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Shanghai Xiaolongbao Guide: Crab Roe, Paper-Thin Skins, Late-Night Stalls — Three Camps, Three Kinds of Loyalty
From crab roe xiaolongbao on Nanjing East Road to a basket of Manman soup dumplings for just RMB13 late at night, Shanghai has split the same dumpling into completely different eating experiences. This guide covers old-school names like Lai Lai, Jia Jia, and Fu Chun, plus chain options like Din Tai Fung and Paradise Dynasty.
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How to Eat Your Way Through Shanghai in 30 Dishes: From Crab Roe Devotion to the Great Sheng Jian vs. Guo Tie Debate
A local food writer has put together a definitive 30-dish must-eat list for Shanghai, complete with specific restaurant picks for crab roe noodles, sheng jian bao, and scallion oil noodles — and even walked food YouTuber Joshua Weissman through two of the stops in person.