Jia Jia Tang Bao

An absolute must try when you come to Shanghai! Loved their juicy xialongbao and delicious crab noodles. Very easy to order via Alipay (contactless system). Beware that queues can get very long but it is so worth it!

Jia Jia Tang Bao is another highly recommended spot especially popular among Thai tourists. It’s often listed as a “must-try,” so I went in with pretty high expectations. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to the hype. The food was okay not bad by any means but very average overall. The long queue made me expect something truly special, but what I got was just... fine. If there’s no line, it might be worth a quick visit. But if you're facing a long wait, I’d say it’s not really worth the time. There are plenty of other dumpling places in Shanghai that are just as good or better without the crowd.

Go to breakfast/lunch place. Amazing noodles and xiao long baos. It is quite busy there so prepare to wait in a small queue. They have great deals with the app Dianping, but you do require a chinese phone number for it. If you have one make sure to install it.

The food here is incredible! The crab noodles are absolutely to die for. The dumplings are also delicious, and the complimentary soup was wonderfully comforting. Just a heads-up—you’ll need to scan and pay at the table. Also, none of the staff speak English, so be sure to use translation tools—WeChat for ordering and Google Translate when speaking with the staff.

This place has ok dim sums, but nothing super delicious or outstanding. We tried few types of pork ones, also pork + crab and pork + shrimp. I was choosing this place by photos, but quite few of food photos here are actually coming from another place few houses away. So this guys don’t have many food options apart from dim sums. To know what to expect better check menu pictures not food pictures here.

FAN TAS TIC!!! Amazing experience for like $40 for 4 people. I am crazy about the soup dumplings….. and there are Wao wao! So tasy!!! Unforgettable!! The food is crazy cheap and you order through an app which is in chinese, BUT don’t worry every item in the menu has pictures. There is always a line of people waiting to eat! They are full since open until closing. Must order ALL the Baos in the menu and the noodles. The pork is super flavory too. The only things I did not like were that there is no ice, and all the sodas were like room temperature or so, and they don’t use napkings, we had to ask for them like 4 times. But the experience is a true authentic chinese lunch (for us, you can go at any time) and we ate after like 5 min they kicked us out. Im not gonna even complain because there were so many people in line and the restaurant business is to sell plates as much as possible. This is a must go in Shanghai!! Excellent!

A pretty okay experience in one of the more known places for food in Shanghai. I opted for the mix platter of Bao's with pork and crab meat. They were very nice and soft! My mother got the one that cost 79¥ (crab meat) and we absolutely did not like the taste. It tasted like it was rotten. But maybe it was just not to our liking. We could also not change it for one we liked so we shared mine. The service was a little lackluster. They were not really nice when we came in. So i would recommend this place if you want to grab a quick dumpling but nothing more.

Honest Feedback, The crab row noodles were acceptable. However, the xiao long bao fell below average; the skin was tough, and the flavor didn't justify the price. Despite the positive review, I find it overrated. 08 September 2025