Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
With a location in the east village, Tipsy Shanghai is a true find. Serving Chinese food in a beautiful decor, the dining room being decorated with tons of ornaments to remind you where you are eating, this place has an extensive menu. But there are few things that are a must have. The Wuxi pork ribs ($18) is definitely one, with a recipe that was passed from generation to generation since 1905. These ribs literally fell off the bone. Then there is the crab xialong dumplings ($7.95 for 4), pork and crab soup dumplings that are now a popular item in so many places. Although the thin shell broke a bit when I took them from the bamboo basket, they were deliciously fatty, as expected. Of course we had to have scallion pancakes that were a bit crunchy and crystal shrimp dumplings ($6.95 for 4) that were also pretty good. Jodi got vegetable buns($7.95 for 3) and dumplings ($8.95 for 6) that had a nice filling, but were not my favorites.
Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Wuxi ribs at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Pork and crab dumplings at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Shrimp dumplings at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Scallion pancakes at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Fried vegetables dumplings at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Vegetables buns at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
We finished the meal with creamy custard buns ($5.59 for 3) that were good, quite hot, with a nice eggy custard in the middle. Good, but not the best I had for sure, loving the ones at Dim Sum Palace that are creamier.
Creamy egg buns at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Creamy egg buns at Tipsy Shanghai in the East Village
Overall it was a good meal and Tipsy Shanghai should be on your list if you are craving Chinese food and in the area.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Tipsy Shanghai - 104 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
