Shanghai

老正兴菜馆(福州路店)

Lao Zheng Xing (Fuzhou Road) · Lao Zheng Xing Cai Guan

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Getting there

Address 上海市黄浦区南京东路街道福州路556号(近浙江中路) 556 Fuzhou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Landmark 福州路近浙江中路 On Fuzhou Road near Zhejiang Middle Road
Metro 1号线 人民广场站,步行约470米 Line 1, People's Square Station, ~470m walk
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Open 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00
Per person ¥151
How locals do it

One of the oldest benbang kitchens in the city. Come for 响油鳝糊 (sizzling eel with hot oil) and 草头圈子 (pork intestine with alfalfa). It is an old- fashioned dining room, and the staff appreciate knowing what you want.

Don't get this wrong

It closes between lunch and dinner (14:00-17:00), so an afternoon drop-in finds locked doors. Some benbang dishes are an acquired taste — the eel and intestine are the point, not a mistake.