Best Shanghainese restaurants in Vancouver

The Taiwanese dumpling house's Alberni Street branch, for xiao long bao and dan dan noodles.

• Elite 30 #18Source ↗

  A menu built around the brand's best-known dishes and its handmade-dumpling heritage from 1972 Taipei, in a bright minimalist room with attentive service. A cocktail and zero-proof drink program extends the meal.

  Standout dishes: crab and kurobuta pork xiao long bao, shrimp and kurobuta pork spicy wontons, braised beef noodle soup, hot and sour soup

Jiangnan and Huaiyang cooking in Richmond, from Nanjing salted duck to lion's head meatballs.

• Elite 30 #15Source ↗

  A rare spotlight on Huaiyang cuisine, with a menu of restraint and clarity of taste over extravagance. Chef-owner Allen Guo trained under a Huaiyang master, and diners line up on weeknights.

  Standout dishes: Nanjing-style salted duck, pepper-fried eel paste with emerald vegetable fried rice, squirrel fish, crispy deep-fried yellow croaker

Shanghainese kitchen in Richmond for xiao long bao, pan-fried buns and drunken chicken.

• Elite 30 #21Source ↗

  Comforting Shanghainese cooking at reasonable prices, with warm hospitality from the owners. A 25-year record and loyal regulars make it a place diners return to often.

  Standout dishes: pan-fried pork buns, xiao long bao, tan tan noodles, wine chicken

Richmond room for Jiangnan and Shanghai dishes such as Dongpo pork and shrimp in Longjing tea sauce.

• Elite 30 Top 50 Honouree

Nanjing and Huaiyang cooking on Alexandra Road, from salted duck to big-bowl noodles.

• Elite 30 #28Source ↗

  Goes beyond xiao long bao to show Jiangsu and Zhejiang cooking, led by owner Jack Ge, a Nanjing native trained under Huaiyang masters. The salted duck is tender and gently aromatic, and the noodles are a comforting regional dish.

  Standout dishes: Nanjing salted duck, Nanjing big bowl noodles