Want to know where to get the best soup dumplings in NYC's Chinatown in 2014? Read on for our comparisons of soup dumplings, also known as Xiao Long Bao, and where to get the best ones in NYC's Chinatown in 2014!

Xiao Long Bao, commonly known as soup dumplings, are Shanghai's famous soup-filled dumplings and many restaurants in NYC Chinatown have attempted to make the best little pockets of deliciousness.

Some of the most common locations which sell soup dumplings include: 465 Restaurant Shanghai Cuisine, Old Shanghai Deluxe, Joe's Ginger, Joe's Shanghai, Nice Green Bo, Shanghai Asian Cuisine, Shanghai Asian Manor,Shanghai Cafe Deluxe, Shanghai Cuisine, Shanghai Gourmet,XO Taste.

So which restaurant takes the trophy for best Xiao Long Bao (also known as XLB on the internet)?

Shanghai Cafe Deluxe is the place to go to get your fix of XLB in NYC Chinatown 2014, thanks to its "sturdy dough, pungently seasoned pig, and velvety broth," The Village Voice reports.

CBS New York also recommends Shanghai Cafe, due to their soup dumplings' "excellent broth encased within skin that didn't tear from just a dirty stare, fragrant with ginger, made all the better with black vinegar."

Joe's Ginger and Joe's Shanghai are also known to have some tasty Xiao Long Bao, while CBS New York advises to stay away from 456 Shanghai Cuisine's soup dumplings, as they are "small, dry, and boasted little soup."

Another place that's rated highly on Yelp and Google is Shanghai Asian Manor in NYC Chinatown, so it might be a good idea to check out this place if the other Xia Long Bao restaurants are packed, which they usually are during lunchtime.

I can personally attest to the deliciousness of Shanghai Cafe Deluxe's soup dumplings in 2014, having just returned from a tasty meal of their delicate and complex dumplings, with sides of scallion pancakes and snow pea leaves; it's the place to go this year!

Want to know how to go about eating these little devils?

It's best to carefully use your chopsticks to lift a dumpling into your soup spoon, making sure not to tear the delicate dumpling skin, then either use your chopsticks to poke a hole at the top of the dumpling or nibble a bit into the XLB to let some of the steam out. Then put a little black vinegar on top of the dumpling, and scoop the whole bad boy into your mouth!