No. 21 in the world · November 2026
Kao Chi
No. 21The one to order
Shanghai pan-fried buns brought to the table in the iron pan, and the xiao long bao
A Shanghainese family's Taipei restaurant since 1949, best for the sizzling iron-pan buns.
Make it at home
Shengjian bao (pan-fried soup buns)
5 hr including jelly and rising, about 1 hr hands-on · 16 buns, 4 people. A yeasted soup dumpling fried in a covered pan: steamed on top, crackling on the bottom, with sesame and scallion scattered over. Shanghai's breakfast.
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