Decent xiao long bao. They have the crab and pork version. The roast duck, however, was quite salty. Located on the B floor of a shopping centre building in CBD read more

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Not bad for just the XLB pork and crab orders. The others are just mid taste, but perhaps I am too used to DTF (Din Tai Fung) standards. Not bad ambiance but there are flys that hovered the food and one fell into the plate lol read more

The price is nice，Big portions and great taste，taste like in China！service is good！lalalalala

The soup dumplings here were pretty good but all the other foods were just okay and very expensive. It's probably because it's in the basement floor of a mall but I'd skip it for Chinatown. The beef dish I got was that weird spongey textured beef Chinese restaurants have and it was gross. The pork belly dish was good but a very small portion for how pricey it was. read more

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I came here for the xlbs and they were very tasty! The location is interesting... Inside a mall essentially. I was happy to find xiao long bao and sheng jian bao that were tasty. The prices were pretty average. I'd visit again. read more

New Shanghai is a Shanghainese restaurant chain in Sydney. The food and ambiance here is comparable to eating at Din Tai Fung. This branch is located in the heart of the Sydney CBD at Westfield Sydney. The restaurant is quite new having only opened last year. It is located on Level 1 which is one floor down from street level. It is a spacious spot and the interior is beautifully modern as it is decked with red lanterns on top. There are several seating areas here. The bar is on your left and the main dining area is on your right. But what drew me in was that the restaurant has a dumpling bar in which you can watch while the chefs are making dumplings through the window which makes for great food entertainment. While eating Cantonese dim sum is expensive in Sydney, I found the pricing for Shanghainese dim sum here to be in line or less than I would pay at Din Tai Fung in Seattle when you factor in the exchange rate. Had a weekend lunch here and ordered several dishes. My item selection consisted of an order of crab meat xiao long bao ($12), a pork ribs rice dumpling ($4.90) and pork belly buns ($6.60). I enjoyed everything that I tried here. The xiao long bao was nice and juicy with a good amount of soup inside each dumpling. Though the crab accentuates this dish as it gives it a sweeter flavor. The rice dumpling was a special as it was Dragon Boat Festival season. It didn't disappoint as the pork ribs inside were tender. Continuing the porkfest theme were the pork belly buns. I like the inclusion of a slice of cucumber with hoisin sauce on top as it helped to balance the dish out. Had a great meal at New Shanghai. The menu selection and prices here are more reasonable than the Din Tai Fung Dumpling Bar upstairs in the food court area. And when you add in the ambiance particularly the dumpling bar feature, it seems like a no brainer to eat here instead of at DTF. read more

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Phenomenal Shanghainese food. A bit difficult to find if you're not familiar with the area, but totally worth the journey. What we ordered for the table: -Garlic Cucumbers -Drunken Chicken -Pork Soup Dumplings -Gyoza -Pan Fried Soup Dumplings -Soft Shell Crab -Beef Noodle Soup -Scallion Tossed Dry Noodles Everything was delicious, but we were blown away by the dumplings. They're made to order and each juicy bite offers an explosion of flavor. Soft shell crab was larger than expected, which is great if you know anything about ordering them. Scallion noodles was probably my personal favorite as I demolished them even though I was already full. read more

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Pretty good! Honestly it could be the best until I found Chinatown which is cheaper and serve more traditional Chinese food. Still, I'd recommend New Shanghai with 2 thumbs up. read more

Consistently good. The xiao long bao and pan fried pork buns are a must order. Recently discovered the rice cakes with XO sauce... delicious. Their prawn wonton in chilli oil is not as good as others. We've never had an issue getting a table although we've never gone during peak times. The space is also large which is great for our pram. read more

New Shanghai - Stir fried Chinese rice cake with pork and XO sauce $17 - Shanghainese Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Lynn Shanghai and DTF do fantastic spicy pork and prawn wontons. They also do amazing Xiao Long Bao. New Shanghai has an immediate advantage over Lynn Shanghai - it didn't burn down on Australia Day. New Shanghai's wontons are the bigger than DTF's but the sauce is milder. Before it burnt down Lynn Shanghai had fantastic sauce on their wontons with peanuts and chilli oil and a chewy pulpy thing that I never identified (possibly tamarind but drier). DTF's spicy wontons are smaller and you get less of them, but their sauce is the best by a mile. And you can get them with 'dry noodles' which aren't dry. I'm so confused. read more

New Shanghai - Too slow on the trigger finger - Shanghainese Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Well, second day in a row that I come back to have lunch at this restaurant. Yesterday experience was good, and I like the ambience in this place, so maybe that's the things that keep me want to experience more. I had crab meat Xiao long Bao and steamed "lions head" meat ball in broth, crab meat and Chinese chestnut. Over all was really good. Meat ball was soft in texture, I do believe the mixed pork, crab and chestnuts together in a meat ball pattie. Honestly need more chestnut to give you a crunchy texture on the meat ball, but that's my personal opinion. Today, I ordered chicken and corn soup as an entree and pan fried crab meat and pork bun. Nice soup base and some shredded chicken thigh fillet scattered on the soup, to be honest nothing fancy but good enough to warm your tummy and get your palate going for the next dish. Pan fried bun came in 8 pcs served ( lucky Chinese number), with sprinkles of black sesame on top m, unfortunately buns a bit thick as the need to hold some soup inside, but taste wise it was beautiful, crunchy texture on the bottom of the buns, I like it very much! read more

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The glossy red with surrounding dark timber makes it hard to reconcile that you are actually in the City's Westfield Centre. This illusion only happens with the feel as there is no illusion about the food - it is wonderful. Excellent dumplings are a fine way to start the meal. The succulent pork ribs were a hit, and so too, the Mapo Tofu....it comes with ground pork and has a the nice chilli flavouring. The hot and sour pork was delicious, and everyone enjoyed the salt and pepper prawns. Pork bun was tasty. Sauteed beans added a different set of flavours. There is no doubt to really enjoy the range of dishes, dining with at least four people is a minimum starting number to get to really appreciate how good the food is. Service is efficient and helpful until all is plates are on the table - a little 'post delivery' follow up would improve the experience. We had to go and seek server support to refill water and tea needs. Good value for money and the dumplings, indeed the food is great. Just forget you are sitting underneath the Westfield Centre......and you will enjoy the experience. read more

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I do love coming here but do expect a few more dishes on the menu. Maybe some Mongolian Lamb or Honey King Prawns.. The Xio long bao is my fave, and my son loves the noodles! All the other dishes we had were enjoyed by all. The only fault I have on my last visit is that the noodles were cold - we ordered two plates of it. Other than that will be a frequent of this restaurant! Well done. read more

No no no, seriously not good. Very average. Ordered through Foodora, got the Marinated Pork Ribs, Shepherd's Purse & Pork Wontons & Zha Jiang Noodles. I'm not sure if it's because it was delivery, it just wasn't great. Everything was served separately, which is fine, but had to mix everything. The taste was not good, just so so average. The Pork Ribs was the only one that was half-way decent. I couldn't even finish it though. Really disappointed :( I missed out on my work dinner at Sea Bay so was craving good food, sigh. Total $26.50 read more

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This New Shanghai is actually the best. It is genuinely the best that I have had in Sydney. This is in comparison to the many places I've tried in Eastwood and Ashfield, as well as places in Hong Kong. New Shanghai in Westfield Pitt St, is like 11/10. Well, we ordered 3 dishes between 2 people for lunch and were expecting to take away the remainder... but there was no remainder to take home and we were left in a food coma for the rest of the night. I had to try the pork buns and xiao long bao; they're just staples of the Shanghainese cuisine I'd say. Firstly, id like to point out that there were instructions on how to eat the dumplings on the menu hahaha. Probably due to the unexperienced dumpling eaters burning them self from the scolding hot soup inside the dumplings. The pork buns were ohhhhh so juicy. The pork was so juicy mannnn and the soup inside was UGH to die for (or to burn my mouth for). The pan fried base of the bun was perfect. Just enough crunch on the base; not drenched in oil, and not soggy. The dough of the bun was just right in thickness and "fluffiness" and didn't overwhelm the entirety of the bun. The xiao long bao. Pls. Give me more. I want more. Maybe next time I'll only purely order XLB and nothing else. God the dumpling wrapping was soooo thin and delicate; makes it so easy to just shove down my throat straight into the stomach. The insides, once again, on point 11/10. I cant describe it, it's just so juicy and filled with the boiling goodness. The Noodles were also quite nice. I think the noodles are hand made? Perfect texture and nice soup, but overall; the pork buns and XLB were the standouts. I'll be back so very so so very very soon :D Prepare the XLB for me pls read more

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I am a huge fan of New Shanghai's fish dumplings, so I was thrilled one was opening in Westfield. Take-away or in-house, they are always delicious. The staff here are all so nice and helpful. Other dishes I have tried are the prawn dumplings - delicious, but they don't reheat well, so finish these when they are fresh; the noodles with the dried shrimp and shallot are very mild, very light and easy to eat, and highly addictive. I'm also a big fan of their mocktails - the sour-cherry and lemonade-based Shirley Temple is delicious, and the Cinderella is a tart citrusy drink that makes you forget that these drinks aren't alcoholic. Super-speedy take-out orders (plus containers are 20c if you wish to take home leftovers), nice staff, efficient service - during peak lunch hour with a ten-minute wait time, they had us in-fed-out in half an hour when we mentioned an appointment. Definitely a place for a delicious lunch. read more

Good alternative for delicious, cheaper soup dumplings! I'm a huge fan of soup dumplings! This is very comparable to the famous ding tai fung dumplings but at a lower cost but just as good or if anything better! This joint is a pretty large restaurant located on the L1 floor of the Pitt street mall. The quality of the dumplings are very good and tasty. I ordered the shanghai noodles with spring onion, dried shrimp & soy sauce was a pleasant surprise! It came out with a clear bowl of broth as well to help keep the noodles from going dry in your mouth. It was SO good! Very chewy texture to the noodles but it had so much flavor. Second dish was the crab meat xiao long bao which did contain a little bit of pork (which I didn't die - I am a pescetarian) I thought it would be pure crab meat but in the end it still have pork in it to hold the dumpling together. Lastly, the best dish of all was the Prawn wontons with chilli oil, peanut & sesame sauce. It was a little pricier but so worth ordering. The perfect balance between the chili oil, peanut & sesame made it drool worthy. It's a MUST order dish!! You will not be disappointed. I'll definitely order this every time I come back here. Everyone started dipping their dumplings in the sauce in the end to get as much flavor as possible. I'm excited for the next time I come back here, they have high quality dumplings at a reasonable price. read more

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Their prawn dumplings were delicious. The crispy fried chicken was cooked perfectly and lived up to its name. Service was quick even though it was around lunch time. read more

This place was BUSY! Which is a good sign, but can also be intimidating. The food was good, but not the best I've had. The waitstaff was kind and attentive, even given how busy they were. Hostess was very nice and accommodating. Scene seemed better for a family meal or casual friendly dinner. It would be a fine date spot, but slightly less intimate or unique than one might want. read more

Went around 7:30pm. Party of 2 and were sat instantly. Was about 15 min before someone took our order. Really great food and it came very quickly. We had the pot stickers, 3 cup chicken, and X.O fried rice. Staff were very friendly. read more

I'm disappointed the soup we ordered are not hot it's warm and the beef is chewy. Not a good restaurant to bring friends from overseas. Also I'm disappointed with the menu number 517 the duck with steam buns. It doesn't look like a duck and it doesn't taste like a duck. It taste chicken. With the price 37.00 it's not worth it. May you people feel guilty of the way you serve the food to us. Shop 1017-1020, Westfield Sydney, 188 Pitt St, Sydney New South Wales 2000 Sydney P.S. You make us feel we don't deserve to be in your restaurant not because of the price but something else. read more

It is just ok but definitely not authentic Shanghai cuisine. Service is also lacking.

Well worth a visit for their dumplings. I think there Chatswood branch in Lemongrove is less well presented but more tasty.

I tried Xiao Long Bao with crabmeat and they were delicious. I must say though that there was significantly less soup in them then I'm used to. Price is decent for all menu. Do recommend! read more

I've been to the New Shanghai in the Bondi Junction Westfield food court several times, but I've only been here once. I came with a large group for Lunar New Year celebrations. While I agree that their soup dumplings are fantastic, I think that's where it ends. The main dishes were underwhelming (we ordered a variety of noodles and meat dishes). I don't think the food is very authentic and there are much better places in Chinatown for Chinese food. But if you want good soup dumplings (similar to DTF), come here! read more

Very nice venue with reasonable pricess and great taste. I ate pork xlb and they were the best so far. Shanghai stir fry noodles also flawless. I will come back here in very near future. Oh and fast Service:) read more

Seriously tasty Chinese food at at very reasonable price. Try the spring onion pancakes! As weird as it sounds they are the best!

Great Shanghai dumplings! Good prices. I loved the steamed pork dumplings, fast service as well. Highly recommended.