Shanghai snacks are dainty and exquisite in shape with unique feature. The eyebrow shortcake, date paste cake, shredded turnip cake, sweet osmanthus steamed cake are known for their color, flavor, fragrance and shape. They have captivated many diners. The steamed dumpling with meat filling is a typical Shanghai snack. You will find it in every corner of Shanghai, in big restaurants and little food stalls.

New Year Cake with Spare-ribs
In the dish, the meat is tender and crisp, the cake is soft and tasty, and the gravy is rich and flavoured, which is really appetizing. The Xiao Changzhou snack House at Sichuan Road of Fuzhou Road, and the Xiangdelai Snack House at Xizang Road of Jinling Dong Road are the best known places for this delicacy. 

Crab-brown Baked Cake
The cake is crisp, savoury and aromatic as brown as the colour of a cooked crab. The fillings include green onions with oil, pork, crabmeat, shrimps, sugar, roses, mashed beans, jujube paste. The Wu Yuan Snack House at the corner of Shimen and Weihai Roads is the most famous shop for this pastry. 




Eyebrow-shaped Shortcake
With a crisp crust, the cake is shaped like an eyebrow. It has sweet and salty fillings, and tastes delicious. The shortcake served at the Surging Waves Pavilion Restaurant at the Yu Garden Bazaar is of the best quality. 




Gaoqiao Shortcake
The ingredients used for this shortcake are wheat flour, lard, sugar, red beans and osmanthus. It is a rich and easily crumbled pastry, and has become one of the four renowned pastries from the Gaoqiao Bakery. All the products from this bakery can be had at its retail department at the corner of Huaihai Zhong Road and Ruijin Road.