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Great Shanghai
Address:
648 Sukhumvit Road soi 24, BTS: Phrompong, Bangkok +66 (0)2 258-7042
648 Sukhumvit Road soi 24, BTS: Phrompong, Bangkok +66 (0)2 258-7042
Hours/Times:
Open daily for lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner 6-10 p.m.
Open daily for lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner 6-10 p.m.
At Great Shanghai, once the skin is sliced off, the meat will be stir-fried with garlic or made into duck moo shu.
"Great Shanghai has bland décor and dicey service, but the duck is pure bliss," says Bangkok 101 publisher Mason Florence. "Succulent meat and crispy skin."
The staff take great pains to make sure there isn't a spot of fat left on the skin when it hits your plate, expertly de-fatting it at your table.
Accompanying the duck slices are thin, non-sticky but soft and moist pancakes and what just might be Thailand's best Peking duck sauce -- homemade hoisin with the perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness.
The huge restaurant features authentic Cantonese cuisine, but the Peking duck is what everyone comes for.
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