Best Xiao Long Bao in Shanghai?
Best Peking Duck in Beijing?
Best Crabs in Hangzhou?
Wine bars?
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DTF in Xintiandi was closed earlier this year ... not sure if it has re-opened.John Chapman wrote: ↑November 1st, 2019, 9:58 amIn Shanghai, you can go to Nanxiang, the famous XLB place adjacent to Yu Yuan, which is itself a nice place to visit. There are usually long lines both for the sit down restaurant and for the take-out windows on the street. The best bao I've had was at Din Tai Fung, in Xintiandi. Very nice restaurant.
If you're up for hot hunan, try a restaurant called Di Shui Dong, on a busy but not touristy street. Very local flavor, many dishes come smothered in red chilies, so a cold beer is important.
In Beijing I had great Peking Duck at Duck de Chine, a French-inspired restaurant. The more traditional place suggested by my Beijing-born neighbors is Quanjude, but I never made it there.
John Chapman wrote: ↑November 1st, 2019, 9:58 am
The more traditional place suggested by my Beijing-born neighbors is Quanjude, but I never made it there.
Da Dong was good, but super-expensive, iirc.
lol so localizedAndrew Kotowski wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 2:55 amDa Dong was good, but super-expensive, iirc.
Local handler took me to the pic below for duck, which I liked more than Da Dong. Looks like it is called Xi He Ya and iirc was one of the older restaurants in a chain. This one was cool because it was pretty much in the middle of nowhere and a really nice courtyard![]()
1500 USD?!?!?! hmm i wonder if you were scammed. you had a local with you?? yah show me the bill, would be fun to seeAndrew Kotowski wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 7:54 amYeahhhh our bill at Da Dong was $1500 for 3, no wine. I don’t know the breakdown, other than the Chinese version of Kobe and some “rare” mushrooms from a village one of my friends grew up in were pretty steep. Can show ya the pics at our next wine/beer GT.
They were locals (friends from b-school, later work). We at half the menu, but the Chinese Kobe and the mushrooms were supposed to be the exceptions. Maybe they exaggerated?Mark Y wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 9:12 am1500 USD?!?!?! hmm i wonder if you were scammed. you had a local with you?? yah show me the bill, would be fun to seeAndrew Kotowski wrote: ↑November 11th, 2019, 7:54 amYeahhhh our bill at Da Dong was $1500 for 3, no wine. I don’t know the breakdown, other than the Chinese version of Kobe and some “rare” mushrooms from a village one of my friends grew up in were pretty steep. Can show ya the pics at our next wine/beer GT.![]()
I make duck heart confit a couple of times a year. Easy peasyK_F_o_l_e_y wrote: ↑November 24th, 2019, 10:07 pmHad a great 2+ weeks in China. And yes, the Chinese food is MUCH better than in the US (although unlike Andrew Zimmern, I appreciated good Chinese American cuisine).
Had Peking Duck twice and couldn't tell you the names of the restaurants, but fantastic. Never had duck hearts before and now I'll have to figure out how to cook them.