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Little Alley
Shanghainese
A Shanghai restaurant in Murray Hill where the vegetable dishes alone could anchor a meal, which tells you something about the kitchen's priorities. The crispy eel arrives sweet and glossy and somehow disappears before you've decided you like it. Pork and crab soup dumplings lean restrained rather than explosive, and the mapo tofu is silken and properly fiery. Dark walls, warm light, a small bar up front. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is on record here.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
One number, weighted & current 74
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Crispy eel
“Signatures include crispy eel, a pile of sweet, glossy crunch that is impossible to stop eating”
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Stir-fried cauliflower with dry chili
“stir-fried cauliflower with dry chili, which carries a bright, numbing heat.”
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Pork and crab soup dumplings
“The pork and crab soup dumplings are neatly constructed, self-contained rather than explosive”
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Mapo tofu
“mapo tofu stands out for its custardy, silken texture and spice.”
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