456 Shanghai Cuisine

The soup dumplings are small & delicious. You'll want more than 1 order, unless you're only 2 people. The fried tiny buns (while not tiny) are good too. Stir fried string beans are surprisingly great.

Three dedicated cooks expertly hand-make dumplings from lean pork shoulder daily. Poke a hole in the skin to cool it down or let the soup run out into your spoon, then add the ginger-vinegar. Savor. Read more

The "mini" dumplings are anything but mini, but make sure you order the pork soup dumplings and beef pancake with egg ; the latter is cooked in plum sauce and is a great balance of sweet and savory.

This 1963-vintage eatery reopened in 2011. Most of it's Shanghai classics remain the same—soup dumplings , crispy whole fish and cold sesame noodles as well as array of dim sum and lunch specials . Read more

Amazing! Lost among the throngs of Chinese restos, this hole in the wall aims to please. Come here for lunch and you won't have to worry about to dinner because you'll be stuffed. Prepare to share!

Get the pork shoulder with bok choi. It's a delicious huge family style amount of food for you to share with the table. It's a little sweet, but also delicious.

Get the soup dumplings . Advice-grab a steaming lava temperature dumpling and fill up the white spoon with dumpling sauce and let the dumpling cool in it. Once it's no longer 1000 kelvin - take a bite!

Soup dumplings . Garlic Seaweed . String beans . Orange chicken . Duck . Scallion Pancake . You cannot go wrong here. Waiting for a table takes longer between 7-9. 9 is prime time for getting a table.

Fantastic food and service. Favorites include (not so) tiny buns , string beans , pan fried noodles , scallion pancakes , sesame chicken , pan fried dumplings , and soup dumplings .

At this spot you can find fried tiny buns , aka sheng jian bao , which are basically the fried cousin of soup dumplings , but encased in thick, bready shell instead of a delicate steamed wrapper. Read more

Stir-fried dishes are the go to here, & no meal is complete without an order of the xiao long bao . For groups of three or more, consider the massive $15 pork shoulder in honey sauce . [Eater 38 Member]

Recommended: Steamed juicy pork buns ; steamed crab and pork buns ; fried tiny buns ; pork , ham , bamboo shoots and tofu-skin ribbon casserole ; pork shoulder in honey sauce ; sautéed eels with chives . Read more

Shanghainese soup dumplings are a must-order at one of Chinatown's most famous restaurants . For dim sum or dinner , 456 Shanhai offers the best in authentic and affordable dishes .

Waiters are super friendly and patient! They know us by name. Food isn't the most authentic but it is great! And I used to live in china so I know!

Loved the soup dumplings and the pan-fried pork dumplings (which also seemed to be full of broth). I don’t know if it was always “New Shanghai” but seems to be all the same.

xiao long bao (soup dumplings ) are incredible- very small and juicy! the fried pork buns are kinda thick and greasy but also pretty good. $18 card minimum.

The pork shoulder in honey sauce is a large serving. Suitable for groups of 4+... Quite yummy. The pork is very, very tender. If you're not handy with chopsticks, you can get cutlery.

The soup dumplings , of course. Everything was really good - aromatic duck , Lo mein , Singaporean noodles , etc. Not greasy, just delicious.

Soup dumplings for the win! Also, the fried tiny dumplings are actually the opposite of tiny (compared to the soup dumplings ) and crazy juicy.

This place is a real gem for Shanghai cuisine. Come here and try the crap & pork soup dumplings and order at least two of the stir fries .

Only spot I ever go to when in Chinatown! Soup dumplings are to die for! ????

Eddie Huang (BaoHaus) recommends the pork and pepper stir fry , 8 treasure sticky rice dessert , liang jing yi soup , beef in egg pancake

Better than average Shanghai-style classics in a clean , bright setting. Tasty lunch specials are a great deal.

This is real authentic Chinese food , I studied abroad in Beijing I would know. Get the soup dumplings , the best I've ever had!

This is mostly Chinese food for white people. It's acceptable but not great, you can find better in chinatown. Do get the red bean pancake . But The fried turnip is no where as good as joe's shanghai.

Me and my buddies go to. He's not super adventurous about foods but he does enjoy sesame chicken . This is our go to for Chinatown!

these older asians will remind you of your grandparents from back home

Juicy pork buns (soup dumplings ) are delicious. Also try the Crispy Turnip - you will be surprised but not disappointed!!

My favorite Chinese in c-town. Go for the beef & peppers , the sesame noodles & the orange chicken .

Grew up eating here! Can never go wrong with the pork soup dumplings , scallion pancakes , and stir fried rice cakes !!

Great cold sesame noodles & awesome pork buns . Beef & scallions was solid. Waiter was a little snappy but doesn't matter, makes it more authentic ? Great value . (3 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more

SO CHEAP . My friends and I paid $9 per person including tip. Pork soup dumplings are good, but on the smaller side. Try the zha jiang mian (black bean noodles ).

The setting is dropped-ceiling bland, but real pleasures await: outstanding soup dumplings , fried fish , cold noodles and stir-fries.

Soup dumplings , sweet & sour soup & Shanghai Pan Fried Noodles ☆ Service is superb!

Skip the overrated soup dumplings . You want the "Tiny" fried buns . They're a steam bun-soup dumpling hybrid of pillowy dough and soupy porky insides that are by no means tiny, in shape or flavor.

The "soup dumplings " are delish. But you have to hound the staff for everything. Repeatedly. It's like talking to Dorey from Finding Nemo.

Definitely worth it, BUT even though there's a Visa/MasterCard sticker on the door, after I ate they told me there's an $18 minimum charge. The server asked me to tip $6 to make my check $18. No.

the soup dumplings are overrated but everything else is underrated. the spicy Szechuan chicken is phenomenal, but those green hot peppers don't lie.

Great soup dumplings . The kung pao chicken is also surprisingly delicious.

Wonderful fresh food ! The house special sea bass was fantastic as was the fried noodle plate. Highly recommended. Read more

Soup dumplings are totally unexpected and great! The soup is inside

The fried tiny dumplings were my favorite

Best Chinese I've ever tried :) the rice ball dessert it's amazing!

must try xiaolongbaos , skip the wontons in spicy sauce , it wasn't spicy at all.

You're going to want 5766237986 orders of the soup dumplings

One of the best all around Chinese restaurants in Chinatown

Very busy restaurant with deliciously authentic Chinese food .

Pichet Ong, chef of Coppelia, eats here on his nights off. He loves the Fried tiny buns w/ pork . Read more

$2.95 cold sesame noodle . Xiao long bao are small but great. Try the fish .

The tiny fried buns + the pork soup dumplings