A note on the words: shumai are open-topped steamed dumplings of coarsely ground meat, and they are what this shop is named for. Xiaolongbao are the small steamed dumplings filled with hot soup as well as meat, which is why you make a hole and sip before eating. Gyoza are the crescent-shaped dumplings, served here both pan-fried and boiled. A nijikai, the second round, is the place you move on to after the first bar of the evening, and Omotesando and Harajuku, the fashion districts on either side of Meiji-jingumae station, mostly shut early. Prices are as of this writing (August 2026).
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This is Hangover Meshi. Now, around Omotesando and Harajuku there are probably places open late if you go looking, but somewhere you can actually take a second round to is surprisingly hard to find. For the second-round refugees of this part of town, here is the one I recommend: Shumai no Nakame, Omotesando! They are open until around eleven at night! A precious thing^^ Look for anywhere open later than that and you would probably have to move over toward Shibuya! If you know a good one, I want to hear about it!
With everything around it shut for the night, a reassuring shop with its lights blazing^^
Pan-fried gyoza, 4 pieces, 580 yen
Boiled gyoza, 4 pieces, 580 yen
Meat shumai, 3 pieces, 580 yen
A dim sum shop, with single dishes that come out fast, fried things and even fried rice — it simply looks good.
That said, on a second round you usually find you cannot eat very much, but shumai you can manage!
For now, I ordered a highball and put in an order for some dim sum!
The first thing I ordered was the meat shumai!
It is Shumai no Nakame, after all! This has to be the selling point. Meat shumai packed full of coarsely ground meat. Bite in and the good juices come flooding out! Yes, this is good, is it not. Add a dab of mustard and it is twice as good. I do not eat shumai much — gyoza is the more usual thing, I suppose — but shumai are good, are they not. I have rather come around to liking them. They would go well with rice, too.
All the while saying that, I duly went and ordered the pan-fried gyoza as well.
Small gyoza, four of them, a nice little size. These are crisply fried too, with a thick, springy wrapper that stands out.
On a second round this size is quite enough lol The drinking is the point, after all. Very good with a drink.
And this is the xiaolongbao.
I am eating an awful lot of dim sum lol Sold as the soup-filled kind, and true enough they are packed with juices.
Eat carelessly and it is hot, and it will certainly squirt, so biting straight into one is a bad idea lol Make a hole with your chopsticks, sip a little of the soup, then eat it with black vinegar and ginger and you will manage it neatly^^
So, I only ordered three dishes, but I did rather drink my fill. Open until eleven means there is still time to catch the last train, which I am grateful for! Moving from Omotesando over toward Shibuya is a chore, so this spot partway along the hill is a blessing! Harajuku is quietly a convenient station with several lines running through it, so I do hope more places open late around here. (There may well be some already lol)
Shumai no Nakame, Omotesando (Dim sum & Yum cha / Meiji-jingumae Station, Harajuku Station, Omotesando Station)
Tabelog dinner rating ★★★☆☆ 3.5
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
