Can’t remember the restaurant, but this was from my trip to Shanghai in April. Met up with Mom’s old school friends; drank a North Korean wine; ate an incredible meal.
Sweet hot soy milk; cruller; fan tuan (w/ cruller); fried rice cake, Shanghai, CN
Perhaps for the better part of a decade I was dreaming of eating a local Shanghainese breakfast again and I’m so happy that this place near Dong Hu hotel in the former French Concession satsified it. Replete with locals rolling through in slippers, a no-nonsense auntie owner, and excellent cruller.
great thread idea, but i think this would probably get more visibility / traction in the Los Angeles section, where more traffic seems to be concentrated. with that said, like your guys’ dishes, my best from this year were from outside of California.
Most of this board lives in or around Los Angeles so it is kind of considered the “default” thread in a way. Sometimes used for more general posts like this to get more participation
The monthly rundowns like “December 2025 Rundown” is posted on the LA thread but is generally welcome to any and all posts, no matter where you are
That said, your posts are awesome. I’m gonna try one of those Fèves au Lard recipes soon
while I never put my travel eats in the LA monthly rundowns, I suggested moving this thread to the LA category because I think a year-end retrospective is a bit different and figured that some posters might have had memorable experiences in LA to share. It would be nice to see more sharing of bests in this thread but I understand of course if it’s best in Non-Regional
The monthly rundown topics on the LA board are not LA-specific. People seem to want to do that so I don’t move posts, though personally I’d rather see posts in the most relevant boards / topics.
Here’s a thread I started, discussing my three visits (one was a visit from them to me) over the past couple of years. And yes, LIC, a short walk from the 39th Ave. N stop.
