Little Shanghai — Restaurant in Songshan District

Great place to savour some of old Shanghai delicacy.

The "xiao long tang bao" or soup dumpling is way up there at par with ding tai feng, the soup is thick with meat "plasmas", and the dumpling dough is distinctly made with mixture of aged prime dough with legacy yeast passed down from past generation of operators. Which gives it the nice spongey texture while infusing the new dough with a taste only acquired through passage of time.

The mixture of old and new dough also carries through to other dumplings, like the "dou sha bao", red bean dumplings. Also the "rou zhong" or wrapped rice dumpling is recommended order. The plain bun or "ying shi zuen" also offer the simplicity of the natural taste of the sweet aged yeast.

Please take note of the opening hours which is 10:30am during weekdays. The place can be quite crowded near lunch hours, so plan your visit accordingly.

Price wise is sightly higher than your average breakfast joint, but you simply can't replicate the depth and history of...

Would come again and recommend to others— tasty meal at a good price My friend and I ordered: 1x 小籠包 (ten soup-filled pork dumplings $150) 1x 菜肉蒸餃 (ten veggie and pork dumplings $150) 1x 芝麻包 (two sesame buns $60) Dumpling wrapper weren’t too thick, pork wasn’t very fatty and everything had a good, chewy mouthfeel to it. Sesame buns weren’t too sweet or oily, they made a yummy dessert. Other comments: environment looked clean, didn’t have to wait for seats, but without a door, had to wave away one or fruit flies. Sweet and sour soup and free tea were...

A neighborhood restaurant, serving Shanghai styled dumplings and noodles. The pork dumplings had good flavor and juicy, but they set on the steamer too long and deflated. The vegetables dumplings were kind of dry, a bit hard to taste any flavors. The chicken soup was so so. The bean curd vermicelli soup was kind of blend. The two small dishes were also so so. The prices were...