Shanghai's classic benbang restaurants
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Shanghai Old Restaurant · Lü Bo Lang · Jesse (Lao Jishi). (Updated Sep 10, 2025.)
Red-braised pork, yan du xian and xiaolongbao: the time-honoured Shanghainese restaurants recommended by locals and food rankings.
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Top 10
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Shanghai Old Restaurant
Benchmark of Shanghainese cooking by Yu Garden, founded in the late Qing.
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Lü Bo Lang
By the Yu Garden lake pavilion, famous for delicate dim sum.
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3
Jesse (Lao Jishi)
Home-style Shanghainese food on Tianping Road, famous for red-braised pork.
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4
Lanxin Restaurant
Small restaurant on Jinxian Road serving rich, authentic local dishes.
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5
Guangmingcun
Huaihai Road institution with queues for fresh-meat mooncakes.
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6
Nanxiang Mantou Dian
Famous xiaolongbao shop inside Yu Garden.
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7
Wang Bao He
Time-honoured house famous for hairy crab and yellow wine.
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8
Lao Ren He
Long-established Shanghainese restaurant.
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9
Lao Zheng Xing
Classic Shanghainese restaurant founded in 1862.
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10
Xiandelai
Time-honoured shop for pork chop with rice cakes.
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11
Fuchun Xiaolong
Old xiaolongbao shop in Jing'an.
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12
Dexing Guan
Time-honoured restaurant founded in 1878, known for braised sea cucumber with shrimp roe.
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Comments (12)
兰心餐厅小小的，家常本帮菜很地道。
光明邨的鲜肉月饼，中秋前排长队。
这个榜单很靠谱。
富春小笼比南翔人少一点。
鲜得来的排骨年糕，从小吃到大。
南翔馒头店的小笼包要排队，但值得。
老正兴的油爆虾很好吃。
本帮菜浓油赤酱，太好吃了。
德兴馆的焖蹄面，老上海味道。
绿波廊在城隍庙，点心很精致。
上海老饭店的八宝鸭是招牌。
老吉士的红烧肉一绝。