Founded in 1862 by two friends from Zhejiang and said to be the oldest Shanghainese restaurant in the city, with benbang cooking shaped by Suzhou and Wuxi. Order yellow croaker fillet in wine-lees sauce, the oil-fried river shrimp and braised intestine on bur clover (caotou quanzi).
- Address
- 556 Fuzhou Road, Huangpu District
- Hours
- not verified
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Price not verified (MICHELIN 2026 price band ¥¥, a moderate spend)
- Price level
- ¥¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The second floor is for walk-ins; higher floors are private rooms
- Orders stop early, as at most old state-run houses: lunch until about 2 pm (SmartShanghai)
- Combine with a walk along Fuzhou Road, the old book street