I am taking the afternoon off today and guess where I am going to spend it.....Shenzhen!
After quickly storming through the immigration on both sides of the border, I hopped onto the rapid train and began my journey up north. My first destination was trendy One Avenue Shopping Complex (卓悦中心), just a stone's throw from Gangxia station (岗厦).
I have been a fan of Nanshan's Golden Tao Tao Ju (金牌陶陶居) for quite some time now but since I would be spending the majority of my time near Futian this afternoon, this branch of Tao Tao Ju would be a much more convenient choice for me.
I have been a fan of Nanshan's Golden Tao Tao Ju (金牌陶陶居) for quite some time now but since I would be spending the majority of my time near Futian this afternoon, this branch of Tao Tao Ju would be a much more convenient choice for me.
Signature Hong Kong style milk tea (招牌港式奶茶) (¥22) – The first thing I noticed about this Tao Tao Ju was that the prices were slightly less than what Golden Tao Tao Ju was charging. Take this milk tea for example, well it was a dollar less.
As usual, the tea was pretty strong the way I like it and it wasn't overly sweet.
Tao Tao Ju jumbo prawn dumpling (陶陶居大蝦餃) (¥36) – In case you're wondering, this was three dollars cheaper than Golden Tao Tao Ju.
One of my favorite prawn dumplings in Shenzhen and it's not entirely due to its size.
Steamed 5+ Rushan oysters (5+ 乳山生𧐢) (¥12 each) – Rushan oysters from Shandong are best known for their silky and meaty texture. They are offering a special price of ¥12 per piece here. Not a bad deal at all.
I chose to steam them with fresh garlic. So yummy~
Stir-fried rice rolls with beef offal (牛雜啫珍珠腸) (¥36) – My family has been head over heels on their stir-fried rice rolls with beef briskets (牛腩啫珍珠腸) lately but this version with beef offal was new to the dim sum menu.
The beef tripe was pretty flavorful so not surprisingly, it meshed well with the rice flour rolls.
As always, Tao Tao Ju never disappoints! Jot this one down, it's much closer than the branch at MixC World so I can see us coming here very often down the road.
Food Rating: 6.7/10
Price: ¥¥¥
Address: Shop L233, East Zone, Level 2 One Avenue, Fuhua Road, Futian, Guangzhou, China
深圳市福田区福华路卓悦中心商场东区L233
Closest Metro Station: Gangxia (岗厦)
Tel: +86 (755) 8299-8870
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 9:30pm daily
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