If you are only in Shanghai for one day, I recommend you go to Wujiang Road. This is an old alleyway that has a lot of tiny restaurants that look kind of rundown and dirty. Unfortunately, they are tearing it apart to renovate. There is a small shop called Yang's Fry Dumpling that serves the best pan fried shen jian bao — pork dumplings encrusted in sesame seeds and scallions. Best thing about this is that it is cheap! Easy on the wallet, only about 5 RMB for 4.
Despite lines that are often long, this restaurant is worth a wait. Not much more than street stalls, this institution’s two adjacent locations dole out pan-fried sheng jian bao that are so deliciously soupy you might wish you had a bib. The trick: bite a small hole and slurp out the juices. Use a soup ladle to collect the soup. Be careful because it can be hot and burn your tongue. I usually like to eat it with some vinegar as well.
Please note half of Wujiang Road has already been renovated and there is a newer and cleaner looking Yang's Fry Dumpling on the 2nd floor in the complex near Maoming Road (look for the 85 Degrees bakery shop). There are many scattered throughout the Jingan area now as well.
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