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Da Dong (Reel Mall)

Reel Mall, 5/F, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Changde Lu Jing'an District

南京西路1601号越洋广场5楼, 近常德路

3253 2299
This Beijing roast duck restaurant is quite a big deal up in the big smoke. Celebrity chef / owner Dong Zhenxiang's proprietary roasting technique has earned...
Peking Duck
Popular Chinese
Jing'an
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Jesse (Tianping Lu)

41 Tianping Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu Xuhui District

天平路41号, 近淮海中路

6282 9260
“Old Jesse” (a direct transliteration of Lao Jishi) is the original, shabby-but-clean cornerstone of Shanghainese cooking that went on to spawn the whole...
Popular Chinese
Shanghainese
Xuhui
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Chunfeng Songyue Lou

99 Jiujiaochang Lu, near Fangbang Zhong Lu Huangpu District

旧校场路99号, 近方浜中路

6355 3630
Chunfeng Songyue Lou is Shanghai’s oldest vegan restaurant, running since 1910 and still holding it down at the edge of Yu Garden. The first floor is...
Dim Sum
Shanghainese
Vegetarian & Vegan
Huangpu
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Nanxiang Mantou (Yu Garden)

85 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiuqu Qiao Huangpu District

豫园路85号, 近九曲桥

6355 4206
This restaurant in the middle of the Yu Garden Bazaar has garnered a reputation in guidebooks for being the place to try to try the famed Shanghai delicacy...
Dumplings
Shanghainese
Xiao Long Bao
Huangpu
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Jia Jia Tang Bao (Liyuan Lu)

62 Liyuan Lu, near Nanchezhan Lu Huangpu District

丽园路62号, 近南车站路

173 1632 4525
Jia Jia Tangbao is an old-school Shanghainese soup dumpling shop, originally founded in 1986. They belong to the thin skin and mild flavor school that Din...
Dumplings
Shanghainese
Huangpu
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Lin Long Fang

69 Xuanhua Lu, near Jiangsu Lu Changning District

宣化路69号， 近江苏路

193 0125 5773
One of Shanghai's best-kept secrets, this is famed Jia Jia Tangbao's lesser known sister restaurant. It's more or less identical to Jia Jia and the dumplings...
Shanghainese
Xiao Long Bao
Huangpu
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Wang Jia Sha (Nanjing Xi Lu)

805 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Shimen Yi Lu Jing'an District

南京西路805号, 近石门一路

6248 9621
Wang Jia Sha is one of Shanghai’s legacy dim-sum houses, the kind of place where you'll see the city’s grandpas and grandmas sitting alongside tourists....
Dim Sum
Shanghainese
Jing'an
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Dong Tai Xiang (Chongqing Bei Lu)

188 Chongqing Bei Lu, near Dagu Lu Huangpu District

重庆北路188号, 近大沽路

6359 5808
Dirt-cheap, dead-simple Shanghai street food you can eat any hour of the day -- it really does run 24/7. The signature here is shengjian bao, the pan-fried...
Dumplings
Shanghainese
Huangpu

MOOSE (Xinhua Lu)

No. 1, Lane 119 Xinhua Lu, near Panyu Lu Changning District

新华路119弄1号, 近番禺路

6205 5058
Moose’s original Changning location operates out of a century-old villa, which sets the tone immediately: discreet, traditional, and very much geared toward...
Shanghainese
Changning
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Wan Shou Zhai

123 Shanyin Lu, near Jixiang Lu Hongkou District

山阴路123号, 近吉祥路

138 1806 5119
Highly regarded among local Shanghainese, this is a down-to-earth and very reasonably priced xiaolongbao joint that reportedly was awarded the prize of...
Shanghainese
Xiao Long Bao
Hongkou
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Ding Te Le

No. 22, 494 Huaihai Lu, near Yandang Lu Huangpu District

淮海中路494弄22号, 近雁荡路

6339 1259
Ding Te Le is one of those no-frills Shanghainese noodle and congee shops that locals swear by -- nothing fancy, just a busy, slightly retro counter serving...
Popular Chinese
Shanghainese
Huangpu
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Yi Pin Ju

352 Wulumuqi Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu Xuhui District

乌鲁木齐路352号 近复兴西路

6471 5147
Popular local hot pot restaurant, serving Beijing style hot pot with lamb being their specialty, its all chopped and sliced on premise.
Hot Pot
Xuhui
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Ren He Guan

407 Zhaojiabang Lu, near Damuqiao Lu Xuhui District

肇嘉浜路407号, 近大木桥路

6403 0731
Shanghainese restaurant with a 1930s retro interior and a live stage. Classic dishes done well, with a reasonable spend. It's a long-standing local spot that...
Shanghainese
Xuhui
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Fatty's Snake Shop

417 Zhiyun Lu, near Qingyun Lu

止园路417号 近青云路

6306 7793
One of many Shanghainese snake restaurants in which to indulge in water and king snakes, battered and fried, as well as more quotidian fare like frogs.

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