Chen's Shanghai Bái Yù Lán Cān Guǎn

The original Chen's had to vacate its old location on Park Road due to the demolition of the block. The new establishment is now named Baiyulan Shanghai Cuisine, and it offers the same delicious dishes in a more elegant setting. The prices remain almost unchanged. We dined there on June 20 during the soft opening, and everything was just as delightful as before.

The best xlb (Xiao Long Bao) in town! I visited this place before they closed at their current location, but they are moving to a new spot near Lansdowne. I will definitely check out their new restaurant!

We ended up here because the wait at the congee restaurant a few doors down did not fit into our schedule. But what a pleasant surprise! Lots of tables and instant service. The XLB were the best I've ever had; thinnish wrapper, tasty pork filling without being too salty or greasy (common problem), hot broth, good price $5.95 for 6.The northern style wonton (no shrimp) just lean pork and veg had the perfect amount of filling to wrapper ratio. Cantonese service friendly and quick. Cash only. Parking to be desired during crunch times, but worth repeat business!

Chen’s Shanghai Kitchen in Richmond has been around for a long time. They used to be in a tiny shop across from Richmond Centre. Now they are located at 8095 Park Road. It is next to Tai Hing Congee House. There are plenty of free parking but it can be competitive. I’m glad to see this place finally got a fresh coat of paint.

We were headed to Golden Paramount Seafood Restaurant but found out they closed on Tuesdays, so Chen's Shanghai Kitchen it was.<br/ <br/ I've been to Shanghai China once and I noticed everything is so oily and dishes sit in oil, I asked my Shanghai friend if this is normal and he said yes. Shanghai restaurants in Vancouver are a little better, not so much oil sitting in dishes but still very oily. Once in a while, I crave Shanghai noodles. I been to a few places but is it normal for very little pork? While I was in Shanghai, I never got Shanghai noodles LOL, but I would presume that meat in china is expensive so little meat makes sense but in Vancouver, it isn't as bad as China. I haven't had pan-fried pork buns in a long time but the pan-fried pork buns were out of this world! Best pork buns I've ever had, that doesn't say much as I've never eaten that many. The shanghai noodles was a little strange with all the noodles all broken, there weren't any long ones, maybe a couple. The workers seemed to be just chatting and not really serving.