in Decatur. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Candy Hom, aka @soupbelly on Instagram, hosts dumpling pop-ups and offers big batches of handmade frozen dumplings for sale, too. Hom sells a variety of dumplings styles, including wontons, shumai, potstickers stuffed with cabbage and pork, and soup dumplings. Look for Hom at area farmers markets and at breweries around Atlanta on the weekends. Follow on Instagram for menu updates and pop-up dates.

Situated inside the food court at the Atlanta Chinatown mall, New Lan Zhou Noodle is where to head for hand-pulled noodle soups and dishes and dumplings. Try the steamed pork and cabbage, shrimp, or soup dumplings at this stall. Courtyard seating available outside. Order online for takeout.

China Kitchen at the Atlanta Chinatown food court offers several dumpling options on its lengthy menu. This includes a basket full of eight soup dumplings, listed as Shanghai juicy buns on the menu. Try the pork and cabbage dumplings, the pan-fried dumplings with chives, and the spicy master dumplings here, too. Courtyard seating available outside. Order online for takeout.

Gu’s Kitchen, from the owners of Gu’s Dumplings and former Gu’s Bistro, opened in the former Yong He Zhi Jia restaurant space in 2019. The menu is a mix of Gu’s Dumplings and the bistro’s greatest hits, and includes the popular Zhong-style dumplings swimming in an oily chile sauce. Orders come by the half-dozen or dozen, with the option to order pork, chicken, or vegetable-filled dumplings. Check out Gu’s Dumplings at Krog Street Market or at Halcyon in Alpharetta, too. Order Gu’s Kitchen online for takeout or delivery. Order Gu’s Dumplings online for takeout or delivery.

This vegetarian Chinese restaurant includes several steamed and pan-fried dumplings on the menu, like vegetarian soup dumplings and pan-fried leek dumplings. Don’t be fooled by the “meats” listed on the menu here — it’s all vegan. Call to order.

This North Decatur restaurant opened in 2019 and includes a menu of Sichuan and Shanghai classics, like hot and numbing flounder, dan dan noodles, dry fried eggplant, and mapo tofu. Ordering dumplings? Try the spicy Szechuan chile dumplings stuffed with pork and shrimp. There’s now a location in Alpharetta, too. Patio seating. Order online for takeout.

A popular spot on Buford Highway for Sichuan dishes, including whole braised fish in chile oil, spicy cold noodles, and hot and numbing duck, don’t skip the cheese wontons and fried wontons here. There’s also pork dumplings on the menu, which can come steamed or pan-fried. Order online for takeout.

The dumpling-heavy menu at Northern China Eatery is where to find everything from baskets full of warm and savory soup dumplings to pork and fennel-filled dumplings. Try the pork and chive, lamb and zucchini, and pork, shrimp, and chive dumplings, too. Make it a dumpling feast, as there’s no shortage of dumplings to choose from at this beloved Buford Highway restaurant. Northern China also offers bags of 60 frozen dumplings to make at home. Order online for takeout.

While known more for its generous portions of hand-pulled noodles, the dumplings at LanZhou Ramen definitely hold their own. Listed under the dim sum portion of the menu, the soup dumplings and the fried potstickers here are definitely worth ordering. LanZhou also offers pan-fried and steamed pork buns, too. Plenty of dumplings can also be found on the menu at the owner’s other restaurant, Crossing Bridge Rice Noodle, in Duluth. Order LanZhou Ramen online for takeout or delivery. Order Crossing Bridge Rice Noodle online for takeout or delivery.

Good Luck Gourmet, housed in the former Gu’s Bistro along Buford Highway, offers Chengdu-style dumplings on its menu. The dozen or so pork dumplings come served in a pool of red chili oil. The sauce provides just enough heat to pair with the savory filling of these dumplings. Order online for takeout.

Located in Johns Creek, Xiao’s Way Noodle House may give a few restaurants on this list a serious run for the money in the xiao long bao (soup dumpling) department. The pillowy, handmade dumplings at this establishment are filled with a warm and savory soup and a meaty ball of pork. Also worth ordering are the chicken wontons in spicy peanut sauce and both the Shanghai and Hong Kong wonton noodle soups. Make sure to partake in a few of the restaurant’s daily specials and handmade noodle soups and dishes, including the spicy beef noodle soup. Order online for takeout.