2 / F, Fuxing Commercial Building, 139 Ruijin First Road (opposite to Xinjinjiang)
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Shikumen is the most representative residential building in Shanghai, and is generally considered to be one of the symbols of Shanghai's modern urban civilization. This type of building has absorbed a lot of residential styles in the Jiangnan region, with stone as the door frame and black lacquered solid thick wood as the door leaf, so this type of building is named "Shikumen". Sitting in a restaurant with a Shikumen atmosphere and eating local dishes will definitely make you feel nostalgic while enjoying the food. Today, I will take you to the corner of Shanghai Old Alley to eat.
Environment: The corner is really at the corner, at the junction of Ruijin 1st Road and Changle Road, opposite the New Jinjiang Hotel, on the 2nd floor of Fuxing Commercial Building in front of Exit 3 of Huaihai Middle Road Station on Metro Line 13. Take the long escalator on the first floor to the second floor and you can see the photo walls of the clear brick walls on both sides are all the original Shanghai style in the alleys in Shikumen. Entering the second floor, there are old bicycles, phonographs, copper table lamps with green glass covers in old Shanghai during the Republic of China, advertisements of women wearing cheongsam during the Republic of China, and dining areas divided by Fang and Li, with mosaic marble floor tiles. One room is also full of old suitcases, which is full of the sense of age.
There are large round tables that can seat 16 people, and wooden tables that can accommodate 2-3 people for a drink. The tableware is simple and plain.
Service: At the entrance, there is a usher who greets you warmly and takes you to the corresponding dining area according to the number of guests. There may be many dining areas and they are scattered, so the waiters are in a hurry. I sat in the individual guest area, but as long as you see a waiter nearby and signal him, he will definitely come to serve you. Overall, it's okay.
| Shanghai Braised Pigeon^ The whole braised pigeon is braised in a thick oily red sauce, sprinkled with white sesame seeds, and the taste is also fresh and sweet. Overall, it's good.
|Eight Treasures Spicy Sauce Small Rice Cake^This signature dish is a must-order dish when you enter the restaurant. It has shrimp, green beans, pork belly, crispy peanuts, glutinous but non-sticky rice cake cubes, potatoes, mushrooms, and various fruits. It is fresh and sweet with a slightly spicy taste.
|Eel Shreds in Fried Oil^The eels here are all big and plump yellow eels, so this pot of eel shreds in fried oil just out of the pot are all large pieces of eel shreds, which are very "spicy". When you take a bite, the tender and smooth eel shreds wrapped in sauce are very tasty and satisfying.
|Dry Braised Big Fish Head^I like to eat fish. This big fish head is really big. I tried hard to eat it but didn't finish it. It seems that I overestimated my fighting power. The taste is a bit sweet and sour, so it is still to my taste.
There are many Internet celebrity restaurants now, but after the opening, they will gradually become bland after the fresh period. The dishes at the corner are suitable for bringing the elders to experience, let them eat local dishes, and reminisce the feeling of eating in Shikumen when they were young.