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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Great World (Da Shi Jie)

    1 Xizang Nan Lu, near Yan'an Dong Lu

    西藏南路1号, 近延安东路

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    Four floors of ICH -- intangible cultural heritage scattered around the venue. Showcasing historical objects from not just Shanghai, but around China. It also has a big stage in...
    Great World (Da Shi Jie) Shanghai
    Museums
    Shanghainese
    Tea Shop
    Huangpu
  • 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
  • Sui Tang Li (The Middle House)

    The Middle House Residences 2/F, 366 Shimen Yi Lu, near Nanjing Xi Lu

    石门一路366号2层, 近南京西路

    3216 8068
    Hosted in the Residence Building of the Middle House Shanghai, Sui Tang Li is "contemporary Chinese with traditional elements" in both look and cuisine. The interior design...
    Sui Tang Li (The Middle House) Shanghai
    Dim Sum
    Cantonese
    Shanghainese
    Jing'an District
  • Yuyuan Public Market

    1088 Yuyuan Lu, near Jiangsu Lu

    愚园路1088弄, 近江苏路

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    A 1200-square-meter public market. Local food trucks, tailor shops, shoemakers and locksmith on the first floor and modern galleries on the second floor.
    Yuyuan Public Market Shanghai
    Popular Chinese
    Shanghainese
    Markets
    Changning
  • Xiao Lao Ga

    909 Fahuazhen Lu, near Anxi Lu

    法华镇路909号, 近延安西路

    6233 8162
    Yet another addition to Shanghai's speakeasy craze of recent years, Xiao Lao Ga is a noodle shop posing as a front to a (not-so-well) hidden cocktail lounge in back. The food...
    Xiao Lao Ga Shanghai
    Shanghainese
    Bars
    Changning
  • Yang's Fry Dumplings (1788 Square)

    B1/F, 1788 Square, 1788 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Yuyuan Lu

    南京西路1788号B1楼, 近愚园路

    5292 1571
    The Yang's Fry chain is, if not the originator, then clearly the benchmark for Shanghai's homegrown pan-fried pork dumpling, the shengjian bao. They're a stone-cold Shanghainese...
    Dumplings
    Shanghainese
    Jing'an District
  • Bao Luo

    271 Fumin Lu, near Changle Lu

    富民路271号, 近长乐路

    5403 7239
    Bao Luo or Paul (it's English nickname you won't see this on the sign) is always packed with locals and expatriates. Value for money here is its biggest selling point, the food...
    Shanghainese
    Hairy Crabs
    Jing'an
  • The Rice Garden (Mengzi Lu)

    B2/F, 757 Mengzi Lu, near Longhua Dong Lu

    蒙自路757号B2楼, 近龙华东路

    5629 7769
    Brought to us by Shanghai celeb chef Anthony Zhao (also of the oft-replicated farm-to-table Holy Cow hot pot restaurant), Mi Xiang Yuan offers authentic Chinese eats to tourists...
    The Rice Garden (Mengzi Lu) Shanghai
    Shanghainese
    Huangpu
  • Din Tai Fung (L' Avenue)

    Suite 311, 3/F, 99 Xianxia Lu, near Zunyi Lu

    仙霞路99号3楼311座, 近遵义路

    6040 7818
    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
    Shanghainese
    Xiao Long Bao
    Changning
  • 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