QiuXia Ge

Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. This time I came and saw people queuing up to buy mooncakes outside their house, so I bought some to take back. This mooncake is very well made, with layers upon layers. I like eating the skin very much. It is delicious and has enough fillings.

A state-owned old shop with old Shanghai flavor, located at the intersection of Xinhua Road and Dingxi Road. The two takeaway windows are very distinctive, and many nearby residents come to consume. The price of the buns is a little high, but when I bought them, I saw that they were very big. The vegetarian buns, meat buns and flower rolls tasted very good.

Qiuxia Pavilion is a very famous old shop on Wuding Road. When I passed by, I saw a queue of people selling steamed buns at the window outside, so I went in to take a look and chose a few special steamed buns. The beef buns were especially delicious.

Located in Changning District, this local dim sum restaurant is quite famous in the area. I've tried their meat buns, vegetable buns, and siu mai before, all for three yuan each. While this price is higher than other places, the dim sum is almost twice as large. Not only are the portions generous, but the flavor is just as good, with fresh, hearty fillings. Each bun is worth a full meal. I went there again for lunch this time, and surprisingly, not only was there a long line at the dim sum counter, but the restaurant itself was also incredibly busy. Even with a small group, you can get a large round table, though you might be sharing with strangers. Fortunately, no one came to share by the time we finished. The three of us ordered four dishes: braised yellow croaker with tofu, broccoli in soup, salt and pepper pork ribs, and Shanghai fried noodles. The braised yellow croaker with tofu was the most impressive dish, featuring three large yellow croaker surrounded by six pieces of tofu pudding. This dish embodies the traditional local cuisine of rich, oily sauce. The tofu is tender and the yellow croaker is fragrant, though eating too much can leave you thirsty. The broccoli and pork ribs went well with rice, but the fried noodles were disappointing. They weren't as good as homemade and had a strange fennel flavor. The service was a bit disappointing. Even though the tea was free, it wasn't lukewarm at all. I changed the pot and it was still the same. By the way, the menu has regular and member prices. The member price is much cheaper, but you have to pay a membership fee of over 100 yuan. There's another Western-style restaurant next door, also owned by them, that looks nice and worth a try.

I came here after seeing the food introduction. The line was incredibly long on a weekday morning, everyone was drawn to the place. I waited for over an hour before I finally got my hands on some steamed buns. They were quite large, but the filling wasn't very generous. The dough was quite well-leavened. Let's start with the vegetable buns. The vegetables were finely chopped, but the seasoning was a bit salty, and they had ginger in them. The meat buns had two layers of wrapper, visible when you pried them apart. The filling was quite varied. The red bean paste buns were also very popular, with a slightly charred texture and a generous portion.

This is an old local restaurant on Dingxi Road. It's a good choice for taking parents to eat. There are basically no disappointments. The Shanghainese like the rich and oily sauce flavor. I really like the eggplant pot, which is tasty and sweet. You can eat a bowl of rice with this dish. The crispy duck feels a bit too mushy. The hot and sour soup is not particularly strong, but it's still okay, with a high cost performance.

We bought a group-buy combo meal for 4-6 people from a review website for 485 yuan. The five of us devoured it thoroughly, leaving plenty leftover, so we packed four buns. The braised pork with preserved mustard greens was the best, with the preserved mustard greens perhaps even tastier than the meat. The squirrel sea bass was cooked fresh on the spot, and the sweetness of the fish and the gravy was perfect, so we devoured it quickly. We were also very satisfied with the other dishes, like the spring rolls. After finishing our meal, we left. The line at the bun vendor outside was still long, so we had to give up.