Cui Jie Xiao ChiCui Jie Xiao Chi

Founded by her mother back in the 1990s, this tiny gem continues to specialise in no-frills snacks as the current owner follows in her mother's footsteps with all-time favourites like duck meat glass noodle soup, whose broth is slow cooked for hours to build up deep umami, while duck blood curd and duck intestine add varied textures. Glutinous rice balls in red bean soup are perfumed by sweet fermented rice. Also try soupy pork dumplings. Image Credit: Michelin Restaurants Source: https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/jiang-su/nanjing_1029511/restaurant/cui-jie-xiao-chi Michelin Distinction: Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking (2026) Price: On a budget