Intimate, takeout-friendly cafe for Chinese noodles, dumplings & other noshes, plus fruit smoothies. Based on 166 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
224 Cypress St, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: (617) 879-0993
Website: http://www.besscafe.com/
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM |
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Reviews
Katherine McAlpine
This is seriously the best dumpling spot around. Authentic, fresh-made dumplings bursting with flavor and a perfect combination of ingredients. Also you can’t come here and not try one of their crispy scallion pancake wraps. Just do it!! Bess’s is the best.
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Junghoon Yang
Little nice homey place. Food was solid but nothing really blew me away. Food definitely won me over with strong basic foundation, and every food was served piping hot. Definitely worth the try if you are craving for beef noodle soup.
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Daniel Glickman
Fast food when’s your in a pinch. There are not many options around around if Dolme is closed.
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Agata Rybałkiewicz
Little Chinese restaurant that seems to be family owned (not sure). We ordered the pork belly buns ($8), the beef scallion pancake/wrap ($8), and a spicy noodle soup ($12). Was really excited for the deep fried buns but they happened to be out when we went.
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Al L.
Pretty authentic and a quick place to grab a bite. I got the scallion pancake beef wrap. Anything scallion pancake here is delicious. I also recommend the shrimp steamed dumplings. The inside is a bit small if it becomes busy and you are looking for a seat, but take out is also an option here too.
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Carolyn Zaccaro
this was one of the best meals i’ve had in boston. we got the scallion pancake, the pork belly soup, pork and chive dumplings, crispy chicken buns, and edamame. like this place blew my mind. a must-go
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Theodore Blood
Good food that was quick and inexpensive. The crispy chicken buns were our favorite dish. The scallion pancake wraps were also good although the plum sauce was a little overwhelming (next time we will ask for it on the side). Very quick and reasonably priced which is perfect with antsy kids.
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David Pakman
Fantastic neighborhood spot. Everything is fantastic. The only critique is that some items are overly salty, the scallion pancake being an example — overall fantastic
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Jayce
I dont think I have ever loved a meal more! I got the chicken dumplings in Sichuan sauce and the chicken scallion pancake wrap and it was genuinely fantastic.
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Yulian Zhang
The service was horrible. We came from Mainland china, and very condescending. When we say that Dandan mian, they seemed not understanding, emphasising Dandan noodle. My best guess is that they came from Hong Kong, very similar to Cathy Pacific kind of discrimination. After we paid 15% tip, there is no water but only arrogant attitude and unsaid unfriendliest. Will never go back again and will never recommend to anybody from Mainland China.
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