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No. 84 in the world · November 2026

Wang Jia Sha

Nanjing West Road, Jing'an · Shanghai, China

shengjian baoNo. 84
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The one to order

Shrimp shengjian bao and a bowl of red oil wontons

The line to expect: Busy at lunch; order at the counter.

A Shanghai snack house since 1945, busy all day for pan-fried buns and wontons.

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Shengjian bao (pan-fried soup buns)

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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