The “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” sign at the state border is partly what gave Xiaolong Hao the idea for the colorful soup dumplings he now serves at Bryan’s Dumpling House.

LINCOLN SQUARE—Doughnuts and dumplings make a Sunday Funday? So says Elizabeth, where guests can nosh on a whimsical menu of doughnuts, pierogi, toast, juice, coffee, and a selection of morning ...