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In the eyes of Chinese northerners, Shanghai snacks are sweet and bland. This is partially true, but the sweet flavors you find in Shanghai snacks are not sickeningly sweet like candy. They have a sweetness uniquely tinged with a bit of salt, creating a flavor that you will not become easily tired or bored of. This salty sweetness is found in many traditional Shanghai sauces and gravies, such as those found in t s traveled more modest quarters of the city.
Liibolang (绿波廊)
Found in the following locations: 1) In-side the Huangpu District at 115 Yu Yuan Lu (near Chenghuang Miao's Bridge of Nine Turnings); telephone: 021-63280602; 2) Inside the Huangpu District at 10 Wen-chang Lu (near Jiuxiaochang Lu); 3) In the Pudong New District at 838 Zhangyang Lu, on the second floor of the Shanghai Huadu Building (near Laoshandong Lu), telephone: 021-58201279.
Lubolang is one of Shanghai's most re-spected "ben bang cai" (local cuisine) res-taurants. Expect to pay 50 RMB per person for afternoon tea and a set meal. There are a great variety of snacks to choose from.
Huxin Ting(湖心亭)
Located in the Huangpu District at 257 Yu Yuan Lu (on the Lotus Flower Pool in the Bridge of Nine Turnings area); telephone: 021-63736950. Huxin Ting is mainly a tea house, but there is also a small selection of snacks on the menu. While their snacks are not the best, it is still a nice place to relax with a cup of tea and watch tourists walk through the garden. Onion noodles and small zongzi (粽子) — glutinous dumplings wrapped in tea leaves — are the specialties here.
Wang Jia Sha Snack Shop(王家沙点心店)
Found in the following locations: 1) 805 Nanjing Xilu (near Shimen Lu); 2) in the Jingan District at 673 Wanhangdu Lu (Cao Jiadu); 3) 1533 Beijing Xilu (at the Changde Lu intersection).
This old standby serves classic Shanghai snacks. Their crab meat treats, tangbao, and spring rolls are all pretty good.
Qiao Jia Zha(乔家栅)
Found in the following locations: 1) 289 Xizang Lu (near Shouning Lu), telephone: 021-63282948; 2) in the Xujiahui District at 313 Xiangyang Nanlu (near Yongjia Lu), telephone: 021-64374174 or 64711956; in the Huangpu District at 33 Shanxi Nanlu (near the Hanko Lu intersection); 3) in the Xujiahui District at 196 Xinle Lu (near Donghu Lu), telephone: 021-54044255; 4) in the Huangpu District on Guangxi Beilu (near Fuzhou Lu); 5) in the Xujiahui Dis-trict at 361 Wulumuqi Zhonglu (near Fux-ing Xilu), telephone: 021-54044255; 6) in the Hongkou District at 335 Linping Beilu (near Tianbao Lu).
This old Shanghai favorite sells Shang-hai snacks. There are many branches throughout the city, each with its own specialty item. Classic items include rice cake logs, green grass rice cakes, ribs with New Years cake, pot stickers, steamed dump-lings served with minced meat, and stuffed steamed dumplings.
Da Fu Gui Restaurant (大富贵酒楼)
Located at 1409 Zhonghua Lu (near Fux-ing Donglu).
This traditional old restaurant is full of old Shanghai character. The snacks served on the first floor are made according to strict traditional standards, and are a real bargain. Be sure to try their excellent wontons.
The kings of the Shanghai snack world, Shanghai locals have an uncommon affection for "shengjian bao", fried stuffed buns. Anywhere you find "shengjian bao", you will usually find long cues of people lining up to get their hands on these snacks. A conservative estimate still places hundreds of "shengjian bao" stalls around Shanghai. Made with a skin of partially rising dough, the buns are stuffed with a mixture of minced pork, soy sauce, chopped ginger and scallions, and ground wild pepper. The filling is flavored with sesame oil. The fried buns are cooked in oil on a flat pan and sprayed intermittently with water until they are finished.
Steamed buns, "xiaolong bao", are also extremely popular. Stuffed bun stalls and shops can be found all over the city. They are also frequently sold in Shanghai restau-rants.
Steamed and fried stuffed buns are usu-ally filled with lots broth. Be careful when you eat them that you do not drip juice on your clothes or bum your tongue with scalding juice. Take note that Shanghai locals sometimes call stuffed buns, "mantou".
Xiaoyang Shengjian(小杨生煎)
Locations: 1)54 and 60 Wujiang Lu (near Nanjing Xilu), to get there, get off the subway at Jingan Si; telephone: 021-62676025; 2)678 Shaanxi Beilu (at the Wuding Lu intersection); telephone: 021-62721581.
Feilong Shengjian(飞龙生煎)
Locations: l)Nanjing Lu Promenade, near Zhidi Plaza; 2)2002 Sichuan Beilu on the first floor of the Dongtai Xiuxian Plaza (near Liyang Lu); telephone: 021-65877822 or 65877833.
Cai Jishengs Old Shengjian Shop(caiji shengjian laodian, MiB^M&ffi)
Locations: 1) 142 Yunnan Zhonglu (between Fuzhou Lu and Guandong Lu); telephone: 021-63611917; 2) in the Huangpu District at 530 Sichuan Zhonglu (near the intersection of Beijing Donglu).
Fengyu Shengjian(蔡记生煎老店)
Located at 303 Xuanchuan Lu near Yan-chang Xilu.
Guyi Yuan Garden Restaurant(丰裕生煎)
Located in the Nanxiang Zhen town, at 218 Huxuan Gonglu near the Guyi Yuan Garden's southern gate. This restaurant once served the most authentic "xiaolong bao" found in Shanghai, although the qual-ity has dropped off in recent years; telephone: 021-59121335.
Nanxiang Mantou Dian(古漪园餐厅)
Located at 85 Yu Yuan Lu (near Bridge of Nine Turnings), telephone: 021-63554206 or 63265265.
Jiajia Tangbao(南翔馒头店)
Locations: 1) 90 Huanghe Lu (near Fengyang Lu); telephone: 021-63276878;
2) In the Huangpu District at 638 Henan Nanlu (near the Wenmiao Lu intersection).
Fuchun Xiaolong Dian(富春小笼店)
Located at 650 Yu Yuan Lu (at the Zhen-ning Lu intersection); telephone: 021-62525117.
Slivers of New Years Cake are placed on top of pork ribs, which are first cooked in oil and then boiled. Xiandelai Snack Shop makes the most authentic variation in Shanghai.
Xiandelai (鲜得来)
Locations: 1) In the Huangpu District at 69 Yunnan Nanlu (near Ninghai Donglu), telephone: 021-63366108; 2) In the Luwan District at 15 Yandang Lu (near Huaihai Zhonglu), telephone: 021-63868377; 3) In the Pudong New District at 180 Mo Lu (near Zhaoyuan Lu, next to the Shanghai East Hospital); telephone: 021-58769716.
This is a noodle soup made with chewy noodles, fresh, tender, boneless croaker, and a seafood broth made with shellfish.
Langui Fang (兰桂坊)
Locations: 1)417 Loushan Guanlu (near the Xianxia intersection); telephone: 021-62740084; 2) 88 Zunyi Nanlu on the first floor of the Xietai Center (near Xianxia Lu); telephone: 021-62199177.
Xia Noodle Shop (夏面馆)
Located at 1266 Nanjing Xilu on the fifth floor of the Plaza 66 (near the intersection of Shaanxi Beilu).
A Niang Noodle Shop(阿娘面馆)
Located in the Luwan District at 19 Sinan Lu (near Huaihai Lu).
An egg and flour pancake wrapped around a fried donut, this snack can be fre-quently seen on the streets of Shanghai. In recent days it has been turned into a type of breakfast on the go. Despite its terrible name, a Foot Binding Cloth still tastes great. Many people add sweet sauce or hot sauce and sprinkle it with pickled mustard tuber and cilantro.
A soup made with fried tofu and bean starch vermicelli, fried tofu and glass noo-dle soup is usually topped with cilantro and scallions. Shanghai locals like to pair this soup with "shengjian bao" — fried stuffed buns.
Bei Wan Xin (北万新)
Locations: 1) 434 Rui Jin Erlu (near Zhaojiabang Lu), telephone: 021-64733638;
2) 243 Julu Lu (near Rui Jin Yilu and Yan'an Lu) telephone: 021-53834498 and 63279493.
This store also sells buns, stuffed steamed dumplings, and shredded radish cakes.
Fried Tofu and Glass Noodle Soup(油豆腐粉丝汤)
Located at Huangpi Nanlu (near the Yongnian Lu intersection).
This rice porridge was named after the chef who created it, a man from Shaoxing. It is made with gluttonous white rice, chicken meat, crispy skin, aromatic chicken bones, and cooked with chicken broth. The chicken meat is white, tender, and delicious, and the porridge has a strong lasting flavor.
Xiao Shaoxing Ji Porridge Shop(小绍兴鸡粥)
Located at 69 Yunnan Nanlu (near Ning-hai Donglu), telephone: 021-63260845; This is a well-known porridge shop. Other locations: 1) in the Hongkou District at 461 Liangcheng Lu (between Guangling Silu and Wenshui Donglu), telephone: 021-65929797; 2) in the Pudong New District at 125 Dong Dadao (near Jimo Lu), telephone: 021-58828334.
This treat is made by first forming a dough of oil and yeasty flour, and then shaping it into an oblate form. A layer of sesame seeds is then added, and it is baked on top of a hot oven. The hard yellow crust that forms resembles a crab shell, thus the name. The Xiekehuang is often filled with scallion oil, fresh meat, sugar, or red bean paste.
Wuyuan Bread Shop(吴苑饼家)
Located in the Jingan District at 255 Yanping Lu (near Kangding Lu), telephone: 021-62565556, this shop produces a ton of different Shanghai snacks including the Xiekehuang.
Xigong Snacks (西宫小吃)
Located at 520 Caoyang Lu (Behind the Huxi Worker's Cultural Palace). This shop makes Shanghai snacks for the masses, and is very popular with locals.