My trip to Shanghai to visit my sister was fast and furious plus fabulously fun. Basically I had all day with Mary on Saturday and we spent it either eating or shopping. Each café, restaurant, or bar we went to was really good. I would go back again and actually plan to when we all go visit Mary for Thanksgiving weekend. Yes! We get to spend Thanksgiving with family! If you find yourself in Shanghai, here are four great places to try:
We started our day out at Baker & Spice. The almond croissant was perfection and the healthy bar reminded me of my good friend Caron’s rusk. The cappuccino was dry just the way I like it–and believe it should be. This breakfast tided us over while we shopped in the French Concession during the morning.
For lunch we walked past D.O.C. Gastronomia, got to the corner, and then turned back. D.O.C. Gastronomia was that tempting! A packed restaurant is always a good sign, and the food we saw in the window drew us back. We were so glad to have had our lunch here: it was beyond delicious. We copied our neighboring table and ordered the burrata salad and then tossed it on our focaccia. Salad on top of a pizza is seriously the way to go. Also, we tried a piadina which is a sandwhich toasted in the wood fire oven. It was such smokey goodness. And yes, we were completely stuffed!
Before we walked into the Glamour Bar, we tried to freshen ourselves up after shopping all afternoon. We tried our best, but it’s a pretty fancy place. Everything about the experience at the Glamour Bar is chic: the drinks, the decor, the view, the whole vibe. After one decadent drink, we felt glamourized and made our way to our dinner reservation.
Our meal at Lost Heaven was made with culinary expertise–as it always is. The menu is based on food from the Yunnan province which means the food is filled with tons of spices. Each dish was a treat to our palette. Nothing was too spicy but rather a perfect compliment of bursting flavors.
I’ll most likely be visiting these excellent eateries when I go back to Shanghain in November:
Bakery & Spice
Addresses:
195 Anfu Lu
Tel: 5404 2733
Rm118 Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: 6289 8875
LG1-16 Shanghai ifc mall, 8 Century Ave
Tel: 3393 9981
L137 Pudong Kerry Parkside, 1378 Huamu Lu
Tel: 5015 2375
150 Grand Gateway Mall, 1 Hong Qiao Lu
Tel: 5423 1225
B127-129 K11 Mall, 300 Huaihai Lu
Tel: 6312 3361
152-153, 571 Yun Le Road
Tel: 5441 2916
D.O.C. Gastronomia
Address: D.O.C GASTRONOMIA ITALIANA
5 Dongping Rd
(Near Hengshan Rd)
Shanghai, China
Tel: 6473 9394
The Glamour Bar
Address: 6/F, No.5 The Bund ( corner of Guangdong Lu )
Tel: (86-21) 6329 3751
Lost Heaven
French Concession
Address: No 38,Gaoyou Road,Shanghai
Postal Code: 200031
Tel: 021-64335126
Fax: 021-64338574
The Bund
Address: No 17,Yan’an Dong Road,Shanghai
Postal Code: 200002
Tel: 021-63300967
Fax: 021-63300979
And there’s one in Beijing!
Address: No 23,Qian Men Dong Da Jie,Beijing
Postal Code: 100006
Tel: 010-85162698
Fax: 010-85162678
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