Pulled pork is actually a meat preparation of Mexican descent and involves taking some pork shoulder and slow-cooking it over a long period until it is tender and juicy and completely wonderful. Throw a couple of slices of bread around it and it becomes downright heavenly comfort food. Our mouths are watering. Read on to find who makes Shanghai’s best pulled pork sandwiches.

SUPER TENDER

With their barbecue pit proudly on display out front, Bubba’s Texas-style Bar-B-Que and Saloon out in Hongqiao slow smokes some mean pig, and their pulled pork sandwich (¥75) is one of the most authentic in town. The meat is so tender that it’s easily pulled apart with a fork, and the vinegar and pepper flakes in their house sauce help bring out its smokiness. If the accompanying bread and ’slaw are getting in the way of enjoying your pork, order a straight pound of the stuff for ¥120 and enjoy.

GREAT WITH A BEER

Served on “fresh calzone bread”, Boxing Cat Brewery’s southern-style barbecue pulled pork sandwich (¥75) is succulent and hearty. The tender meat, smothered in the Brewery’s house-made spicy barbecue beer sauce, is best enjoyed with their tangy cabbage ’slaw. Served with thickly cut fries or a salad, one of the best parts of this sandwich is that it can be enjoyed with one of the brewery’s many beers.

DIG THE BAGUETTE

Moist, slow-roasted pork sits atop the requisite ’slaw on a roll slathered with barbecue sauce at City Deli on Nanjing Xi Lu. Although it’s not the most traditional–the sauce is a bit thick–their pulled pork sandwich (¥48) is both delicious and available via delivery. Served on a baguette instead of the usual kaiser roll, the bread offers a little crunch to go with the savory meat that most barbecue sandwiches don’t have.