荣阳楼(山塘街店)

This thing, small, is unforgettable. It costs four yuan each. It is greasy and sticky on the outside (really greasy and really delicious). Inside is a meatball, a bit like a fried meat dumpling. In addition to the fried (tun) dumplings, the lard rice cakes here are also very good. After eating, run 20 kilometers to relieve the guilt, la la la la.

An old brand that is easy to miss on the bustling Shantang Street. The layout of the store brought me back to the early light and shadow of my childhood, with bamboo menu cards, metal menu cards, and square tables and benches. Don't worry about the service when dining here, just queue up to get your food and find a seat yourself. I waited for 8 or 9 minutes for the pan-fried buns, and there were 4 of them. The price was pleasant! The dough was soft and fluffy, the soup was clear with a little foam, the meat filling was large and uniform, and it tasted sweet. I personally think that too much sugar covered the saltiness and I couldn't get used to it! The small wontons had less meat and thick skin, and the teeth were filled with sticky dough. I prefer the bubble wontons with thin skin and less meat, or the large wontons with thick skin and full fillings. The fried dumplings are indeed the signature dish. The glutinous rice skin becomes golden and crispy after being baptized by hot oil, but the meat filling is as sweet as the pan-fried dumplings, which is also good to eat occasionally.

[Taste] Not bad, the portion is quite large. As a northerner, I am not used to eating glutinous rice products, but the meat dumplings are very solid [Environment] There are many locals [Service] It's OK, there are many staff

The shop and name are an old Suzhou brand. The most famous dish is the fried dumplings. The steamed buns are not as delicious as those in Shanghai! The Suzhou style noodles are of course the best. The braised meat is very good! It is not greasy. What more can you ask for when you order a bowl of Suzhou style noodles with a piece of braised meat? The environment of the shop is not very good though!

A very old restaurant, selling traditional Suzhou dim sum. The noodles are cheap and the toppings are delicious. Just look at the menu to know how long this noodle has been around. The wontons are pure meat fillings, and the steamed buns are tightly fermented and slightly fermented. It is said that the most famous is the lard cake, but I have never dared to try it. The fried dumplings in the afternoon in winter are crispy, sticky and fresh. In summer, the dumplings fried in the morning are better left alone.

Not far from Shantang Street subway station and Xinmin vegetable market. You must eat fried dumplings, which are essentially a fried version of a large meatball wrapped in glutinous rice. The meat filling is the highlight, with a proper ratio of fat and lean, slightly sweet and not greasy, and the glutinous rice wrapper is very filling. It is recommended not to eat more than one per meal. The large wontons are cheap and taste average.

Rongyanglou was recommended to me by a friend in Suzhou a long time ago, but I never had the chance to try it. It seemed a little late when I came to Shantang Street this time, but I still went there. The store is located at No. 329 Shantang Street, which is away from the most prosperous section of Shantang Street. Most of the people who come here are locals from Suzhou, and various commodities are more affordable. There are fewer tourists from other places, and occasionally foreigners come here to explore Suzhou customs. Rongyanglou has a small storefront. It was almost 6pm when we came, and we were told that the store only had wontons and pan-fried dumplings. The takeaway place also has the Internet celebrity fried dumplings. The small wontons are average, the large wontons are okay, and the pan-fried dumplings are small and sweet. Fried dumplings are fried golden glutinous rice dumplings. There is meat filling inside, and the overall crispy taste is better.