Shanghai Xiaochi (上海小吃) Tokyo

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Tantanmen, Various

• 2023
• 2019

Dinner at 上海小吃

on 25 Apr 2023

by Abram Plaut

担々麺 / Tantanmen / Shanghai Xiaochi — Shinjuku, Tokyo

The soup stock uses chickens, pork bones and tongues. Medium-thin straight noodles are cut long. Finished with bean sprouts, garlic chives and ground pork. Pickled vegetables and wood ear mushrooms, spicy prawns on the side.

Shanghai Xiaochi is a late-night Chinese restaurant, specializing in Shanghai cuisine but also serving dishes from Sichuan and Hunan. Over 30 types of seasonings and spices are ordered directly from Sichuan and... More

担々麺 / Tantanmen / Shanghai Xiaochi — Shinjuku, Tokyo

The soup stock uses chickens, pork bones and tongues. Medium-thin straight noodles are cut long. Finished with bean sprouts, garlic chives and ground pork. Pickled vegetables and wood ear mushrooms, spicy prawns on the side.

Shanghai Xiaochi is a late-night Chinese restaurant, specializing in Shanghai cuisine but also serving dishes from Sichuan and Hunan. Over 30 types of seasonings and spices are ordered directly from Sichuan and the cooks (all Chinese) have over 600 dishes in their repertoire. The menu features rabbit meat, frogs and insects. The restaurant is famous for serving Shanghai hairy crabs shipped in from China during the season (Oct-Nov). Run by long-time shop manager Reiko-san, who is from Shanghai and got her Japanese name from regular customers. Open until 5am. 80 seats. Since 1993. Less

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Ramen at Shanghai Xiaochi (上海小吃)

on 23 Aug 2019

by Abram Plaut

Recommended bowl: Shanghai in Tokyo

Just finding Shanghai Xiaochi is an adventure in itself. Snuggled away down a narrow alley in the backstreets of Shinjuku Kabukicho. This place has been open since 1993, nights only— until 4:30am, six days a week. Walking in here is like walking into Shanghai. The staff is all Chinese and feel more comfortable speaking Mandarin than Japanese or English. There is a full Chinese menu, including seasonal hairy crabs and exotic insects, but for ramen, the house... More

Recommended bowl: Shanghai in Tokyo

Just finding Shanghai Xiaochi is an adventure in itself. Snuggled away down a narrow alley in the backstreets of Shinjuku Kabukicho. This place has been open since 1993, nights only— until 4:30am, six days a week. Walking in here is like walking into Shanghai. The staff is all Chinese and feel more comfortable speaking Mandarin than Japanese or English. There is a full Chinese menu, including seasonal hairy crabs and exotic insects, but for ramen, the house recommended 'tomato iri ramen' does the job. The soup is a clear stock made from chickens, pig bones and pig tongues. Medium width straight noodles, tomatoes and Chinese leafy vegetable. Other bowls like Tantanmen, etc., are available too. Less