Top Momo dishes in Boston

Hand-pleated steamed dumplings with spiced minced chicken, served with a punchy sesame-tomato achar

Hand-pleated Tibetan dumplings filled with spiced minced beef, served steamed with tomato-sesame dipping sauce

Hand-pleated dumplings with a thin wheat wrapper and a juicy seasoned filling, served with tomato achar

Hand-pleated Nepali dumplings filled with seasoned ground chicken, served with a tomato-based achar dipping sauce.

Hand-pleated dumplings with ground chicken and ginger, served with tomato achar dipping sauce

Steamed momos bathed in a nutty, soupy tomato-sesame broth that's spicy without being harsh

Momos bathed in a spiced sesame-and-tomato broth — soupy, nutty, gently fiery

Steamed dumplings stuffed with cabbage, carrot, and ginger — the vegetarian standard

Steamed Himalayan dumplings — a default order at any Tibetan/Nepali spot

Steamed Tibetan dumplings with ground chicken and ginger, served with tomato-sesame dipping sauce

Water-buffalo momos, traditional Nepali filling with a deeper iron flavor than beef — only a few Boston spots serve this

Pan-fried momo tossed in a sweet-and-spicy chili sauce with peppers and onions — a Tibetan-Chinese street food staple.

Cabbage, onion, and herb-stuffed dumplings — a credible vegetarian gateway to the menu

Pan-fried momos tossed in a sweet-sticky chili sauce with peppers and onions, Indo-Chinese style

Cabbage, carrot and onion filling with ginger — a solid vegetarian pick at a momo specialist

Tibetan-style steamed dumplings — the Himalayan note on an otherwise North Indian menu