Xinya Cantonese restaurant is opened on Nanjing East Road, the façade is very large and magnificent, it is a veteran Cantonese restaurant in Shanghai, and a national five-diamond restaurant.
The predecessor of Xinya Cantonese Restaurant was the Xinya Tea Room, which opened in 1926, and was a gathering place for literati and scholars in the twenties of the last century, which was very famous at that time. From the well-known Ba Jin, Lu Xun, Dai Wangshu, to the well-known Yuan Muzhi and Ai Xia, they all love to come here for a drink and talk. Later, it became a Cantonese restaurant, and the chefs invited were all from Guangdong, and the tableware was also very particular, with silver countertops, silver teapots, silver tongs, and teak floors, all of which were very high-end at that time.
Gold medal suckling pig is Xinya's signature dish. The selection of 8 pounds of suckling pig into the dish, open flame barbecue, the process requires the master to constantly brush the oil, flip, is a kung fu work. The freshly roasted suckling pig is bright and ruddy, the skin is thin and transparent, the entrance is gently chewed, and it is crushed immediately in response to the sound, the meat water evaporated after roasting, it is firm and chewy, the meat juice is delicious, and it is very delicious to eat with suckling pig sauce and white sugar.
Nowadays, Xinya has deposited a lot and added a lot of local dishes, but it is still a good place to eat nostalgic. Beef with oyster sauce is a seemingly ordinary dish, but the heat needs to be very accurate, because beef is easy to age. But the restaurant is just right, the beef is tender, salty and moderate, and it is very good to eat. The honey char siu is sweet and delicious, the meat is delicate, and you can eat bibimbap with just the sauce. There is not much fat in the pineapple grunt meat, and the pineapple is fresh and delicious, with a moderate amount of sweet and sour, and it is very delicious.
Xinya also has Cantonese morning tea snacks available. It is available daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the restaurant.
Xinya Cantonese Restaurant is currently owned by Xinghualou Group, and the restaurant is still decorated in the old style, with a heroic atmosphere, clean and comfortable. The service is tepid, with the arrogance of an old state-run hotel. It is not necessary to make a special trip, but it is good to stop by to eat on Nanjing West Road.
