There are too many places in Shanghai to hide dragons and Crouching Tigers, and a small shop on the side of the road may be a stunning god-level restaurant. For example, this small noodle restaurant in the lane of Huaihai Middle Road is like this, although the appearance is very inconspicuous, unremarkable, and even the door plaque is not there, if you don't pay attention, you don't know if you walk by. But this shop is not small, it is a veritable Michelin restaurant.
Founded in 2009, the shop is located under the Condominium apartment. Built in 1932, Kangsui Apartment has been in use for nearly 80 years and has endured centuries of wind and frost. A few years ago, when Shanghai's all-day dining was not yet emerging, the 24-hour restaurant gradually became a late-night canteen for many urban latecomers, and also captured the picky taste buds of the Michelin judges, and since 2016, it has won the Michelin Plate Award for five consecutive years.
The noodle shop is a typical alley shop pattern, only two tables are seen when you enter the door, but there is no hole in it, and a very small storefront is divided into a flat floor, an underground floor and a floor above the ground, but each floor is very small, adding up to about ten tables. The interior decoration is still very distinctive, which not only retains the historical sense of Kangsui Apartment, but also injects more fashion elements into the Shanghai style of old Shanghai. But because it is small and crowded, people who often queue up have lined up at the entrance of the store, the door is open, and even if the air conditioner is turned on in the house, it is very hot, and the noodles are sweaty.
Snow vegetable small yellow fish simmered noodles are the signature here, 48 yuan a bowl. The small yellow croaker is bonelessly steamed, the fish bones are fried and cooked into a milk white fish soup, then a large amount of stir-fried snow vegetables are added, and the soup is boiled and then the cooked noodles and fish are added. A sip of soup first on the table, the fresh sweetness of the fish soup with the salty aroma of snow vegetables, is very delicious, the soup base is very thick and delicious, the fish fillets are also smooth and tender and less prickly, it is a superior work!
The onion oil noodles are another wonderful thing, and the aroma is already overflowing when served. Kaiyang two word refers to the ingredients in the shrimp rice, the color of his family's onion oil is not very heavy, after mixing up at first glance some faint, but in fact, the taste is still very sufficient, the flavor of onion and soy sauce are in place, and the aroma brought by lard, although the material is simple, but can make people want to eat!
Cordyceps dried scallop shrimp porridge 32 yuan a bowl, the amount of porridge is very spectacular. Because the cordyceps flowers are put into the pot together, the color is golden, which is very tempting. The grade of dried scallops inside is relatively average, and there is no flavor enhancement effect. The quality of the shrimp is also average, and the number is small. However, the bottom of the porridge is really thick, melt in the mouth, and the taste is quite good.
Moss Yellow Croaker is a classic Shanghai snack, accompanied by spicy soy sauce and pepper is a very classic way to eat. Everything in this dish is very well done, there are no thorns, the chunk is large, the outside is crisp and the inside is tender, it is not greasy at all, it is perfect! In contrast, the pork chops are not enough, and they are a bit old, and the taste is too woody.
Pork liver is fried with pork liver with green peppers and analranth, and it is still hot and full of steaming when served. Pork liver is very annoying to eat, but I personally feel that the time of frying is too long, the taste is a little hard, if you can fry the pork liver just cooked, eat tender and smooth with juice that is good. Sesame oil eel is also a failure, too many green peppers, few eels, and oily, too greasy.