Lao Zheng Xing is a shanghainese restaurant in Peoples Square, Shanghai.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 11 hours
Escape to Anji's bamboo forests from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Walk endless bamboo groves, visit white tea gardens, and taste famous Anji Baicha.
Guided tour · 7 hours
A South Korean who has lived in Shanghai for 15 years led tour group to visit the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, checking off Shan...
Multi-day trip · 8 hours
A variety of services included from inter-city transfer plus translation, sightseeing for one day or longer, eventually back to Shanghai or drop-off-to-end in Yiwu.
Address: 556 Fuzhou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Ren He Guan on Zhaojiabang Road in Shanghai, here since 2014, holds one Michelin star for hong shao rou and crab dishes from a brand over 200 years old.
OrderHong shao rou, red-braised pork belly cut into neat cubes with a braised egg.
TipDim yellow lights, 1930s memorabilia and singers in qipao set the room; book ahead or expect to wait.
Deda Western Restaurant on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai opened in 1897 in Hongkou and here in 2007, serving the Haipai pork chop, borscht and potato salad.
OrderFried pork chop with Worcestershire-style sauce, borscht, and potato salad, Deda's old three.
TipMost diners are Shanghainese regulars there for nostalgia; the room by the Nanjing Road window doubles as a coffee house with a cake shop.
Rui Fu Yuan on Maoming South Road in Shanghai has served home-style Shanghainese cooking since 1994, drawing local regulars for its hongshao rou pork belly.
OrderYellow croaker wonton soup and the red-braised pork belly.
TipThe yellow croaker soup with pork wontons can run out; reserve it with your table or arrive early.
Sichuan Citizen on Wukang Road in Shanghai serves amply spiced Sichuan classics and cocktails in a bamboo-clad room, from the team behind Citizen Cafe.
OrderPepper beef, a stone pot dish and the twice-fried eggplant.
TipThe two-storey restaurant handles groups well; at busy times it can take a while to flag down a server.
Legend Taste on Kangding Road in Shanghai is a no-frills Yunnan restaurant serving southern minority dishes like black chicken salad from a covered terrace.
OrderBlack chicken salad with lemon chili and the wild vegetable pancake.
TipThe terrace out front is the more relaxed seat; the dining room inside is cozy and can feel tight.
Nepali Kitchen on Julu Road in Shanghai has served dal bhat, curries and momos from a three-storey lane house since 2001, run by native Nepalese owners.
OrderDal bhat set and the fried cheese balls.
TipAsk for the raised floor seating with cushions; the ground floor of the lane house is a cafe and bar.
