A new addition to the Lapis Group, the "lux lounge" version of Lapis Thai at the Shanghai Centre is open and ready for business. But, unlike its sister restaurants, there's a fresh ingredient in the so-far successful Lapis recipe: fusion ...[ read full review ]
Hidden away in Central Plaza, Thai Aroma is a shortcut to the cuisine of Thailand. Opened on June 1, it already has a buzzing office crowd descending en masse for the cheap, RMB38 lunch set, like addicts hoping to score ...[ read full review ]
There's nothing like efficient service in a restaurant to put a diner in a good mood for food. Despite an already steady influx of clientele, Lemon Grass manages to keep a brisk flow of orders coming out of the kitchen ...[ read full review ]
Recently re-opened under new management, this TaiKang Road eatery now goes by the name of My Thai at Hiro's. Co-owner Angwara Puttha and her chef, who just happens to be her mother, have teamed up to present authentic family recipes ...[ read full review ]
Golden Thai, located in MinHang District, is one of those diamonds in the rough that are unfortunately entrenched in a mire of other eateries and hidden behind generic "faux Thai hut" façades. Based on the bottom floor of a massive ...[ read full review ]
Mi Thai Adding Eastern Tastes to Western Wagas
A small fiefdom has been established. If you have walked down the small but rapidly gentrifying AnFu Road, you probably noticed smells of coffee, fresh bread, and maybe a roasted chicken wafting down the way - all courtesy of the ...[ read full review ]
Thai Loft Thai-Pho, Power Combo
Co-owner of 3Top, Gladys Ho has added another noteworthy restaurant to the Shanghai dining scene. In a large space inside the Kerry Centre lobby on NanJing Road are the twinned eateries of Pho Asia and Thai Loft. The two separate ...[ read full review ]
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 moves on ...[ read full review ]
Tai Thai 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 and Lounge. Part ...[ read full review ]
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 a greeting, ...[ read full review ]
Interview: Sukit Niramitcharoenwong, Head Chef at Simply Thai
How long have you been a chef at Simply Thai?
Ten years - from the very start. The Singaporean owners knew my culinary teacher and came to Thailand to recruit me. I followed them to Shanghai and began working at the ...[ read full review ]
This year, Simply Thai celebrates its tenth anniversary in Shanghai. Since becoming Shanghai's first modern Thai restaurant when it opened its doors in 1999 on Dongping Lu, the Singaporean-run company has expanded to three other locations, in Xintiandi, Pudong and ...[ read full review ]
Interview: Florence Chang, The Gracious Tai Tai
Can you pinpoint the exact moment when you thought ‘I love fashion and colour coordination, I'm going to do this for a living'?
Although I can't pinpoint the exact time when I knew I would be a style and colour expert, ...[ read full review ]
Lapis Thai, a new venture from Lapis Lazuli, has opened in Thumb Plaza. No doubt many a Puxi-er will have heard about this index of restaurants clutching onto the outskirts of Pudong and imagined thumb-fuelled gimmicks aplenty. On that score, ...[ read full review ]
Naam Thai exhibits class from the inside out. Subtle texturing, dashes of fresh green, and pine paneling have mingled to create a homely ambience in an otherwise minimalist dining space. A stone Buddha takes pride of place, sitting inside ...[ read full review ]
The ever growing number of Thai restaurants springing up in Shanghai often means that one has to do something fancy with its décor or name to en'thai'ce the crowds. Supreme Thai in this sense is completely unremarkable. With a notably ...[ read full review ]
