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🇨🇳 Shanghai
11 places across Parts Unknown & No Reservations
Every Place Bourdain Visited in Shanghai
11 placesFuchun Xiaolong
延安西路
Tony had xiao long bao (soup dumplings), fried pork chop with brown sauce with Professor Zhou Lin, Dean at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chun Restaurant
"Classic, homestyle Shanghai meals," Tony described of this restaurant that is a favorite of Yao Minji, chief feature reporter for SHINE. No menu, no waiting list. Tony had you bao xia (wok-fried shrimp); hong shao rou (braised pork belly); yan du xian (clay pot soup with bean curd stock, pork belly, tofu, and bamboo)
The House of Roosevelt
Nanjing Road East
Tony had a meal with Roosevelt China Investments President Tim Tse. They had French oysters with champagne, New Zealand shrimp, Australian Wagyu beef
Erguang Wonton (Zhaozhou Road)
Pailou Road
Tony's dinner guest, English teacher Bill Wang, says this is the best place to get wontons. Minced pork, bok choy, rice wine in a wonton dough, served with a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, sesame oil, and peanut butter. "YOU NEED THIS," Tony exclaims.
Di Shui Dong
淮海中路
"Hacker turned entrepreneur Thomas Yao" met with Tony at this place, where they ate ziran paigu (cumin-rubbed ribs).
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Constellation Bar
Tony and Thomas Yao pregamed here before crashing a wedding. They had moscow mules
Wujiang Road
吴江路 吴江路
Night food market with lots of street food
Yang's Dumpling
镇宁路
Popular fried soup dumplings. Tofu Beef Noodle soup
Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab
浦东南路
Lots of internal tourism for these crabs which is prized for being the best in China
Jade Buddha Temple
海防路
A monastery with a public vegetarian restaurant where monks cook.
Dali Shijiagong
龙茗路
Street market every month.
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