Kaykay's Dumplings is a Chinese restaurant on Victoria Avenue in Whanganui Central, Whanganui, rated 4.9 from 82 reviews. A dumpling specialist lives or dies on whether the wrappers are actually made in-house rather than bought in frozen, since a hand-folded dumpling has a noticeably different texture, thinner where it needs to be and thicker at the pleats holding the filling in. Different styles suit different dumplings: steaming keeps a delicate wrapper intact and lets the filling's own juices do the work, while pan-frying adds a crisp base that a boiled dumpling can't match, so it's worth trying more than one style across a visit rather than sticking to just one. A proper dipping sauce, usually a mix of chilli oil, black vinegar or soy, matters almost as much as the dumpling itself, since it's meant to balance the filling rather than drown it. On Victoria Avenue in Whanganui Central, Kaykay's Dumplings is the local specialist in that trade.