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A taste of Hangzhou

Shi Wei Xian (Shangcheng)

食为鲜（上城）

A well-priced neighbourhood Hangzhou restaurant doing the home-style classics well.

¥100–200≈ US$15Michelin Bib Gourmand, HangzhouShangcheng
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2026 (MICHELIN Guide Shanghai, Jiangsu & Zhejiang 2026, Hangzhou selection).

The house favourites

What to order

Point at the Chinese. Staff will understand it even where the menu has no English at all.

  • Braised soft-shelled turtle with pickled cabbage (雪菜甲鱼)
  • Quick-poached pork kidney (爆炒腰花)
  • Yellow croaker with rice cake (黄鱼年糕)

What it actually tastes like

Not a soft landing. The signature dishes are soft-shelled turtle, which is gelatinous and slippery, and pork kidney, which is offal and faintly mineral. Pickled mustard greens bring a sour, fermented edge, whole fish come with bones and heads attached, and the heat level is mild at most.

Allergens in this kitchen

fishshellfishsoygluten/wheatsesame

This is the kitchen, not one dish. Woks, fryers, blanching water and utensils are shared in almost every Chinese restaurant, so for a serious allergy treat the whole premises as the unit rather than ordering around it.