Militant Mediterranean Chicken
If you see a faded sign by the side of the road, just outside a shack-like diner and emblazoned with an ebullient rooster, you've just discovered one of the best-value fast-food places in town. Though it's uncertain whether ...[ read full review ]
Friday, March 12 | Dining | Delivery
Latest from the Literary Festival
Yes ladies and gentlemen, you have heard correctly. Peter Hessler, the author who gave many their first intimate look into China with his portrayal of a small town along the Yangtze, has canceled his keynote appearance ...[ read full review ]
Friday, March 12 | Dining | Fusion
Tidy Tasty Thai
Set in a traditional 1920s' house, formerly home to over seven Shainghainese families, Oasis is a cozy eatery, which doesn't surprise but does deliver. We'd definitely advise booking one of their terrace spots once this freakish one-day-warm-next-day-cold front ...[ read full review ]
Friday, March 12 | Dining | Thai
Belgian Comfort
Delight Food is a recent addition to HongMei Entertainment Street in GuBei. The Belgian restaurant, which has been open for about six months, is the latest project for owner Mr. Zheng. He previously spent some time in Belgium studying ...[ read full review ]
Friday, March 05 | Dining | Belgian
Hot Fusion
You can tell a lot about a restaurant by the details. For instance, you know something good will come of a Malaysian restaurant that serves traditional rice that is fragrant with green pandam leaf and coconut milk - a ...[ read full review ]
Friday, March 05 | Dining | Southeast Asian
A Mardi Gras of Flavors
Newly opened Mardi Gras is a gorgeous if eclectic space. It is a traditional French restaurant housed in an 80-year-old Spanish villa renovated in a distinctly Japanese style, including a sunken bar upstairs. The effect could ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 26 | Dining | French
Thai in TaiKang Lu
It's often hard to find a restaurant amongst the tangled maze that is Taikang Lu, but if you look for the pink signposts starting at the Taikang road entrance they will lead you to Tai Thai Restaurant ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 26 | Dining | Thai
Same Face, Different Place
Having chucked in the towel on GuYang Road, Elia has been nestling in the Crowne Plaza Century Park since September. Dressed in shades of brown and beige, pictures of Grecian and Mediterranean scenes occupy spaces along the ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 12 | Dining | Mediterranean
Why did you decide to make the huge jump from frozen food production to a three-story restaurant?
Oscar: I feel at home with people. Frozen food is a good business but you never meet the people. But here, they are a ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 12 | Dining | Mexican
My Land, My Food, My Mexico
A lot of buzz surrounds the opening of Mi Tierra. The Mexican consular has sung its praises, the media is salivating and hungry parties are banging at their door - but is the kitchen at ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 12 | Dining | Mexican
Cuisine Blend
It would be easy to pass Louie Restaurant by as one of so many other plaza diners, decorated as it is with innocuous interiors. Owned by a group of Hong Kong natives, the restaurant recently changed its initial approach ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 05 | Dining | Cantonese
Everything Nice
Finding western-style bakeries is hard in Shanghai. While there are baked goods on every corner, including chains like 85 Degrees and Paris Baguette, most selections involve fried, fluffy, sweet bread, or various versions of mystery meat. Oftentimes the beautiful ...[ read full review ]
Friday, February 05 | Dining | Bakery
Saved by the Seafood
The French-trained German chef of Lounge 842 excels at seafood. While some of the other items on the menu are deserving of a stern reprimand, the kitchen has a very competent grasp of its fish. Highest on ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 29 | Dining | French
Drawing a Blanc
The name of new restaurant Bistro Blanc may fool people into dropping in for French fare, but the wary diner should know better by now than to judge a restaurant by its signage. This cozy little eatery is ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 29 | Dining | Fusion
Salads, Soups and Sandwiches to Savor
It's a little tricky to pinpoint why anyone would open a salad bar in January. Poor season choice aside, Zest Express offers a warm stop-off that's perfect for a takeaway lunch or a quick and ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 22 | Dining | Cafes
Fit for an Emperor
Located on the second floor of the Langham Hotel, T'ang Court is a counterpart restaurant to the 2-Michelin-Star Cantonese restaurant of the same name based in Hong Kong. The Group Executive Chef of Langham Hotels, Mr Kwong ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 22 | Dining | Cantonese
Bloody Marys, Paper Rolls ‘N' More
Simon Lee mixes a very special cocktail; his Bloody Mary is a mix of different herbs and vegetables, which makes it complex but not too strong, and avoids the usual spicy nonsense you get with ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 15 | Dining | Southeast Asian
What was your initial idea with N'More's Concept?
We wanted to make N'More a well balanced and reasonably priced new offering for Southeast Asian-style cooking in Shanghai. Our aim is to create a relaxing environment where our customers feel at ease, ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 15 | Dining | Southeast Asian
The Theater of Food
"It's hard to work in a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai, because there's so much competition", the verbose waitress gushes, in-between squeezing an abundant array of Kagura's specialties onto the table. While the loquacious young girl is merely ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 15 | Dining | Japanese
Dishes Dressed to Impress
Incorporating a clean, minimal design, Xenlon relishes a bit of showmanship. The smattering of entrées - including lightly fried strips of burdock, sweet pumpkin carved into a leaf, and a ball of traditional Japanese egg omelette ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 08 | Dining | Japanese
Homely Thai House
Everyone likes to feel appreciated. Unlike so many restaurants in town, where you're greeted with a rather bored "welcome", the chorus of "sadaweeka" from staff at Thai House is full of heart. Even the minor bird squawks out ...[ read full review ]
Friday, January 08 | Dining | Thai
Spicy Kimchi and Sushi Rolls
The third branch of Korean-Japanese restaurant Qing Hui Lou is looking shiny and new, spick and span. A selection of complimentary hors d'oeuvres and appetizers are provided prior to the meal, allowing diners a moment to ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 25 | Dining | Korean
Oysters by the Fireside
The latest restaurant in the Eduardo Vargas menagerie is Balthazar, a brasserie based around the concept that cold weather food is always a hit. Located in an old renovated house at the edge of Tianzifang, Vargas' restaurant ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 25 | Dining | French
We've just seen you open three new venues. What goes through your mind when you create new concepts?
What I usually do is find the spaces and evaluate, so it always depends on the clientele and the area. In the case ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 25 | Dining | French
Thoroughly Modern Martin
In a beautifully restored, French-style 1920s house in Xujiahui Park, Restaurant Martin is right at the center of the city. Open for nearly two months now, the restaurant of Chef Martin Berasategui - mastermind of two Michelin-starred restaurants ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 18 | Dining | Spanish
A Stately Pleasure Dome of Hot Pot
Using the same formula from its two previously successful enterprises in Taipei, restaurant Khubilai Khan has come to the mainland to cook up its winning hot-pot recipe for Shanghai's dining scene. Open since mid-October, ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 18 | Dining | Hotpot
Eating with Grace
Tucked into a hard-to-find corner of Gubei, Amazing Grace is the type of restaurant that gently nudges cold weather memories back into the far recesses of memory. The restaurant, full of pillows, warm colors and the smell of ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 11 | Dining | Southeast Asian
An Italian Shelter
There is a lovely new pasta restaurant on Maoming Road. Offering a warm, cozy atmosphere, friendly staff and very reasonably priced food, Pasta Inn is a perfect pit stop after a manic afternoon's shop. Prices rarely go over ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 11 | Dining | Italian
Eating Your Way to Equilibrium
Who knew that cosmic balance was just a dining experience away? According to one branch of feng shui, a person has five elements ordering their life. Either a lack or abundance of earth, fire, wood, water ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 04 | Dining | Southeast Asian
Last year you opened quite a few restaurants in Shanghai. What have you been up to lately? Anything with the Expo?
I'm doing a product for a hotel launching next week in Hong Kong, consulting for the Australian and US Pavilions, ...[ read full review ]
Friday, December 04 | Dining | Fusion
