The restaurant is expected to join the dining lineup at One Paseo, the upscale shopping and dining destination near Del Mar Heights Road and Interstate 5. The prospective location appears to be the former home of Tocaya Organica, which closed in 2024 after approximately five years at the development, although the precise storefront has not yet been independently confirmed. No official opening date has been announced.
For San Diego diners already familiar with Din Tai Fung at Westfield UTC, Supreme Dumplings should offer a recognizable experience, with a menu built around xiao long bao, the delicate steamed dumplings filled with seasoned meat and savory broth. The restaurant has attracted considerable attention in other markets as an alternative to the internationally recognized Taiwanese chain, and its expansion into San Diego could introduce another serious contender for the region's increasingly enthusiastic dumpling crowd.
Supreme Dumplings traces its origins to Bellevue, Washington, where its first restaurant opened in 2022. The concept was developed by Taiwanese entrepreneur Brandon Ting, founder and CEO of Kizuki International, the restaurant group behind Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya. Ting has spent years building a portfolio of Asian restaurant concepts in the United States, and Supreme Dumplings has become a major focus of the company's national expansion efforts.
The restaurant emphasizes traditional Taiwanese techniques, particularly the preparation of its signature xiao long bao. According to the company, each soup dumpling is individually folded by hand, with careful attention to the thickness of its wrapper, the balance of its filling and the quantity of broth sealed inside. The chain says its standard dumplings weigh approximately 27 grams apiece, reflecting an effort to maintain consistency across its growing network of restaurants.
While the company's name puts dumplings front and center, its menu extends well beyond steamed buns and soup-filled parcels. The current Bellevue menu features traditional pork xiao long bao, Szechuan spicy pork dumplings, shrimp-and-pork combinations, crab-and-pork dumplings, chicken dumplings and vegetarian varieties. More indulgent options include Wagyu beef soup dumplings and black truffle-and-chicken xiao long bao.
Pricing at the Bellevue restaurant provides an indication of what San Diego diners might eventually encounter. An eight-piece order of signature pork soup dumplings costs $14, while Wagyu beef dumplings are listed at $16 for eight pieces. The black truffle-and-chicken version costs $19 for six pieces, and a mixed assortment of eight dumplings is priced at $16. Prices and menu availability may differ when the San Diego location opens.
The broader menu includes mini pan-fried pork dumplings, spicy pork wontons, shrimp-and-pork wontons, braised beef noodle soup, Taiwanese cold noodles, scallion oil noodles and the restaurant's signature tan tan noodles. Diners can also order pork chop fried rice, mushroom fried rice, garlic stir-fried vegetables, braised pork belly and other dishes designed for sharing.
Dessert even receives the dumpling treatment, with sweet xiao long bao filled with taro, chocolate or matcha, alongside black sesame mochi rice balls and custard buns. It is an extensive lineup that makes Supreme Dumplings more of a full-service Taiwanese dining destination than a restaurant devoted exclusively to its namesake specialty.
The similarities to Din Tai Fung are difficult to overlook. Both concepts center their menus on meticulously prepared soup dumplings, offer a broad selection of noodles and accompanying dishes, and emphasize a polished dining experience. Supreme Dumplings has repeatedly been characterized as a Din Tai Fung alternative in food media coverage, a comparison the company itself has acknowledged in promotional materials.
That positioning could prove especially interesting in San Diego, where Din Tai Fung's Westfield UTC restaurant has developed a substantial following since arriving in 2018. Diners who have become accustomed to making the trip to La Jolla for soup dumplings may soon have another option a few miles north in Carmel Valley.
Supreme Dumplings has also been expanding at a considerable pace. Its official restaurant directory currently lists locations across Washington, California, Texas and Hawaii, including Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, Katy and Honolulu, with an additional Washington location scheduled to debut in November 2026.
The company's growth has attracted attention from the restaurant industry. In June 2026, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Ting was pursuing an ambitious national expansion strategy, with aspirations to eventually establish Supreme Dumplings restaurants in cities across the country. The planned San Diego location would represent another step toward bringing the brand beyond its Pacific Northwest roots.
The arrival would also mark another change for One Paseo, which has experienced considerable restaurant turnover since opening in 2019.
Tocaya Organica was among the development's original restaurant tenants, opening its modern Mexican concept in December 2019. The Los Angeles-based chain emphasized tacos, bowls, salads and other customizable dishes, but eventually closed its San Diego County locations, with the One Paseo restaurant departing in 2024.
Other original One Paseo restaurants have similarly come and gone. International Smoke, the celebrity-backed concept associated with chef Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry, closed in 2022 and was subsequently replaced by South of Nick's Mexican Kitchen + Bar. Tender Greens also departed, with its former space later becoming home to Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Kitchen. Sweetfin Poke, another original tenant, closed its One Paseo restaurant in August 2026.
Despite those departures, One Paseo continues to attract restaurant operators seeking a foothold in one of San Diego's most affluent coastal communities. Its existing dining options include North Italia, Shake Shack, Nick's Del Mar, South of Nick's, Postino WineCafé, CAVA and other establishments, with the center's landscaped walkways, outdoor seating and surrounding residential and office developments contributing to its appeal.
Supreme Dumplings would introduce a distinctly different cuisine to that lineup while competing for diners who might otherwise visit Westfield UTC, Convoy District restaurants or other Asian dining destinations throughout San Diego.
Whether the newcomer can match Din Tai Fung's reputation remains to be seen. Its menu, presentation and pricing place the two concepts in similar territory, but the quality of the dining experience will ultimately depend on what Supreme Dumplings delivers when it begins serving San Diego customers.
For now, the prospective opening adds another intriguing name to One Paseo's evolving restaurant roster. An exact address within the development, construction timeline and opening date have not been publicly confirmed.
One Paseo is located at 3725 Paseo Place in San Diego's Carmel Valley community, near Del Mar. For more information, visit supreme-dumplings.com.
Originally published on November 4, 2026. Information first reported by Bern McGovern of @northcounty_sd.