Din Tai Fung London: King’s Cross Opening December 2026

Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese group best known for its Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings, is opening its fifth London restaurant at 1 Lewis Cubitt Walk in King’s Cross. It is due in December 2026. No opening day has been announced yet, and we will add it, with how to book, once the restaurant publishes them. Its King’s Cross page takes sign-ups for news of the opening.

The room seats 160 and brings a few firsts for Din Tai Fung in London: a 30-cover outdoor dining area, a community dining room seating 20, for group dining, events and dumpling masterclasses aimed at adults and children, and a bar with a drinks list of its own.

The show kitchen sits at the heart of it, so you can watch the dumplings being made. They are folded by hand every day, each with 18 pleats. Next to the kitchen, Din Tai Fung Bar will pour cocktails made only for the UK from its Origins of Craft list, including Spritz 1955 and Yang’s Old Fashioned, alongside premium sake, a locally brewed house beer and IPA Zero.

The menu runs to more than 70 dishes, with the regulars from its other London branches: Pork Chop and Egg Fried Rice made with Clarence Court eggs and Taiwanese rice, Special Noodle Soup with Braised Beef on homemade egg noodles, a corn-fed chicken soup steamed for just under six hours, Cucumber in Spicy Sauce, and Chocolate and Mochi Xiao Long Bao to finish.

Din Tai Fung was founded in Taipei more than 60 years ago by Yang Bing-yi, as a cooking oil shop before its handmade dumplings took over. It now has more than 180 restaurants across Asia, North America, the UAE and the UK. It came to London in 2018 with Covent Garden, and has since opened in Selfridges, Centre Point and Canary Wharf.

Where to eat Din Tai Fung in London until then

King’s Cross will be the fifth. These are the four open now, with the addresses, hours and telephone numbers Din Tai Fung lists on its own locations page, checked on 16 September 2026. Covent Garden, Centre Point and Canary Wharf keep the same hours: Monday to Friday 12:00 to 23:00, Saturday 11:00 to 23:00 and Sunday 11:00 to 22:00. Last orders are 45 minutes before closing everywhere, and all four take bookings online.

Din Tai Fung Covent Garden

5 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8PS. The first in the UK, opened in 2018. Telephone 020 3034 3888. Book a table, or see Din Tai Fung’s page for this branch.

Din Tai Fung Selfridges

4th Floor, Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, London W1A 1AB. Shorter hours than the other three on weekdays and Sundays: Monday to Friday 12:00 to 22:15, Saturday 11:00 to 23:00, Sunday 11:00 to 20:45. Telephone 020 7318 3818. Book a table, or see Din Tai Fung’s page for this branch.

Din Tai Fung Centre Point

11 St Giles Square, Centre Point, London WC2H 8AP. By Tottenham Court Road station. Telephone 020 3034 0368. Book a table, or see Din Tai Fung’s page for this branch.

Din Tai Fung Canary Wharf

Unit CR32, Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AR. The newest of the four, opened in 2025. Telephone 020 3034 0868. Book a table, or see Din Tai Fung’s page for this branch.

The details here come from Din Tai Fung’s own announcement of 3 September 2026 and its King’s Cross page, and the addresses, hours and telephone numbers of the other four restaurants from its locations page, checked on 16 September 2026.