Gāotāng Húndūn

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Duck down a little alley opposite 120 Lao Jie for what is essentially an ancient food cart inside an even more ancient Qing dynasty home – run by a 12th-generation húndūn (wonton) seller and his family. The speciality is obviously the wontons, made to order and with superthin skin, though there are other dishes, like fried jiǎozi (stuffed dumplings), on the menu too.


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