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[SHANGHAI] Cafe Paddy
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Cafe Paddy
Add: 394 Yongjia Lu, near Taiyuan Lu 永嘉路394号, 近太原路
Tel: 6466 8608
Hours: 11am~11:30pm
Price: [drinks] 25~45 RNB
Visited on: 2012-07
Look at this lush little courtyard garden. Doesn’t it just draw you right in? Welcome to Cafe Paddy.
The interior is filled with a curious collection of mannequins, carousel pony, skulls, and other vintage paraphernalia, but the atmosphere is far from eerie thanks to large windows and warm lighting.
[SHANGHAI] Awfully Chocolate (2)
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Awfully Chocolate
Address: 169 Wujiang Road, Jingan District, InPoint Plaza #120 / 吴江路169号四季坊商场120号
. 174 South Xiangyang Road / 襄阳南路174 号
Tel: 6267 9390 (Wujiang Road) / 6267 9391 (Xiangyang Road)
Hours: 10am~10pm
Website: www.awfullychocolate.com
Price: [ice-cream] 27 RMB/scoop [cupcakes] 25 RMB [truffles] 73 RMB/100g
Visited on: 2012-04
I really just wanted one scoop of chocolate ice-cream when I visited Awfully Chocolate this afternoon, but things never go as planned…
[SHANGHAI] Ginger
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Ginger
Add: No.1, 299 Fuxing Xi Lu, near Huashan Lu / 复兴西路299弄1号, 近华山路
Tel: 3406 0599
Hours: 9:30am~9:30pm
Website: www.gingercafe.cn
Price: [drinks] 25~45RMB [food] 42~98 RMB
Visited on: 2011-04
I have been to Ginger a few times before, but never thought it was anything special. This past Wednesday I sat out with a friend in its tiny alley patio, and I gotta say, this is a pretty sweet spot for the Spring weather in Shanghai. I only had a pot of ginger tea so I can’t comment on the food…you will have to go and find out yourself.
Still full from lunch, all I ordered was ginger tea with honey (35 RMB).
[SHANGHAI] Cafe des Stagiaires (3)
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Cafe des Stagiaires
Address: 54 Yongkang Lu, near Xiangyang Nan Lu / 永康路54号, 近襄阳南路
Tel: 3425 0210
Hours: [Tue-Sun] 10:00am~midnight
Price: 20~30 RMB/coffee
Visited on: 2012-03-09
Are you sick of me posting about this place yet? Yes, I was back at Cafe des Stagiaires again. A snapshot of my afternoon: a cup of latte, a cup of cappuccino, canelé, éclair, pumpkin tart, mini strawberry tart, and mini citron tart (all 10~30 RMB/piece). Liked everything I tried, but the winner of today was definitely the pumpkin tart (though the canelé was very close behind).
Click here to see my first visit and here to see my second visit.
Latte, 30 RMB
Pastries, 10~30 RMB/piece
Pumpkin Tart
A full house
Click here for pictures from my first visit and here for pictures from my second visit. I have a feeling that I’ll be back very soon :)
[SHANGHAI] aroom
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aroom
Address: No. 15, Lane 120, Tai’an Road / 泰安路120弄15号
Tel: 5213 0360
Hours: 12:00~8:30pm
Price: 20~35 RMB/drink
Visited on: 2012-02-26
Aroom is an extremely well-hidden cafe/shop on Tai’an Road – so well-hidden that you definitely, DEFINITELY won’t discover it if you weren’t specifically looking for its door. There are a few wooden tables and leather sofas for those who want to linger for the coffee and cakes, but the focus here are random objects collected by its owners (two Shanghainese couples, I hear). It’s one of those places where I get so busy trying to capture everything on camera, but there’s just too much…way too much…
[SHANGHAI] Éclair at Andaz
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Éclair at Andaz
Address: Andaz Shanghai, 88 Songshan Lu, near Taicang Lu / 嵩山路88号上海安达仕酒店1楼, 近太仓路
Tel: 2310 1720
Hours: 7:00am~10:00pm
Website: www.andazshanghai.com
Price: 18 RMB/eclair, 30~50 RMB/coffee or tea
Visited on: 2012-02-12
Éclair at Andaz specializes in – you’ve guessed it – éclairs. But before we go on, here are a few words on Andaz for those of you who are unfamiliar with this hotel collection. It is Hyatt’s new line of contemporary, boutique-inspired hotels, located in hip cities around the world like London, New York, and LA. Shanghai’s Andaz, opened only a few months ago in October 2011, is the first in Asia and the sixth in the world. Next time you are in Xintiandi, be sure to drop by and check out its chic designs.
Éclair
Interior
Back to Éclairs, where éclairs take center stage. These oblong-shaped pastries are made from pâte à choux, baked until crisp and hollow inside, then filled with flavored pastry cream and glazed with fondant icing. The word éclair actually came from a French word meaning “lightning” or “flash of lightning”…Why? Je ne sais pas.
Éclairs
Also available: a selection of chocolates, cupcakes, tarts, quiches, breads, and the likes.
[SHANGHAI] Cafe des Stagiaires
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Cafe des Stagiaires
Address: 54 Yongkang Lu, near Xiangyang Nan Lu / 永康路54号, 近襄阳南路
Tel: 3425 0210
Hours: [Tue-Sun] 10:00am~midnight
Price: 20~30 RMB/coffee
Visited on: 2012-02-04
For a little piece of France, visit Cafe des Stagiaires, a cozy bar and cafe on Yongkang Lu. What’s on the menu: coffee, beer, wine, charcuterie from their boucherie Les Garcons, pastry from their bakery La Boulangerie, and pizza from their neighboring pizzeria Pizza Peppone. It’s all very, very French.
Click here to see my second visit.
“I do not get drink – I get awesome.” Werd.
The menu is a single sheet of paper, folded.
A lovely cup of Cappuccino (30 RMB) in a cute tin cup.
[SHANGHAI] Hof [2]
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Hof
Address: 30 Sinan Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu / 思南路30号, 近淮海中路
Tel: 6093 2058 / 6093 2052
Hours: [Tue-Thu] 11:00am – midnight, [Fri]-[Sun] 11:00am-1:00am
Price: [Cakes] 30~42 RMB, [Truffles] 10-13 RMB, [Wine] 38-55 RMB/glass
Hof is old news, but its selection of chocolate desserts never fails to draw a steady crowd.
Why? Scroll down to find out.
Hof
Here’s Hof on a Sunday afternoon, packed as always.
Busy busy busy
Dessert showcase
I arrived at 2:00pm sharp to claim my reservation, and was luckily given the innermost sofa seats. Thank you lord.
My favorite seats
The two of us went a little crazy and ordered 4 cakes and 3 chocolate truffles…but you can’t blame us, everything looked too alluring. And yes, we finished ‘em all. Mmhmm.
[SHANGHAI] Lolo Love Vintage
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Lolo Love Vintage
Address: The First Door, 87 Wuyuan Lu, near Changshu Lu / 五原路87弄第一个门, 近常熟路
Tel: 137 0180 6644
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun, 1:00pm~9:00pm
Price: [drinks] 25 RMB
Lolo Love Vintage has relocated from its original Weihai location to a love lane in the French Concession. This vintage boutique/cafe is run by Lolo, who is apparently one of China’s top make-up artists and stylists. I just dropped by for a cup of coffee, but vintage fans will love what’s in stock here: “a swathe of ’60s swimsuits, Victorian undergarments, ’20s headgear…someone’s ’80s prom dress on the wall, and rows more of ’50s teapots, pre-loved buttons and a ’40s YSL coat or three”. Read more about Lolo here.
Lolo Love Vintage
Lolo Love Vintage
Vintage stuff
[SHANGHAI] Seme Cafe
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Seme Cafe
Address: 5 Wuxing Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu / 吴兴路5号, 近淮海中路
Tel: 3461-6682
Price: [brunch] 38 RMB, [lunch] 62 RMB, [afternoon tea] 46 RMB
Seme Cafe, recently sprouted on Wuxing Lu, is a simple place with simple food. Not a bad spot for an afternoon coffee break.
Seme Cafe
1st floor
Stairs
