456 Shanghai Cuisine

Top 1% of restaurants in New York City
8/10

10 expert reviews

“Dozens of Chinatown restaurants serve some semblance of Shanghainese food, but few do it with as much friendly polish as 456 Shanghai Cuisine.”

– Village Voice

Gayot Gayot
13.0
"It'™s no surprise that this popular Chinatown restaurant has a novel-size menu of Shanghai-esque delights." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This 1963-vintage Chinatown eatery reopened in 2011 with the original owner's grandson at the helm." Full review
New York Magazine New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"It’s surprising to walk into a Chinese restaurant on Mott Street and not find it filled with large round tables topped with lazy Susans." Full review
The Infatuation The Infatuation
"The food at 456 is tremendous. It’s elevated Chinese cuisine, Shanghai style, and its better than almost anything else we’ve had in Manhattan." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Few foods are as fun to eat—or as dangerous to one’s attire—as soup dumplings (aka juicy buns)." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Come to this Chintown eatery for above-average Chinese fare, such as General Tsao's chicken, pork buns, and cold sesame noodles." Full review
New York Times New York Times
"A Chinatown restaurant of the old school and new generation, a taste of the past and present combined." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.1
"“Wonderful” soup dumplings are the draw at this busy Chinatown “find” that’s also a “reliable” source for “ample portions” of “authentic Shanghainese” chow." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Pucker-topped dumplings filled with broth, and either pork or pork with crabmeat...other Shanghai specialties are worth trying, too, like sautéed eels with chives or the scallion pancakes" Full review


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