Jade Lantern House

玉灯楼

Cuisine

Shanghainese

Neighborhood

Main Street

Price

$$

Address

41-12 Main St, Flushing, NY

Eighteen pleats, a broth that floods the spoon, and a wrapper thin enough to read through. The kitchen treats Shanghai's canon with the seriousness of a conservatory — red-braised pork glossy as lacquer, river shrimp stir-fried in seconds. Every element of the guide is accounted for here.

Order Like a Local

• 小笼包xiǎolóngbāoPork soup dumplings, ginger-vinegar
• 红烧肉hóngshāo ròuRed-braised pork belly
• 清炒河虾仁qīngchǎo héxiārénStir-fried river shrimp
• 腌笃鲜yān dǔ xiānBamboo shoot and cured pork soup