蘭心餐厅
Lanxin Restaurant (Old Jesse) · Lan Xin Can Ting
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Getting there
| Address | 上海市黄浦区进贤路130号 130 Jinxián Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai |
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| Landmark | 进贤路中段，门口最小、排队最长的那家 Mid-block on Jinxián Road; smallest door, longest queue |
| Metro | 13号线 淮海中路站 3号口，步行约540米 Line 13, Middle Huaihai Road Station, Exit 3, ~540m walk |
| Map | Open in Amap Amap (高德) has English POIs — better than Google Maps here |
| Open | 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00 |
| Per person | ¥89 |
How locals do it
The 红烧肉 (red-braised pork) here is the benchmark version — lacquered, sweet, falling apart. Order it with 草头 (stir-fried alfalfa greens) and 油爆虾 (flash-fried shrimp). English-language food writers have called this stretch of Jinxián Road "the real Shanghai" for a decade; this is the table they mean.
Don't get this wrong
Six tables, two short sittings, no reservations — arrive 20 minutes before opening or expect to wait. Sweetness is the Shanghainese default here, not an accident: if you don't do sugar-savoury, this is the wrong restaurant for you.