The name Shanghainese say for paigu niangao, the city's fried pork chop with soft rice cakes in a sweet-spicy sauce. The flagship sits on Yunnan South Road, the old snack street near People's Square. Rated 3.9 on Google, but kept as an institution: the brand goes back to the 1920s.
- Address
- 36 South Yunnan Road, near East Ninghai Road, Huangpu
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 10:00-22:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 25 min
- Price
- Paigu niangao CNY 11, or CNY 19 as a set with tofu-skin dumpling soup (Time Out Shanghai, 2016; likely higher now)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Order the set: chop, rice cakes and a bowl of tofu-skin dumpling soup
- Time Out lists the shop at No. 46 and Google at No. 36: same stretch of Yunnan South Road