Mee Sum Pastry

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Mee Sum Pastry
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Mee Sum Pastry
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Food type Chinese
City Seattle
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°36′33″N122°20′29″W / 47.6093°N 122.3414°W / 47.6093; -122.3414

Mee Sum Pastry is a Chinese restaurant with two locations in Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates at Pike Place Market and has a cafe in the University District. [1] [2]

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Description

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Mee Sum Pastry operates in Pike Place Market's Triangle Building. The business serves buns and pastries, including pineapple buns and hom bow (filled with barbecue pork), [3] as well as shumai. [4]

Lonely Planet says, "This little storefront window is famed for its giant hum bao – eminently portable meat- or vegetable-filled steamed buns that make a great snack or small meal. The steamed pork bao is tops." [5]

Thrillist says, "With BBQ pork and supersize potstickers, Mee Sum Pastry is a tried and true institution in the market. It's a no frills, fast moving grab 'n go joint." [6]

Reception

Leonardo David Raymundo and Ryan Lee included Mee Sum Pastry in Eater Seattle 's 2021 list of "14 Delightful Dim Sum Restaurants in the Seattle Area". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Raymundo, Leonardo David (2017-02-10). "14 Delightful Dim Sum Restaurants in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle . Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Best Bites: Mee Sum Pastry". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Have you tried all 26 of these iconic Seattle bites?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2021-12-20. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  4. ↑ Balla, Lesley (2019-06-05). "The Culinary Wonders of Seattle's Pike Place Market". Eater . Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Mee Sum Pastry | Seattle, USA | Restaurants". Lonely Planet . Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Mee Sum Pastry". Thrillist . 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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