Long time ago lamb skewers 很久以前羊肉串 (What to expect)

One of THE most viral restaurants in Shanghai, and honestly, for good reason!! Long time ago lamb skewers 很久以前羊肉串 started in Beijing in 2008 and is famous for its Mongolian lamb. One thing you'll immediately notice is that many diners are wearing cooling patches on their foreheads! The first branch we went to was Nanjing … Continue reading Long time ago lamb skewers 很久以前羊肉串 (What to expect)

Booking a train ticket in China – going city to city (What to do , what to expect)

My dad wanted to visit Hangzhou, so I booked us train tickets from Shanghai. I didn’t buy train tickets from third-party sites; I went directly to China Railway website. Website : https://www.12306.cn/en/index.html First thing that I would advise is after making an account, add the names and info of the people you are going to … Continue reading Booking a train ticket in China – going city to city (What to do , what to expect)

Li Bai Xie The Bund & Yuyuan Garden Store 李百蟹·蟹黄面(外滩·豫园店) (What to expect)

I’ve been curious about the viral dishes that became popular in Shanghai. There are a lot of restaurants serving crab roe rice and crab roe noodles, but I decided to try this restaurant since it was near the place we were heading to afterward. Li Bai Xie The Bund & Yuyuan Garden Store 李百蟹·蟹黄面(外滩·豫园店) address … Continue reading Li Bai Xie The Bund & Yuyuan Garden Store 李百蟹·蟹黄面(外滩·豫园店) (What to expect)

Tian zi fang 田子坊 (What to expect)

I’m updating my old posts with new ones since it’s been years since I last went back to Shanghai. Not much has changed here, except for some new shops and some old ones that are no longer there. We didn’t stay long; we only visited two stores to shop and walked around to see what … Continue reading Tian zi fang 田子坊 (What to expect)

Jiajia Soup Dumplings / Jia Jia Tang Bao Huanghe Road Branch 佳家汤包(黄河路店) (What to expect) – Best Crab Xiaolongbao in Shanghai

I first wrote about this place back in 2018, but this post serves as an update on their new location. From what I can tell, they've moved to a bigger store since my last visit years ago. We didn't use the metro much on this trip and mostly took cabs (via DiDi), so we could … Continue reading Jiajia Soup Dumplings / Jia Jia Tang Bao Huanghe Road Branch 佳家汤包(黄河路店) (What to expect) – Best Crab Xiaolongbao in Shanghai