Ah Niang Noodles 阿娘面

There’s something about a long line of customers outside a restaurant that always spikes interest.

The Ah Niang Noodles Shop (阿娘面) at Sinan Road is only open during meal times for about 2.5 hours each time, and the snaking queue outside it everyday is testament to how popular it is. The process of queuing, getting your order taken, finding a seat, and finally getting your bowl of noodles is about half an hour to an hour, depending on the time you arrive and how many other customers were thinking of having Ah Niang noodles for their meal too. Going near the end of the mealtime seems to be a better bet as the crowd dissipates.

Cheers In: Great Beer Delivery Service in Shanghai

Fancy having imported beer delivered to your doorstep, à la Sherpa’s delivery system?

In the spirit of Oktoberfest (albeit a belated one), I ordered some bottles of beer from a new beer delivery service in town, Cheers In. It came just in time with the shaokao I ordered (another post for another day).

Tongchuan Lu Seafood Market: Seafood Lovers’ Paradise

It certainly smells fishy at Shanghai’s Tongchuan Lu Seafood Market at Putuo District. Get really fresh catches 24 hours at this street lined with what they call Shanghai’s freshest seafood. Sold by weight (1 jin = approx. 500g), ask around several shops to settle on the best price. Of course, check that the shop’s catch is truly fresh (you should be seeing their sea creatures as alive and active in the tanks).

Shanghai Muslim Market

If you’ve got a free couple of hours on a Friday, head to Shanghai Muslim Market for an entirely different China food and smell experience. (And discover that Xinjiang food is not just mutton shaokao! …

Goodbye, Wujiang Lu Street Food

It’s official that Wujiang Lu street food is to close, and vendors are pretty much far and few between now….