Shanghai · Food

EAT LIKE A LOCAL

The Shanghai table — what to order and where the locals point.

Xiaolongbao

Soup dumplings — bite, sip, dip; Nanxiang's queues and hole-in-wall rivals both deliver.

Shengjianbao mornings

The pan-fried, crispy-bottomed cousin — molten and dangerous.

Hairy crab season

October–December's roe ritual — the city books out for it.

📍 Map · €€€

French Concession cafés

Shanghai's coffee scene is the world's densest — lane-house flat whites all afternoon.

📍 Map · €€

Hongzhen Lu & night eats

Scallion oil noodles and BBQ skewers where the city actually snacks.