"The rapidly modernizing metropolis of Shanghai is as diverse as China itself. Bourdain takes in the new with the old as he visits traditional restaurants and wonton stands, dines with members of the city’s growing upper class, and attends a wedding banquet. Though pockets of Shanghai seem to have preserved the past, most of the city is lurching toward the future."
Fuchun Xiaolong
Chinese restaurant · Jing An Si
Bourdain ate: xiao long bao (soup dumplings), fried pork chop with brown sauce Lunch date: Professor Zhou Lin, Dean at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Di Shui Dong
Chinese restaurant · Da Pu Qiao
Bourdain ate: ziran paigu (cumin-rubbed ribs) Lunch date: hacker turned entrepreneur and creator of gitcafe.com, Thomas Yao
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Shanghai
6 Places
"The rapidly modernizing metropolis of Shanghai is as diverse as China itself. Bourdain takes in the new with the old as he visits traditional restaurants and wonton stands, dines with members of the city’s growing upper class, and attends a wedding banquet. Though pockets of Shanghai seem to have preserved the past, most of the city is lurching toward the future."
Fuchun Xiaolong
Chinese restaurant
Bourdain ate: xiao long bao (soup dumplings), fried pork chop with brown sauce Lunch date: Professor Zhou Lin, Dean at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chun Restaurant
Chinese restaurant
"Classic, homestyle Shanghai meals," Tony described of this restaurant that is a favorite of Yao Minji, chief feature reporter for SHINE. No menu, no waiting list. Bourdain ate: you bao xia (wok-fried shrimp); hong shao rou (braised pork belly); yan du xian (clay pot soup with bean curd stock, pork belly, tofu, and bamboo) Lunch dates: Yao Minji, chief feature reporter for SHINE and her friend Lu Xing
The House of Roosevelt
Chinese restaurant
Bourdain ate: French oysters with champagne, New Zealand shrimp, Australian Wagyu beef Lunch dates: Roosevelt China Investments President Tim Tse, architect and designer Zeva Wang, and real estate developer Daniel Yung
Zhao Zhou Lu
Tony's dinner guest, English teacher Bill Wang, says this is the best place to get wontons. Minced pork, bok choy, rice wine in a wonton dough, served with a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, sesame oil, and peanut butter. "YOU NEED THIS," Tony exclaims.
Di Shui Dong
Chinese restaurant
Bourdain ate: ziran paigu (cumin-rubbed ribs) Lunch date: hacker turned entrepreneur and creator of gitcafe.com, Thomas Yao
Constellation Bar
Bar
Tony and Thomas Yao pregamed here before crashing a wedding. They had moscow mules
