Yu Li is the highest-rated Hunan restaurant on Dianping if you sort only by flavor, which is the best way to use the site. It also happens to be right in the center of downtown. So, is it the best Hunan restaurant in Shanghai? No, categorically not. But it is spicy as hell, full of 20-somethings inhaling fish heads, and a legitimate alternative in easy striking distance. At 48rmb, the fish head is a steal, even if it’s smaller than what you’d find at Guyi or other Hunan restaurants — it’s the same species of carp (which goes by many names, including my favorite: ‘fat head fish’).