Dim Sum in Shanghai

I am heading to Shanghai next week and am looking for a good place for dim sum one morning. I will be staying at the Pudong Shangri-la hotel but I am familiar with the subway system from past visits, so a place on the other side of the river isn%26#39;t a problem.

Dim Sum in Shanghai

Shanghainese, or Cantonese?

Dim Sum in Shanghai

1）Xiao Yang Sheng Jian

English name: YANG`S FRY-DUMPLING

Chinese name: 小杨生煎

address: No54-60, Wu jiang Rd ( Near West Nan jing Rd)

Chinese address: 静安区吴江路54-60号(近南京西路)

You can take subway line 2 to West Nanjing Rd stop

MUST-TRY FOOD: Fry-dumpling ( sheng jian)

2）De Xing Guan (set up from year 1878)

Chinese name: 德兴馆(金陵路店)

English address: East Jin ling Rd ( Near South Zhe Jiang Rd)

Chinese address: 黄浦区金陵东路(近浙江南路)

MUST-TRY FOOD: noodle

3）Wang Jia Sha Dian Xin Dian

English name: Wang%26#39;s Dim Sum

Chinese name: 王家沙点心店

English address: No. 805 West Nan jing Rd ( Near Shi men Rd)

Chinese address: 静安区南京西路805号(近石门路

MUST-TRY FOOD: dim sum

4）Jia Jia Tang Bao

Chinese name: 佳家汤包

Address: No. 90 Huang he Rd ( Near Feng Yang Rd)

Chinese address: 黄浦区黄河路90号(近凤阳路)

MUST-TRY FOOD: Xiao long , tang bao

Ellyse is right. Are you looking for Shanghainese style or Cantonese style? You%26#39;re probably used to seeing and eating Cantonese style, and a majority of those items (ha gow, siu mai, dan tat, cha siu bao, etc.) are VERY hard to find in places like Shanghai and Beijing. It%26#39;s all over the place in Hong Kong. In Shanghai, it%26#39;s a different kind of ';dim sum.'; You%26#39;re going to find all different kinds of dumplings in Shanghai. If you can find a place that has ';soup'; dumplings, those are great.

Actually, it%26#39;s not that hard to find Cantonese dimsum in Shanghai when you know where to look for it, but I think it%26#39;s hardly up to the standard that you can find in Guangzhou/Hong Kong.

Bi Feng Tang 避风塘

http://www.bifengtang.com.cn/

is as good as most of those in Hong Kong.

Bi Feng Tang isn%26#39;t as good as Hong Kong, really. :(

Thanks to all,

I appreciate the comments regarding Shanghaiese vs Cantonese dim sum. While I am most familiar with the Cantonese version, I have been exposed, albeit much less, to Shanghai dumplings etc at breakfasts when I have visited Shanghai in the past.

Since it sounds like there is more of a difference than I had thought, I am quite interested in exploring the Shanghai style of dim sum.

1) Lang Yi Fang in Super Brand Mall, Pudong --%26gt; nice extra: view of the Bund as you dine.

2) Nanxiang xiaolongbao restaurant in Yuyuan Bazaar --%26gt; go upstairs and furthest in, be there promptly at 1030.

3) Wujiang Lu street food.

I forgot to ask if the serving style of these restaurants like the Cantonese dim sum where different snacks are brought to your table for your selection, or are these more like restaurants that specialize in dumplings etc. where you order off a menu?

I%26#39;ve never seen those pushcarts in Shanghai. Always order from menu.

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