Northern China Eatery

If you haven’t been to Northern China Eatery in Chamblee, get here now—either right when they open for lunch or before the dinner rush. They have an extensive dumpling offering—you'll see a chef churning out hundreds of them at a table by the register—and everything is worthy of a bite. But since we’re picking favorites, get the extremely flavorful Shanghai soup dumplings, pork and fennel dumplings, or lamb and zucchini dumplings. Order the latter two boiled, they burst open with juicy deliciousness when biting into them. And they sell frozen dumplings in bulk if you need to stock up for an at-home fix.