Posts Tagged ‘Shanghainese’

January 20, 2011 2

Shanghai Bamboo House (Monrovia)

By in 01: San Gabriel

Long time ago I blogged about this neighborhood Shanghai restaurant at Temple City called Lulu (here and here). They revamped themselves under a new name called Bamboo House. The food is still good and it’s been a regular favorite of mine. However it got forced out later by a bank who wanted their location, I […]

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November 2, 2009 5

Tu’an XieWeiGuan 图安蟹味馆 (Shanghai)

By in 08: Shanghai

October is the season of the regional Shanghai Mitten Crab (Hairy Crab), a famous Shanghai Delicacy famous for its rich roes. We found this restaurant specialized in crab called Tu’an Crab Tasting House at the French Concession area near the Library. You’d come upon a pool of the crab on your way up to the […]

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October 28, 2009 4

Yuan Yuan 圆苑 (Shanghai)

By in 08: Shanghai, Favorite Food Entries

Here’s our first real dinner at Shanghai. We went to Yuan Yuan, a local fine dining restaurant chain that has branches in China’s major cities. They specialize in traditional Shanghai cooking with a modern presentation. We went to the one at the posh Westgate Mall on Nanjing Xi Road. The interior is pretty modern Chinese […]

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October 27, 2009 2

Jia Jia Tang Bao 佳家汤包 (Shanghai)

By in 08: Shanghai

Even though there’s a famous Xiao lung bao place called Nanxiang Dumpling House at Yu’s Garden, that entire area seems too much like a tourist trap for us to want to stay and eat. We got a Taxi and asked the driver to take us to Jia Jia Tang Bao, a highly recommended place I […]

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October 26, 2009 3

Wang Jia Sha (Shanghai)

By in 08: Shanghai

We wanted a light dinner after an exhausted arrival day. Shanghai’s most famous snack: Soup Dumplings (Xiao Lung Bao) would have been quite perfect. We went to the famous Wang Jia Sha that’s located at the heart of  WuJiang Road Food Street. Crab Roe Soup Dumpling. At first glance they didn’t look right, where is […]

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