Archive for the ‘b. 50 – 149 RMB’ Category
[SHANGHAI] Tang Gong 唐宫
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Tang Gong 唐宫
Add: 1/F, 103 Dong Zhu’anbang Lu, near Jiangsu Lu 东诸安浜路103号维景酒店公寓1-2楼, 近江苏路
Tel: 6251 6148
Hours: 7:30am-10:00pm
Price: 50~80 RMB/person
Knowing that I won’t be able to get any good dim sum in Paris (not at this price, at least), I went for a dim sum brunch at Tang Gong right before my departure. Cha siu sou, shrimp dumplings, roasted pigeons, turnip cakes, egg tarts, cha siu buns, chicken feet, stir-fried noodles with beef…The best part? We stuffed our faces, yet the bill came out to be less than 60 RMB per person!
[SHANGHAI] Souper Fresh Gubei Branch
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Souper Fresh
Address: 99 Rong Hua West Road Bldg.4 #101 / 荣华西道99弄4号101室
Tel: 3250 8277
Hours: 11:00am~9:00pm
Website: www.souperfresh.com
Price: 58 RMB/person
After much ado, the Gubei branch of Souper Fresh is finally now in operation. I gave it a try this week – didn’t take any pictures, but it’s basically the same deal as its original Hongmei outlet. For 58RMB, you get a buffet of greens, vegetables, dressings, and toppings like nuts, tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese, croutons, coleslaw, egg salad, potato salad, pasta salad, etc., etc., etc. Also included in the buffet are a selection of breads, soups and hot dishes (pizza pasta and the likes). Drinks and desserts are not included in the 58RMB, but are all reasonably priced.
How’s the quality? Same as last time: soups are a bit runny, and the hot dishes are not very impressive, but just the greens and vegetables and toppings and potato salads and breads and hummus already justify the 58RMB price tag. 38 RMB a la carte option (one huge plate) is also available. Click here to see my review on the Hongmei branch and here for their online menu.
[SHANGHAI] Hai Pai Afternoon Tea at Andaz
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Hai Pai 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: [afternoon tea] 2:30~5:30pm
Website: www.andazshanghai.com
Price: 258 RMB + 15%/set for two
Visited on: 2012-02-12
Fellow afternoon tea-ers, here’s a new spot for you in Xintiandi. Andaz Hotel’s Hai Pai, a fusion restaurant with a modern Shanghainese spirit, recently launched afternoon tea service in both of its compartments. The right side is of a modern Shanghainese decor, while the left is in the style of a French bistro. I chose the right side for its floor-to-ceiling windows, though the music selection was curiously eclectic…Jay Chou + Lenka mix?
Hai Pai
Colorful chopsticks
Roast chickens on display
Hai Pai afternoon tea (258 RMB + 15%/set for two) is definitely one of the more affordable hotel afternoon tea sets out there. What it includes: the savory – 6 small dim sums, 2 cheese and ham sandwiches, 2 smoked salmon sandwiches and 2 mini lobster tarts; the sweet – 4 flavors of eclairs, 2 green tea madeleines, and 2 honey lemon madeleines. The size is about just right – it won’t leave you stuffed, but you probably won’t be needing a full dinner after this either.
[SHANGHAI] Restaurant Week at Table No. 1
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Table No. 1
Address: 1-3 Maojiayuan Lu, near Zhongshan Nan Lu / 毛家園路1-3號1樓, 近中山南路
Tel: 6080 2918
Hours: 12:00~2:30pm, 6:00~10:30pm
Website: www.tableno-1.com
Price: [lunch] 178 RMB+15%/person, [dinner]300~400 RMB/person
Visited on: 2012-03-09
By the time I got around to making Restaurant Week reservations, most of the places that I’d like to visit are already fully booked. I was glad to find, however, that Table No. 1 – one of my favorite restaurants in Shanghai – still had open spots! Lunch it is.
Table No. 1
The dining room, designed by Neri & Hu, is spare, plain, rustic. It quickly filled up after I snapped this picture, but somehow the space never got too rowdy even with a full house. Bonus points for that.
Interior
Table setting
The cuisine at Table No. 1 is a blend of the simple and the subtle using fresh, seasonal, and top quality ingredients. Take this starter for example: salmon tartare, quail egg, radish, cucumber and tea vinaigrette – clean plating, refreshing flavors.
[SHANGHAI] Anna Maya (2)
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Anna Maya
Address: 3 Taojiang Lu, near Hengshan Lu / 桃江路3号, 近衡山路
Tel: 6433-4602
Hours: 10:00am~10:00pm
Price: 68~110 RMB/set
Visited on: 2012-01-02
Almost forgot about a delightful lunch I had at Anna Maya at the very beginning of this year. Like I said last time, this vegan cafe will not please everyone, but for those looking to sooth the stomach with some light and healthy macrobiotic food, this is a must visit.
Anna Maya
The place is run by a small Japanese woman (met her once on my first visit), but the decor and ambience music are all Tibetan.
Interior
Interior
Love the wooden floor, wooden furniture, and wooden utensils.
Table setting
Order a la carte or set menus, which range from 68 RMB (1 drink/soup + 1 salad) to 110 RMB (1 soup + 1 salad plate + 1 main dish). We sampled 2 soups, 4 salads, and 3 main dishes – it’s been more than two months since I had these, so I’ll have to skip on detailed descriptions…sorry!
[SHANGHAI] Cafe des Stagiaires (2)
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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: 2012-02-19
If you’ve read my last post on Cafe des Stagiaires, you already knew that I was quite charmed by its cozy atmosphere and quirky decor on my first visit. I went back again this weekend to try the food, and fell even more in love with this enchanting little space.
Cafe des Stagiaires
The food menu is short and simple – charcuterie from their boucherie Les Garcons, pizza from their neighboring pizzeria Pizza Peppone, and pastry from their bakery La Boulangerie.
Food menu
We started with a 1/2 order of pate (80 RMB), which came with a bag of fresh baguettes – the only thing I wished for was to have these toasted and served warm, especially on a cold day like this.
Pate (80 RMB)
Pate (80 RMB)
We wanted to try both the Pepperoni (85 RMB) and Nicoise (75 RMB) pizzas, so the kitchen agreed to let us do half and half. They ended up giving us a Pepperoni / Lawaiianne mix instead of the Pepperoni / Nicoise mix we requested, but we quite enjoyed it anyway. Thin curst, with just the right amount of toppings.
[SHANGHAI] Malt Fun
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Malt Fun
Address: 123 Hunan Lu, near Yongfu Lu / 湖南路123号，近永福路
Tel: 6212 8728
Hours: 6:00pm~2:00am
Price: 80~500 RMB/single malt, 70~80/cocktail
Visited on: 2012-02-03
Not sure what you did on your Friday night, but I had a very macho evening drinking single malts and smoking cigars at Malt Fun, a Taiwanese-run, Japanese-inspired whisky bar on Hunan Lu.
Malt Fun
On a side note – Taiwan, though tiny, is among the top 5 export markets for Scotch whisky (via), after USA, France, Singapore, and Spain. Wowee! (By the way…Singapore? Even tinier, I’m impressed.)
Bar
James Bond has a bottle of Balvenie 14 years at Malt Fun from a past visit, and that’s what we had for the evening.
The Balvenie
James Bond ;)
[SHANGHAI] Manne et Sante’ [2]
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Manne et Sante’
Address: 96 Shaoxing Lu, near Shanxi Nan Lu / 绍兴路96号, 近陕西南路
Tel: 5465 6297
Hours: 8:00am~10:00pm
Price: [afternoon tea] minimum spend 50 RMB/person, [lunch/dinner] approx. 100 RMB/person
Visited on: 2012-01-03
It’s been a long while since I last visited Manne et Sante’, and I’m feeling very fortunate to have rediscovered this hidden gem. Take a look at this post, which will hopefully convince you to venture up its shabby and twisting staircase (be careful not to hit your head on the way up). Comfortable leather sofas, natural light streaming in from large window panes, Ella Fitzgerald in the air, and most impressively – affordable and delicious dishes! I wasn’t expecting much given the tiny size of the cafe and the presumably small kitchen, but I was very pleasantly surprised.
Manne et Sante’
Interior
Interior
Menu recommendations
Window seats
Our lunch started with a basket of warm bread, accompanied by salted butter with parsley.
Bread and butter
Then, a thick slice of chicken and pork Meat Paté (88 RMB) served cold with pickles and a mound of fresh greens. Not a connoisseur of meat paté, but I quite enjoyed the version at Manne et Sante’ and will gladly order this again.
[SHANGHAI] Song Fang Maison de Thé 宋芳茶館
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Song Fang Maison de Thé 宋芳茶館
Add: 227 Yongjia Lu, near Shanxi Nan Lu /永嘉路277號, 近陝西南路
Tel: 6433 8283
Price: [tea] 40~70 RMB/pot, [cake] ~40 RMB
Website: www.songfangtea.com
Visited on: 2011-12-17
Song Fang Maison de Thé is an enchanting tea salon located in a converted former French Concession lane house. From the 1st floor retail space, climb up the winding wooden staircase to arrive at its bright and airy tea salon adorned with vintage tin cans, wicker chairs, and nostalgic floral red prints from Northern China – you probably wouldn’t have guessed that this place is opened by a French lady, would you? With light jazz floating in the background, this is a truly stylish retreat indeed.
Song Fang Maison de Thé 宋芳茶館
Interior
Floral print sofa
View of the former French Concession
Floral print sofa
[SHANGHAI] Kush
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Kush
Address: 98 Yanping Lu, near Xinzha Lu / 延平路98号, 近新闸路
Tel: 5175 9822
Hours: 11:00am~10:00pm
Website: www.kush.sh
Price: [starters & salads] 36~59 RMB, [mains] 47~69 RMB, [drinks] 30~60 RMB
Visited on: 2011-11-03
Please note that this is an arranged tasting, so my experience is possibly more positive than a regular visit.
After a most gratifying but artery-clogging meal at Kota’s Kitchen, I sought respite at Kush (“happiness” in Sanskrit), a vegetarian cafe serving light-hearted dishes. Lentil burgers, vegetarian pastas, hummus wraps, green smoothies…the dishes here can be hit or miss, but we all need a meal like this once in a while.
Kush
Counter
The place is small, with only 4 tables available. The decor is simple and light: blonde wood, white tabletops, and a scroll of The Heart Sutra hanging on the wall.
Decor
Seats
Numb from the freezing weather, I skipped the cold appetizers and went right into the hot dishes. I liked the Lentil Burger (59 RMB), complete with greens, sun-dried tomatoes, chives, walnuts, corn, avocado slices, fresh tomatoes, and pesto on toasted buns. It’s a wonder how meatless burgers can taste this good.
