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Address
Shanghai Center,
1/F, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu,
near Xikang..
南京西路1376号
上海商城1楼,
近西康路
Phone
6289 9182
Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of course. A basket of DTF's excellent xiaolongbao, whose delicate folds (always exactly 18), translucent skin, and remarkable...