A Taiwanese soup dumpling chain with roots in the Pacific Northwest is setting its sights on San Diego, with plans for a restaurant at One Paseo in Carmel Valley. Supreme Dumplings has not said when the doors might open, but the brand's arrival would bring its hand-folded xiao long bao to a shopping and dining hub already known for drawing crowds.
Supreme Dumplings confirmed the San Diego expansion to What Now San Diego, though the company has not disclosed an opening timeline. The planned restaurant is expected to join the dining lineup at One Paseo, located at 3725 Paseo Place, according to the outlet. The exact storefront has not been independently confirmed, but SanDiegoVille reports the prospective location appears to be the former home of Tocaya Organica, which closed in 2024 after roughly five years at the center.
Who's Behind Supreme Dumplings
Supreme Dumplings is a Taiwanese restaurant brand founded by Brandon Ting, a Taiwanese American entrepreneur who is also behind Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya, the station's report notes. The brand centers its menu on xiao long bao, the soup dumplings that are folded by hand and steamed to order. Each dumpling weighs 27 grams, broken down into a six-gram wrapper, 11 grams of broth, and 10 grams of filling, per the same account.
Beyond the soup dumplings, the menu includes spicy wontons, noodles, fried rice, and other Taiwanese dishes. Varieties of xiao long bao include pork, Wagyu beef, black truffle, and chicken, the article notes. Supreme Dumplings currently operates six restaurants in Washington, along with locations in San Francisco, Katy, Texas, and Honolulu, with its first restaurant having opened in Bellevue, Washington, in 2022, according to SanDiegoVille.
A Bigger Appetite for Growth
The San Diego plans fit into a much larger ambition. In June 2026, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Ting was pursuing a national expansion strategy for the brand, with the founder targeting 500 U.S. locations. At the time, Supreme Dumplings had eight locations and dozens more planned nationwide, the Business Journal reported.
SanDiegoVille's restaurant directory also lists another Washington location scheduled to debut in November 2026, suggesting the chain's growth is continuing well beyond San Diego. If the Carmel Valley location does land near Del Mar, it would put Supreme Dumplings within range of another established soup dumpling destination: Din Tai Fung's Westfield UTC restaurant, which has built a loyal following since opening in 2018, according to SanDiegoVille. At Supreme Dumplings' Bellevue location, an eight-piece order of signature pork soup dumplings costs $14, while an eight-piece Wagyu order runs $16, per the outlet's reporting.
For now, San Diego diners curious about the hand-folded dumplings will have to wait. Neither What Now San Diego nor SanDiegoVille has reported a confirmed opening date, and Supreme Dumplings has given no indication of when the Carmel Valley restaurant might welcome its first customers.
