Ping Pong Dim Sum - Chinatown

Serving up irresistible Dim Sum, innovative cocktails, and luxurious Chinese teas, Ping Pong Chinatown is a vibrant location to enjoy Dim Sum with a twist. The cosmopolitan restaurant boasts a dim sum bar, sunken dining room great for large groups, and a buzzing cocktail bar with award-winning libations.

Offering a wide range of Asian treats, the sleek Ping Pong restaurants pay homage to the...

An open kitchen allows you to watch dim sum chefs prepare each dish by hand.

The restaurant accepts reservations for groups of five or more, and the plentiful round tables provide an ideal setting for group conversation.

"Ultramodern" settings filled with moody dark lacquer are the first clue that these Dupont Circle and Chinatown Asian venues are "not your normal" dim sum houses, offering instead "creative", "tapas-style" takes on traditional nibbles alongside "gigantic" cocktails ("if you can move past the wonderful teas"); a few call it "kinda pricey" and complain of "uncomfortable" backless seats and...

Hyped as the ultimate dim sum destination, Ping Pong misses the mark: no clattering carts, no abundant choices of steaming goodies, no ripple of conversations, no feeling of the real China in this austerely decorated, very Westernized rendition of a Chinese tea house. Even the food, much costlier than the real deal, is overly fussy and primped. For diners looking for an upscale Chinese meal,...

Chinatown's Ping Pong Dim Sum adds a modern twist to the ancient tradition of Chinese tea houses in which Silk Road travelers would stop for a rest, a snack and a soothing cup of tea. The legacy of...

Ping Pong restaurant is a modern take on a very ancient Chinese tradition - the Tea House. Hundreds of years ago, merchants on the Silk Road would stop at tea houses enroute to rest their weary feet, relax and drink tea with their fellow travelers and share Dim Sum - baskets and dishes of little sweet and savory snacks, usually steamed, baked or fried. Ping Pong may be a Twenty-First Century...