Boston's Chinatown is small, dense and walkable in under a mile, which makes it a natural dumpling crawl: start at the gate, work through a few blocks of soup dumplings, bubble tea and egg tarts, and finish with noodles if there's room. Published as a challenge this fall with XP for every stop.
Preview
What the route covers
Start at the gate.
The paifang gate on Beach Street, a 1982 gift from Taipei, marks the neighborhood's entrance.
Soup dumplings.
Xiaolongbao done right, eaten standing over the plate so the broth doesn't go anywhere.
Bubble tea and egg tarts.
A sweet stop between savory ones, the way the neighborhood actually eats.
Noodles, if you have room.
Hand-pulled, the optional last stop for anyone still hungry.
FAQ
Got questions.
When does the Chinatown dumpling crawl launch?
This fall, alongside three other new challenges. Download the app to get notified the day it goes live.
Why does the route start at a gate?
The paifang gate on Beach Street, a 1982 gift from Taipei, marks Chinatown's main entrance and makes an obvious, easy-to-find stop one.
Can I do a Chinatown dumpling crawl before this launches?
Yes. Start at the Beach Street gate and work through soup dumplings, bubble tea and egg tarts within a few blocks; the whole loop is under a mile.