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  • Lai Lai Xiaolong

    504 Tianjin Lu, near Guangxi Bei Lu

    天津路504号, 近广西北路

    6352 0230
    THE place in downtown Shanghai for hairy crab soup dumplings, made with fresh crab meat and crab roe.
    Lai Lai Xiaolong Shanghai
    Xiao Long Bao
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu

  • Lin Long Fang

    10 Jianguo Dong Lu, near Zhaozhou Lu

    建国东路10号， 近肇周路

    6386 7021
    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 are every bit as...
    Lin Long Fang Shanghai
    Shanghainese
    Xiao Long Bao
    Dumplings
    Huangpu

  • Wan Shou Zhai

    123 Shanyin Lu, near Jixiang Lu

    山阴路123号, 近吉祥路

    138 1806 5119
    Highly regarded among local Shanghainese, this is a down-to-earth and reasonably priced xiaolongbao joint that reportedly was awarded the prize of "officially recommended food"...
    Wan Shou Zhai Shanghai
    Xiao Long Bao
    Shanghainese
    Hongkou

  • Hai Wei Guan (Kangding Lu)

    18 Kangding Lu, near Kangding Dong Lu

    康定路18号， 近康定东路

    6256 9956
    Shanghainese

  • Jesse (Tianping Lu)

    41 Tianping Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu

    天平路41号, 近淮海中路

    6282 9260
    This is the "old" Jesse restaurant, the shabby but clean cornerstone restaurant of Shanghainese cooking that has since spawned a chain of "new" Jesse restaurants -- Xin Jishi --...
    Jesse (Tianping Lu) Shanghai
    Popular Chinese
    Shanghainese
    Xuhui

  • City Mart (Raffles City North Bund)

    B2/F, Raffles City North Bund, 999 Dongdaming Lu, near Gongping Lu

    北外滩来福士B2层, 东大名路999号, 近公平路

    6525 1003
    City Mart is a food chain with traditional Shanghai eateries and cultural scenes in a vintage setup. Hidden in modern shopping malls, they boast different themes dotted around...
    City Mart (Raffles City North Bund) Shanghai
    Shanghainese
    Hongkou

  • Wei Xiang Zhai

    14 Yandang Lu, near Huaihai Lu

    雁荡路14号, 近淮海路

    5383 9032
    Shabby and run down Wei Xiang Zhai has been slinging cheap, tasty sesame sauce noodles for decades. Pay no mind to the grubby walls. Just look at every table. You'll see bowls...
    Wei Xiang Zhai Shanghai
    Popular Chinese
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu

  • Park Hotel Deli

    28 Huanghe Lu, near Fengyang Lu

    黄河路28号， 近凤阳路

    6327 5225
    A bakery shop that is a part of the historical Park Hotel. They are famous for their Western-inspired butter cookies.
    Bakeries
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu

  • Wai Po Jia (IAPM Mall)

    IAPM Mall B/2, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Shanxi Nan Lu

    淮海中路999号LG2-231, 近陕西南路

    5466 1202
    Wai Po Jia, or Grandma's House as it's known in English, is wildly popular with the locals. It's for good reason, too. It's a handsome restaurant with a slick contemporary decor...
    Shanghainese
    Xuhui

  • Nanxiang Mantou (Yu Garden)

    85 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiuqu Qiao

    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 xiao long bao, or...
    Nanxiang Mantou (Yu Garden) Shanghai
    Dumplings
    Shanghainese
    Xiao Long Bao
    Huangpu

  • Chunfeng Songyue Lou

    99 Jiujiaochang Lu, near Fangbang Zhong Lu

    旧校场路99号, 近方浜中路

    6355 3630
    Shanghai's oldest vegan restaurant, running since 1910. First floor serves snacks and small eats like noodles, dumplings and pastry, canteen-style. The second floor does mock...
    Chunfeng Songyue Lou Shanghai
    Dim Sum
    Shanghainese
    Vegetarian & Vegan
    Huangpu

  • Jia Jia Tang Bao (Liyuan Lu)

    62 Liyuan Lu, near Nanchezhan Lu

    丽园路62号, 近南车站路

    6308 7139
    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 Tai Feng has made...
    Jia Jia Tang Bao (Liyuan Lu) Shanghai
    Dumplings
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu

  • Din Tai Fung (Jing'an Kerry Center)

    4/F, North Block, Jing'an Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Changde Lu

    嘉里中心北区4楼, 南京西路1515号, 近常德路

    6217 8366
    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...
    Dim Sum
    Dumplings
    Popular Chinese
    Jing'an

  • Ye Chun

    8 Yancheng Lu, near Zhonghua Lu

    盐城路8号, 近中华路

    6335 0258
    A Huaiyang place — another regional Jiangnan style that many cite as the ancestor of Shanghainese cooking — from a big chain. The yellow croaker with niangao, the Yangzhou...
    Dim Sum
    Dumplings
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu

  • Exquisite Bocuse (Reel Mall)

    3-4/F, Reel Mall, 1601 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Changde Lu

    芮欧百货3-4楼, 南京西路1601号, 近常德路

    6472 1717
    Beautiful Cantonese restaurant in Reel Mall, designed by Jaya Ibrahim, the Indo-British star architect behind the Puli Hotel, and the Amanfayun and Fuchun in Hangzhou. Few other...
    Exquisite Bocuse (Reel Mall) Shanghai
    Cantonese
    Shanghainese
    Business Lunch
    Jing'an

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