Where Queen Elizabeth II, Fidel Castro, former President Bill Clinton and more than 40 foreign heads of state dined, we also dine.
Mom, Dad and me (and Haibao at the far left)
I know.
Been here before and know that it’s a tourist trap.
But we are dying of hunger here at Yuyuan and Lu Bo Lang is the only restaurant we see.
Braised sea cucumber with abalone sauce – total rip-off. You know how small? The size of my thumb. Not even funny.
Stewed meatballs with crab cream – the meatball is delicious and the soup is very tasty. I enjoy it till the last drop, trying hard to be oblivious to all that oil.
Sautéed black fungus with sugar bean and yam – sweet, fresh and crunchy
Mixed salty vegetable with soy bean – love the beans
Pickled chicken feet – not too bad
Quick fried shrimps and eel with black pepper in hot oil – this is literally swimming in oil.
See?
Mashed jujube pastry – hot and flaky
Local special cake with wuliangyi sauce – like glutinous rice balls but flavored and shaped like diamonds
Some of the dishes here at Lu Bo Lang are actually good, but there are just too many better and cheaper options out there.
Outside of Yuyuan, that is.
Lu Bo Lang 绿波廊: 115 Yuyuan Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China. 黄浦区豫园路115号(城隍庙九曲桥). Tel: +8621-6328-0602
Pickled chicken feet – not too bad
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