Nanxiang Steamed Bun

One of the xaiolongbao places to be checked out in Shanghai we were told was Nanxiang Steamed Bun restaurant.  We were warned about the long queue but is surely worth the wait-  food is good and reasonably priced.  

View from inside the restaurant

On our visit to Yuyuan Garden, we saw a long line of people waiting to buy xaiolongbaos to go.  There were a lot of food shops in the place but we were intrigued of the queue.  We completely forgot that this was the xialongbao place our friend described to us days before.  After going around the garden and the shops, we decided to dine-in (queue was much shorter!). 

The ambiance may not be like Din Tai Fung's.  The steam baskets were a bit greasy. The xialongbaos were not as delectable  as Din Tai Fung's but Nanxiang is a good place to fill stomachs of hungry tourists like us.

But be forewarned - just beside Nanxiang is a place with quite a queue of people waiting to buy stinky tofu!