Thanks to Viola Zimmermann, a Swiss friend currently teaching in Shanghai, who sent me this picture of a traditional Shanghai meal she shared with her colleague Gaobo at Wang Jia Sha, 805 Nanjing Rd, Shanghai.
‘One of the city’s most popular and trusty standbys for inexpensive dining, this famed eatery specializes in all of Shanghai’s signature snacks and cheap eats including Xiefen Xiaolong (crabmeat and pork dumplings), Xiefen Shengjian (crabmeat and pork buns steamed in oil), Guotie (pot stickers), Babaofan (eight-treasure sticky rice), and a variety of noodles such as Dandan Mian (noodles in spicy peanut sauce) and Shangsu Tangmian (noodle soup with vegetables). Recently renovated, the store features dining rooms on the second and third floors (where you can order from Chinese-only menus or simply point to what others are eating), and a take-out/fast food section on the first floor where you can also watch staff making the dumplings.’
Review from The Shanghai Daily
