Fomo
172 Huaihai Zhong Lu
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Shanghai, China
PRICE: ??
RATING:
My review for Fomo was published in the recent City Weekend magazine, so I am just copying and pasting it here 🙂 It was a pleasure to review them as I’d been there ages before and was really impressed. This was my 2nd visit and they didn’t disappoint. Lovely, fresh seafood!
People come here for just one thing: xiaolongxia (???). Translated literally as “small dragon prawns”, these little crustaceans are what Fomo is famous for. There are a myriad of flavors to choose from. We settled on a peppery, mildly spicy mix (¥60) and the plain steamed mini-lobsters with a vinegar dipping sauce (¥56). They arrived piping hot and bright red. A twist of the head and a quick flick of the hard shell is all it takes to get at the meat inside. They’re delicious and very similar to prawns. The freshness of the meat is especially evident in the plain steamed variety, and they’re are best when gobbled down with a bottle of icy cold beer on the side. The lobsters are just now coming into season and make a great summer specialty.
(Note: did this ages ago, hence photos using my old Lumix LX3 camera)
A pictorial menu – very handy
I HAS A BEER
A pot of divine “xiao long xia”
And another tray of these babies
These strange doughy noodle stick things, that Chris loves but I don’t.
This soupy rice dish that was deeeelicious!
Well, hello there
Yummy little deep-fried buns, with condensed milk that you dunk ’em into
Dessert of glutinous balls with warm yam inside. Man these are amazing…
I’m just wondering but are you a singaporean???
Heya yep sure am
have you eaten in “no sign board” in esplanade mall the chili crab is really good when I went there 😀
Ohhhh no, I’ll have to check it out – thanks!
the noodle-like things you were talking about I think are Ddeokbokki ,its a popular snack in Korea 🙂
Wow… i don’t think i can even pronounce that 😛
Looks super yummy!
Just going through your food tags for restaurant ideas in Shanghai 🙂 Is Huai Hai Road a really popular street with lots of restaurants? Just noticed it has its own tag 😀
It’s a LONG street so tons of shops and restaurants along it 🙂
You def should go when you’re here, it’s a really unique place, and will be fun for you to check out!
Will definitely try and get there and this restaurant looks super yummy 🙂 Still not sure about how many days in Shanghai we’ll do. Just know we’re leaving out of there lol but definitely want like 2-4 days at least. Wish we had more time!
Looks super yummy!
Just going through your food tags for restaurant ideas in Shanghai 🙂 Is Huai Hai Road a really popular street with lots of restaurants? Just noticed it has its own tag 😀
It’s a LONG street so tons of shops and restaurants along it 🙂
You def should go when you’re here, it’s a really unique place, and will be fun for you to check out!
Will definitely try and get there and this restaurant looks super yummy 🙂 Still not sure about how many days in Shanghai we’ll do. Just know we’re leaving out of there lol but definitely want like 2-4 days at least. Wish we had more time!
haha! I think its ingenious to use the glove to eat the prawns!!!
It only sorta kinda works.. cos the shells are sharp and just end up ripping apart the cheap/thin gloves, lol!
haha! I think its ingenious to use the glove to eat the prawns!!!
It only sorta kinda works.. cos the shells are sharp and just end up ripping apart the cheap/thin gloves, lol!
Awesome re the review! And the crawfish look GOOD!
Yeah it’s so strange Sydney doesn’t have ’em.. or at least not that I know of!
There used to be a fomo near my house but it wasn’t very good. :S Congratulations on the review! It’s so awesome to see you in City Weekend 😀
Wei-Wei
Oh weirrd, I thought their branches would all be the same! What a bummer..
Awesome re the review! And the crawfish look GOOD!
Yeah it’s so strange Sydney doesn’t have ’em.. or at least not that I know of!
Are the prawns similar to crawfish??
i think these ones ARE crawfish.. or at least so close i can’t tell the diff 😛
Not a fan of seafood, but it looks yummy anyway.
I love seafood.. any kind, really. Or rather, just all meat in general 😛
Starvvvvvvving!!! I want what you had. They look so delectable!
It was something I’d never eaten before.. quite fun to have discovered it!
interesting! they are SO tiny!
They’re basically crawfish I believe, just that in Shanghai they’re re-named to “xiao long xia”, hehe
china has got allllll sorts of foods!!
There used to be a fomo near my house but it wasn’t very good. :S Congratulations on the review! It’s so awesome to see you in City Weekend 😀
Wei-Wei
Oh weirrd, I thought their branches would all be the same! What a bummer..
Are the prawns similar to crawfish??
i think these ones ARE crawfish.. or at least so close i can’t tell the diff 😛
Not a fan of seafood, but it looks yummy anyway.
I love seafood.. any kind, really. Or rather, just all meat in general 😛
Starvvvvvvving!!! I want what you had. They look so delectable!
It was something I’d never eaten before.. quite fun to have discovered it!
interesting! they are SO tiny!
They’re basically crawfish I believe, just that in Shanghai they’re re-named to “xiao long xia”, hehe
china has got allllll sorts of foods!!