Experts' Choice Award Ji Shi Restaurant
What the experts agree on
Ji Shi's cramped, weathered original location serves legendary Shanghainese comfort food—braised fish head, crab roe tofu, and wine-marinated specialties worth the crowds and shabby surroundings.
“Boasting specialty items like their raw river shrimp doused in wine, crab roe tofu, and braised pork belly garnished with bits of cuttlefish.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's "This down-home restaurant in a tiny French concession cottage is one of my favorites for unrepentantly old-fashioned and delicious Shanghainese comfort food." Full review
Rough Guide "The decor is a bit tatty at the tiny, original branch on Tianping Lu, but there’s nothing wrong with the tasty homestyle cooking, with dishes from all over the country."
Travel + Leisure "The original—despite being a bit run down and perpetually crowded—still serves the best braised fish head, xiefen potato soup and Shaoxing wine-marinated crab. " Full review
