Restaurant Reviews - Shanghai Expat - Living and Working in Shanghai

on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 01:37 PM AST - 29881 Reads

Looking for a nice restaurant is not always easy especially when there are a lot to choose from. Here are what some of our long time members and food expert have to say concerning several of the restaurants in the Shanghai area to give us a better idea on which restaurants to try. These restaurants and their corresponding comments are taken from the food forum where they have been discussed. If you have any useful information regarding restaurants, please click on comment at the end of this article or post your opinion in the food forum.

Pudong Restaurants: Hot and Not in the Brave New World

	Hot
Name:	Sound of Music
Address:	located in a tall building next to Times Square, the same building as the Scholar's Bookstore, 4 floors up
Comments:
Serend	“excellent and has very creative cooking”

	Not
Name:	Zhi-Zhen Restaurant
Address:	in Times Square
Comments:
Serend	“pricy and undistinguished”

	Hot and Not
Name:	The Paulaner
Address:	Fu Du Duan behind the Shangri La Hotel
Comments:
SirFiddler	“I've always loved the Wiener schnitzel in there with Spaetzle or French Fries. Good grub if you like German Food. They brew their beer themselves. Has a wonderful view of the Puxi riverfront. Although massively overpriced. ”

Address:	XinTianDi
Comments:
moche	“service & music are good but the taste of foods is unstable, it's up to your luck. If you like drinking beer, going there is the right place, try wheat beer”


Name:	Puxi's
Address:	behind the Carrefour in JingQiao, spreading over two floors
Comments:
SirFiddler	“Well hidden from the folks down at the wrong side of the river, it is the bigger version of downtowns Blue Frog. Western and Asian dishes, liked the food very much, reasonably priced. Drinks at regular prices, happy hour is from 4-8 I think. It’s going to be good as soon as it gets warmer, massive outside area and a little balcony on the 2nd floor.”

	Hot
Name:	Abalone
Address:	Super Brand Mall
Comments:
GC	“Mostly meat and fish dishes you cook yourself on the hotplate at your table. Reasonable priced, about 100 a head for a few dishes and beer.”

Name:	Zoe's Café
Address:	Super Brand Mall
Comments:
GC	“Had lunch there today, Macaroni and chips, mug of hot chocolate and 2 coronas for 131rmb.”

Name:	Dublin Exchange
Address:	HSBC Building, Yin Cheng East Road
Comments:
GC	“has good quality food, slightly over-priced as is the beer but I guess that’s due to the location..”


	Hot and Not


	Name:	Indian Kitchen
	Address:	600 Lantian Lu by Biyun Lu, Jin Qiao next to Blue Frog
	Comments:
	GC	“Small, overpriced, rubbish food and crap service. We went the 2nd or 3rd week it opened so maybe things have improved since then.”
	carrol	“It was one of the most satisfying meals I've had in Shanghai thus far... the food was absolutely delicious!”
	moche	“Curry is not as spicy as indian food should be (already asked for very spicy one) but Indian breads like Nan, Parota, Roti are soooo good”
	bluecheese	“Only had their buffet. Once. It’s cheap and filling. And unlimited beer. That’s the best I can say about their food. I'll eat there only if my friends are going”


	Hot
Name:	Domani Italian
Address:	Super Brand Mall, 4th Floor
Comments:
Michael	“it is really good and very reasonable and you even get a view of the Bund.”

Name:	Red Dot
Address:	Shangri-la next to the Starbucks
Comments:
Michael	“thought that was pretty good also”

	Not
Name:	Padi
Address:	Super Brand Mall
Comments:
Michael	“has gotten overpriced and the food was not that hot to begin with”

	Hot and Not
Name:	Lagun Sari
Address:	800 Pudong Da Dao, between Fushan Lu and Yuanshen Lu
Comments:
wenlee	“I've always loved the Wiener schnitzel in there with Spaetzle or French Fries. Good grub if you like German Food. They brew their beer themselves. Has a wonderful view of the Puxi riverfront. Although massively overpriced. A Schnitzel comes at around 90RMB if I remember correctly and the half liter beer comes for 68RMB.”

Name:	Xin Wang
Address:	9th floor of Yaohan (Ba Bai Ban), there are quite a few other outlets in Puxi
Comments:
wenlee	“They serve HK style Canto food, quite a good range with reasonable prices.”
moche	“Baked eggplant is great, wanton soup & crispy pork & BBQ pork are good but Dimsum is only O.K. for me.”

Si-Chuan Foods: Between Hell and Salvation

Name:	South Beauty
Address:	located in a tall building next to Times Square, the same building as the Scholar's Bookstore, 4 floors up
Comments:
Serend	“Reasons I recommend this place for your first experience are: 1. It offers the so-called "reformed Si-Chuanese". Or rather, what we may call "fusion" Si-Chuanese style. Not too spicy. And the echef is used to requests for a tone-down and won't get offended. 2. It has both Si-chuanese and Cantonese dishes on the menu, so you may order a few of each for a balanced palate. 3. The cooking is quite good in its own right. Tips: you may want to go with a few people. I would say 3 minimum. That way you have room to "diversify”
moche	“Service & Foods & atmosphere are great”
DragonAss	“good entertaining for dining in with guests. It's pricey but quite worth the price. I love salted duck egg, cooked with tofu. I know how scary it sounds for my colesterol level ”
		South Beauty
Name:	Yu-Xin
Address:	Near Jing-An Temple. 333 Chengdu N. Rd. (X Weihai Rd.)
Comments:
Serend	“all around best place in SH”
miti	“fantastic food, value for money”

Name:	Dark Lady
Address:	Chang-Ning Bureau, 515 An-Long rd. (X Xian-Xia Rd.)
Comments:
Serend	“authenticity, excellent ingredients! Nothing fancy”

Name:	San Niang Yu Zhuang (Lady San's fish village)
Address:	Hong Gu Lu and An Long Lu (near Gu Bei area)
Comments:
moviejunkie2004	“very good and very cheap (around 50rmb per person) - if you don’t need "fa piao" (receipt) they can even discount more!”

Italian

Name:	Da Marco
Address:	Dong Zhu An Bang Lu
Comments:
MichaelT	“Da Marcos is great! The food is what I'd expect if I walk into a good Italian restaurant in California and the owner is Italian himself. The prices are pricey for Shanghai but they are fair if the restaurant was in US”
bellabella	“bland and overpriced”
dfoo	“It is for sure one of the best italian restaurants I've ever been in. The place is always very full so if you want to go you should make a reservation. I find the food there incredible”
Michael	“I thought it was pretty good and a good value. IN a couple cases, I thought the portions were actually too large”
thewalrus	“Da Marco is a fair place, not great but not bad. The pizza is ok - not a patch on pizza in Italy but you can't complain.”
DragonAss	“For my fun Italian dining, I won’t compare it to Isolabella or Va Bene. Da Marco is simply not in their league. But if I have to compare it with Jimix, Da Marco still wins me... ”

Name:	Trattoria Isabelle
Address:	139 Xing'An lu by Yandang lu
Comments:
cks60	“ambiance is nice. But the menu never changes, the food is sub-par and the wine is overpriced. There really isn't good Italian food here unless you're willing to lose your wallet.”
bellabella	“a lovely Italian restaurant. It is set in an old house on three floors and is perfect for a romantic meal. The food is really good there too.”

Name:	Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore
Address:	Hengshan Lu
Comments:
carrol	“The food was delicious, real Italian, at last. Found the dishes expensive and the portions small, but will still go again because they have 'the flavour' ...”
giacomodolce	“Not bad and not terribly expensive Trattoria style Italian. It's a pretty good value.”
frenchlover1999	“I think Salvatore is very reasonably priced”


	Name:	Jimix Seve
	Address:	607 Beijing Xi Lu
	Comments:
	bleucheese	“the real deal (or as close as you can get in this town). Consistently excellent.”
	cks69	“Jimix Seve Rocks...”
	itaye	“Many Italians living in SH, including me, like to go to Jimix for our homefood”
	lovely	“Yes the pizza very niceee...so good and taste very fresh too.”


Name:	Isolabella
Address:	Haui Hai Zhong Lu near Maoming Lu
Comments:
ShanghiMichelle	“I've never had a bad meal - I recommend the carpaccio, caprese and penne arrabiatta”

Name:	Casanova's
Address:	Julu Lu by Changshu Lu
Comments:
bleucheese	“Nice room, nice ambiance, great service.”
thewalrus	“the food isn’t GREAT - it’s simply good in my opinion. But the atmosphere is very nice.”
anniboodk	“Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in town.”

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