Lilong West End

Lilong delivers genuine Jiangnan home cooking and Shanghai dim sum to West End with serious culinary conviction. The draw here is uncompromised comfort—think crisp-bottomed shengjianbao squirting rich broth, tender braised pork belly, and delicate steamed dumplings. Regional purists head straight for the yanduxian, a slow-simmered pork and bamboo shoot soup that tastes like an authentic family kitchen, or share massive lion's head meatballs alongside fiery black pepper crab. On Friday nights, traditional Chinese music drifts through the warm Boundary Street dining room while tables fill up with share plates and scallion oil noodles.