Looking to chow down on some Shanghainese fare? A new spot has you covered. Called Yaso Tangbao, the fresh addition is located at 220 E 42nd St. (between 3rd & 2nd avenues) in Midtown East.
This newcomer—which has two other outposts in New York—specializes in Shanghai-style street food, xiaolongbao soup dumplings, noodles, and rice dishes.
On the menu, expect to see items like spicy pork, chicken, and blue crab soup dumplings; pan-fried pork, curry chicken or vegetable buns; sweet and sour pork ribs; and braised pork meatballs.
Switching over to noodle dishes, look for spicy diced chicken noodle soup; fried chicken filet noodle soup; and soy garlic noodles with cilantro.
Rounding things out are dishes like chicken curry over rice with egg; garden veggies over rice with egg; and vegan Shanghai cold noodles. (You can check out the full menu here.)
It's still early days for the fledgling business—it's got just one review on Yelp thus far.
Eugenia Y., who was the first Yelper to review the new spot on December 12th, said: "I've walked past this place a thousand times while it was under construction. Yesterday I got off work, and lo and behold, the Yaso Tangbao located on east 42nd is finally open."
Swing on by to take a peek for yourself: Yaso Tangbao is open weekdays from 11am–10pm. (It's closed on weekends.)
