Five Fancy Potstickers Made in California

BY TAMARA PALMER

Potstickers are my original love language, but they definitely don’t have to be fancy to woo me — some of my favorites still cost about 50 cents a piece at the beloved dumpling shop around the corner from my house in San Francisco.

But I do appreciate a fancy dumpling as well — it is fun to see potstickers (and Japanese gyoza) as vessels for experimentation at all kinds of restaurants. Here are some that really hit the mark with me at upscale Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese restaurants in California.

Maple Leaf Farms duck potstickers with Luxardo cherry agrodolce at Crustacean, Beverly Hills

Kurobuta pork and shrimp potstickers at Din Tai Fung, Glendale

Potstickers at Palette Tea House, San Francisco

Lobster potstickers at Roy’s, San Francisco

Gyoza at Ramen Nagi, Palo Alto