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Nanxiang Mantou Dian: Is it really that good?
Read many reviews on this restaurant before I went to Shanghai and badly wanted to try the Xiao Long Bao. However, it is near impossible to get seats. Lots of pushing and shoving. No systematic way of allocating seats/tables. Everyone just stood behind a seat and waited like vultures.
Gave up in the end. A family in the same tour group managed to eat some Xiao Long Bao, but felt that they prefered what they found in Singapore.

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  • Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206
  • Website: http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: No joke, look at the queue
  • Satisfaction:
  • These people are queuing to buy the hot dumplings for take-aways.

  • Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206
  • Website: http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: Soup Dumplings
  • Satisfaction:
  • This restaurant is so famous that it wouldn't do any justice if you don't visit it while you are there. You can always find long queue outside the restaurant no matter which level you are at. The first level is for take-away. You can find many people sitting or standing near the restaurant eating there hot dumplings. We chose to go to the 2nd level and ordered their set menu so that we can try a bit of everything. The price is very reasonable and we really enjoyed our meal.

  • Theme: Chinese/Dim Sum
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206
  • Website: http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: Juicy Dumpling
  • Satisfaction:
  • Look for the building with this decoration on the roof in Yuyuan Garden and get in line to taste one of the best dumplings in Shanghai.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: Traditional Dumplings
  • Satisfaction:
  • A 3-level restaurant in ancient architecture. Very chinese interior. Food are categorised by the level. Level 1 serves dumpling of normal quality at very affordable price. Queue is long and take-away style. Level 2 serves higher quality at slightly higher price and are served by waitresses. Level 3 serves the best quality at a quater serving of what level 1 is selling at 4 times the price. It is said that the skin of the dumpling gets thinner as we go up 1 level of the restaurant.

    Dumpling is delicious. Some other snack is good too esp a deep fried squid ball also filled with juicy sauce.
    Comes in set meal.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206
  • Website: http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: It's really not bad!
  • Satisfaction:
  • This restaurant was so popular that many had wrote about it in their own travel pages. I had read mixed opinions about it. Too pricey, long queue, taste so good, definitely must go etc.

    My opinion: It really taste quite good! It's an experience drinking the soup in the steamed bun with a straw and the Xiao Long Bao taste fresh and good. Indeed, there's a long queue but the queue is fast moving, at least on my day of visit. Service is okay, but waiting time after ordering is quite long.

    Overall, I feel that it's worth the experience.

    I didn't order much so I can only recommend the Steamed bun w crab roe stuffing and Steamed bun w fresh meat.

    Steamed bun w roe stuffing: It's a big bun. But, don't expect it to be able to fill your stomach bcos it has nothing but roe soup wrapped in the bun. No meat inside! Just soup! So, you stick a straw they specially provide into the centre of the bun and then...suck very slowly. :) Bcos, it's steamingly HOT. Don't burn your tongue, Ouch!

    Steamed bun w fresh meat or what we call the Xiao Long Bao. Typical Xiao Long Bun, nice.

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206
  • Website: http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn

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    Nanxiang Mantou Dian: Little Dragon Dumplings
    This is the most famous restaurant located in Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai.

    The little dumplings filled with crab meat/powder are the most sought after dish in this restaurant. You can literally suck the juice out of the dumpling.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: 85 Yu Yuan Road, Old Town God's Temple
  • Phone: 6355 4206

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