Chinese people believe autumn is the high time to gain some weight in order to preserve the heat for the coming cold winter, so people are advised to eat more meat and other nutritious food. Hairy crabs, which come from east China’s Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, are just that kind of food. As November is a perfect time for hairy crabs, people in Shenzhen can come to Yu Yuan Shanghainese Cuisine (豫园上海饭庄) to enjoy the authentic hairy crabs.

With elegant indoor art décor, nice service and a relaxing ambience, Yu Yuan Shanghainese Cuisine offers the most traditional Shanghai dining experience.

With 30 years of Shanghai cuisine cooking experience, the Hong Kong hailing chef still maintains the most original and authentic cooking methods for his hairy crabs.

The restaurant selects the best and the freshest hairy crabs and guarantee their quality, so the prices are high but totally worth it for true hairy crab lovers.

The signature dishes include stir-fried rice cake with crabs, steamed crab stuffed dumplings, sweet and sour spare-ribs and sliced lotus root with sweet sauce.

Every year at this time, Yu Yuan Shanghainese Cuisine holds a taste bud tantalizing crab feast with a set menu featuring soup dumplings with crab roe, spicy shrimp and crab pot, sea urchin fried rice with hairy crab oil, among other delicacies. This festive specialty event is not to be missed.

Add: Floor 1M, Kerry Plaza Tower 3, Zhong Xin Si Road, CBD Futian, Shenzhen

Tel: +86 (755) 2361 2686

Buses: Line 71/374, Information Hub Building Station

Average cost per person: 233 RMB

(Edited by Stephanie Yang)