[1][2] Founder Yang Bing-yi, an immigrant from Shanxi,[3][4] initially worked ten years at Heng Tai Fung, a cooking oil retailer in Taiwan.

The xiaolongbao eventually grew so popular that Din Tai Fung stopped selling oil altogether and became a full-fledged restaurant in 1972.

The original restaurant is on Xinyi Road in Taipei[8][non-primary source needed][3][7] and the shop sign was a calligraphic work of the then Control Yuan president Yu Youren.

[10][11][non-primary source needed] Their first branch in Indonesia opened at the upmarket shopping mall Plaza Senayan in Jakarta on April 24, 2005.

[12][non-primary source needed] As of 2022, there were 13 branches spread across the Greater Jakarta area, with three outlet formats (regular Din Tai Fung, Noodle Bar, and Chef's Table) and halal or non-halal selections available.

[14] In January 2019, Din Tai Fung voluntarily closed their Westfield Sydney location after discovering rats, which nearby construction had displaced.