BasdBan is a bakery in Jingan, Shanghai.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Seasonal specials rotate often, but regulars keep returning for the plain, flaky croissant.
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Address: 546 Yuyuan Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai
Kaisiling on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai has sold its whipped chestnut cake since a 1928 copycat of a Tianjin cafe opened at this address.
Worth the queueChestnut cake (tossed cream)
TipBeyond the chestnut cake the case holds eclairs, cream horns and millefeuille; this is the original site, now in a newer building.
Money Shops on historic, protected Yuyuan Road in Shanghai bakes a Hong Kong sized egg tart alongside French breads, tarts and cakes every day.
Worth the queuePudding Français egg tart
TipThe Pudding Français egg tart, about ¥42, could feed a family of four; the first-floor counter handles coffee.
Park Hotel Bakery inside the Art Deco Park Hotel on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai draws block-long lines every day for its bagged butterfly crackers.
Worth the queueBagged butterfly crackers (hudiesu)
TipEach bag holds five crackers for about ¥30, from some 2,500 bags made a day; buy two if one is a gift.
Kaisiling on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai has sold its whipped chestnut cake since a 1928 copycat of a Tianjin cafe opened at this address.
Worth the queueChestnut cake (tossed cream)
TipBeyond the chestnut cake the case holds eclairs, cream horns and millefeuille; this is the original site, now in a newer building.
Lao Xiang Zhai on East Nanjing Road in Shanghai bakes a looser, crumblier butterfly cracker, sold by weight, that travels better for gifting.
Worth the queueButterfly crackers sold by weight
TipBuy by the 500 gram bag, about ¥110 to ¥130; the lower-moisture recipe keeps longer for travel.
Shen Da Cheng on East Nanjing Road in Shanghai has sold glutinous rice pastries, dim sum and spring qingtuan since 1875, with a queue at its street counter.
Worth the queueQingtuan glutinous rice balls
TipIn spring pick red bean paste for the classic qingtuan, or salted egg yolk with pork floss for the savoury one.
Xing Hua Lou on Fuzhou Road in Shanghai is the flagship of a century-old Cantonese brand, known for its mooncakes, dim sum and seasonal qingtuan.
Worth the queueCantonese-style mooncakes
TipIn spring the pork floss and salted egg yolk qingtuan draws long queues, with a limit on boxes per person.
