Some say that the mark of a good Taiwanese restaurant is the sanbeiji (three cup chicken), and we are big fans of the way they do it at Good Old Days. For RMB68, you get a big serving of tender chicken chunks braised in a concoction of soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine. The chicken cooks in the sauce until it’s reduced to a thick and savory glaze and it all comes to your table sizzling hot with a tangle of fragrant basil on top and surprising jewels of candy-sweet garlic cloves hidden throughout. The richly reduced sauce is delicious when mixed with a bowl of steamed rice (RMB5). The other menu items deliver standard, traditional fare (think fried rice, dumplings and pineapple cake) in a cozy shikumen setting with a hint of ’30s glamour.

Our rating: 4/5

DETAILS

What: Good Old Days

Where: 246 Taikang Lu 泰康路246号

Tel: 5465-8322

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