Zhen Lao Da Fang
×Fresh Pork Mooncake
Why you must eat itThe queue is the landmark. They bake these year-round, not just at Mid-Autumn, and the oil comes through the paper. The crust is built in layers, and the juice runs out the moment you bite. Straight from the oven it is too hot to hold — carry it in the bag and let it cool as you walk.
At 536 Nanjing Road East, an old house said to date from 1842 and widely treated as the reference point for Shanghai pork mooncakes. You can watch the baking through the window, which is half the reason for the queue. They also sell xiekehuang and other baked snacks. The lower the street number, the closer to the Bund.
- Nearest
- Nanjing Rd E Stn
- Hours
- 09:00-22:00
- Price
- 7–9 CNY each
Dishes here
- Park Hotel Bakery × Butterfly Pastry
- Xian De Lai × Pork Chop with Rice Cake
- Yuxingji (People's Sq) × Crab Roe Noodles
- Taikang Foods × Xiekehuang (sesame pastry)
- Lai Lai Xiaolong × Crab Xiaolongbao
- Shen Da Cheng × Tiaotougao (red bean rice roll)
- Da Hu Chun × Shengjian Bao
- Bund Jiayan (Nanjing Rd) × Osmanthus Braised Pork
- Hu Gong Guan (Bund 22) × Squirrel-style Sea Bass