The Best Restaurant in Shanghai--YongFoo Elite

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Posted: Dec 01, 2006 - 06:38 PM
Post subject: The Best Restaurant in Shanghai--YongFoo Elite

Yongfoo Elite Background:

Yongfoo Elite is classical western villa you have discovered a world of Eastern art and luxury. Every aspect seems to be telling a story of the past. Here is a peaceful inner world in the restless city.

The consular district of shanghai recalls best the luxury of the past, and as time flows, it seems to become ever more serene as if trying to retain something. It never attempts to compete with the modern urban metropolis. Guests at Yongfoo Elite enjoy an experience of peace, elegance, and grace.

Yong Elite is a private dining and leisure club offering gourmet cuisine, wine and cocktails live music and immaculate service in this graceful manor filled with fine art and antiques, Yongfoo Elite embodies the sophisticated refinement and attention to fine points that exist in so few places today. Located in the diplomatic district of Shanghai, the villa has served at different times as a consulate for the UK, Russia and Vietnam.

Basic Info:
Address: No.200 YongFu Road, Shanghai, China
Reseration: +86-21-5466 2727
Website: http://www.yongfooelite.com
Yongfoo Elite Cuisine:

Yongfoo Elite combines authentic Shanghai cuisine with attentive Western service.

The Yongfoo Elite's chef Ding Yongqiang brings with him 30 years experience in culinary art. Studied under the great master Li Borong, who was a founder of classic Shanghai cuisine, Chef Ding has acclaimed the tile of Famous Master of Chinese Cuisine himself.

Chef Ding Yongqiang, his approach to cooking is a reflection of the Shanghai attitude towards life: detailed and delicate. In our fast-paced modern society, this tradition is almost a luxury.

Yongfoo Elite Operation Time:

Lunch: 11:30-14:00* Average Check per/person RMB300
Afternoon tea: 14:00-17:30* Average Check per/person RMB180
Dinner: 18:00-22:00* Average Check per/person RMB500
Bar: 18:00-24:00* (no minimum charge)
* means Last Order

Service charge: 15% please reserve in advance, the members have the initiative, and also we offer valet parking.

Yongfoo Elite Facilities:

Main Building:
The main dining room combines mahogany furniture with art deco items, ancient Chinese paintings and antiques from old Shanghai and Europe, dating back from 60 years to 600 years old. The Classic Shanghai gourmet dishes, the hallmark of Yongfoo Elite, the complements a journey back to Shanghai's nostalgic opulence. Indoor and outdoor dining is available in the 3-story Manor, the patio and the half-acre garden.

Mission Bars:
Yongfoo Elite has three different bar areas, each with its own personality. The main building's Crystal Bar is named for its brilliant Roman columns carved from solid natural crystal. Mission Bar reveals the luxury of a metropolis. The wooden window frames are of the southern Chinese style, yet the inlaid deep blue glass adds a western accent. The various dark-wood chairs are unified by purple cloth covers, giving the room a tint of violet. Wine and martinis are the perfect accompaniment to an evening at Mission Bar, modern, graceful and leisurely.

Star Shine Nook: (Cigar Bar for member only)
The place for an intimate cocktail party with its soft lights and relaxed jazz music. It is filled with classical furniture from Europe and China such as imported vintage Gucci sofas. It is a wonderful place for wine and cigars. An antique wooden canopy bed takes up a corner of the room; two or three friends can sit inside the bed turning it into a miniature, intimate private room.

Liu Yi Tang:
The Chinese characters “the Liu Yi” on the plaque hanging in the arch refer to the classic arts of ancient China: rites, music, archery, horseback riding, writing and arithmetic, this was handwritten by Yang YI. This background sets the stage for open-air performances of live music and songs of Chinese opera; the performers come from some of the mot celebrated troupes in China. The wooden archway over the stage is a treasured antique, with intricate carving s of flowers, birds, fish insects and people; many stories come to life in the woodwork. The back of the corridor is a gold-leafed wall with Victorian style leaf and vine patterns. Further down the corridor is a t¡betan wall hand-painted in colorful stripes. This diversity of unrelated elements creates contrasts and tensions in the design.

The Garden:
The garden was designed in terms of Chinese Funshui, the harmony with nature, the philosophy is to take good care of the garden without being too deliberate in design, the trees have spirits, give them space and they will grow as time passes, water are shallow and transparent, they are the home of goldfish. There are two large magnolia trees in the garden, round lanterns like full moons, hang on the ancient pines outside the Star Shine Nook with soft and warm light. The Pharmacist Buddha sits peacefully in a corner of the garden blessing those here with health and well-being.
Yongfoo – House of the Elite:

The since opened in March 2004, the Yongfoo Elite has become a favorite haunt of the city's socialites and important visitors. The Among them the were French the First Lady, the Bernadette Chirac, Jean-Claude Junker, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, the Loyola de Palacio, the Vice the President of the European Commission, the Shen Guo Fang, China ‘the s Assistant the Foreign Minister, the William Christie, the French Master Conductor, the Ralph Fiennes, the leading the actor in the motion picture “the English Patient", the NBA player the Yao Ming, the New York the based fashion the designer Vivienne the Tam and the Hollywood superstar Jacky Chan, Maggie Zhang.

The Awards& Recognition of Yongfoo Elite:

Runner-up, Best Club for 2004 WALLPAPER
"No.1 Club" THE BUND

One of the Ten Grand Clubs 2006
MANGAZINE

The Best Club for Finance Personage
<Securities Market Weekly>

The White Collars' Favorite Club of the year 2006
<Modern Weekly>.

The one of “the Best Restaurants in Shanghai”
<Shanghai Tattler> magazine

"The Yongfoo Elite gives guests an idea how a rich family lived in the 1920 s or 1930 ses" ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Ultimate corporate entertainment",
SHANGHAI BUSINESS REVIEW

"You feel like a movie star eating Yongfoo Elite's shark fin soup,
not to mention the abalone."
SAS RESTAURANT GUIDE

"The Once you step in the club, you will be enchanted by its grandness and luxury"
BAZAAR

"A place to impress"
EURO BUSINESS

"Peace, elegance and grace in the heart of the old Shanghai"
PINNACLE (published by Rolls-Royce)

Yongfoo Elite Representative Banquet Clients:

American Chamber of Commerce
Association of the Consular Corps in Shanghai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bureau of Shanghai World Expo
The Shanghai Int'l Convention& Exhibition
Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission
Bankers Association of Shanghai
State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission of Shanghai
Italian Trade Commission
French Consulate General
British Consulate General
Dutch Consulate General
Japanese Consulate General
Spanish Consulate General
US Consulate General
Luxembourg Embassy
Norwegian Consulate Genera
Cartier
Gucci
Louis Vuitton
Citigroup
Coca-Cola
Pepsi co
Bayer
Nokia
E-Bay
ETG
Virgin Atlantic
Dragonair
General Electric
General Motors
Asia Pacific Network Communications
Ink Pak Communication Group
Standard Chartered Bank
Credit Suisse
HSBC
China Construction Bank
Virgin Atlantic
Dragonair
"The Managers in Shanghai" Magazine
Martell
Pacific World
Shanghai Tatler

The Yongfoo Elite Visitor Media 2006:

USA NBC TV

SINGAPORE MAGAZINE

VIRGIN ATLANTID MAGAZINE

《BENTLEY 》MAGAZINE

《BAZAAR 》

《HONG 》FRENCH MAGAZINE

《SAWASDEE 》 THAILAND AIRLINE MAGAZINE

《The NEW HOLIDAY 》 HONG KONG MAGAZINE

《U 》HONG KONG MAGAZINE

《SUPER BRAND 》

《MING SHI 》

《VOGUE 》 FRENCH

《VOGUE 》 AUSTRALIA

《The COTE EST 》FRENCH

《ELLE 》GREECE

《DEPARTURE 》AMERICAN EXPRESS

《POWER 》MAGAZINE US

《FLARE 》MAGAZINE CANADA

《MILIONAIZ 》 MAGAZINE HOLLAND

《EDIPRESS 》SEISSLAND DESIGN MAGAZINE

《BERLINGSKE 》 DENMARK

《CONCIERGE 》JAPAN

Yongfoo Elite owner and designer: Mr. Wang Xing Zheng

l The president of Shanghai Xianqiangfang Corporation Ltd & Yongfoo Elite.

l Asian American, born in Shanghai.

l The pioneer fashion designer of China, designing mainly for males.

l He started to do interior design since 1994 and his first masterpiece at 1996---Xianqiangfang Restaurant---made its name in Shanghai rather quickly due to its simple and unsophisticated decoration and profound art flavor.

l The Door, the restaurant and music bar opened in 2001 could be regarded as the milestone of Mr. Wang's art works.

l In the same year, Mr. Wang planned to set up the high-class club---the Yongfoo Elite in the old site of the British Consulate Office. Grand opening on March, 2004.

l Mr. Wang is addicted to collecting art works and antiques throughout the world. He has traveled across Europe, America and numerous cities and towns in China, inspecting the local conditions and customs. With the experience around 20 years, Mr. Wang has his own standard in collecting antiques. Fond of sharing his design and collections with his bosom friends, he insists that The Door and the Yongfoo Elite are gifts to people who have the same hobby.