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Yuan Yuan (Yuan Yuan )
201 Xingguo Lu, near Tai'an Lu 兴国路201号, 近泰安路 +86 21 6433 9123
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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The key to this "hand-torn" chicken? It's all in the sesame sauce.
Yuan Yuan, stands out not only for its food but for its atmosphere. The restaurant serves up its local fare on spotless white linens under sparkling chandeliers.
The food tends toward milder flavors, sort of like Shanghainese cuisine for delicate Cantonese palates.
Their shredded, salty "hand-torn" chicken appetizer boasts a texture as good as its taste, chewy with chicken skin and all. Dip a slice in the sesame dressing for maximum effect.
Yuan Yuan's hongshao rou (what would a Shanghainese restaurant be without hongshao rou?) is smooth, fatty and flavorful, while the crab roe tofu is another favorite you'll end up ordering every time you go. We do.
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