This spirit of treating xiaolongbao as a delicacy and the specialty of the house is one reason that in 1993 Ding Tai Fung was named one of the world's ten best restaurants by The New York Times, further consolidating its reputation as the top name in xiaolongbao.
這樣將小籠包當作精品專賣的精神，讓鼎泰豐在一九九三年獲美國紐約時報選為世界十大最具特色的餐廳之一，更加確立了它小籠包第一品牌的地位。