A pâtissière, eating around the world
![[Shanghai] Awfully Chocolate](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/awfully-chocolate-interior1.jpg)
Awfully Chocolate Add*: 169 Wujiang Road, Jingan District, InPoint Plaza #120 / 吴江路169号四季坊商场120号 Tel: 6267 9390 Hours: 10am~10pm Website: www.awfullychocolate.com Price: [ice-cream] 25 RMB/scoop [cupcakes] 25 RMB [truffles] 73 RMB/100g Visited: Oct 2010 Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Awfully Chocolate started out in Singapore as a cake shop that sells only one thing – a dark chocolate…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Awfully Chocolate”
![[Shanghai] Plum Gallery](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/plum-121.jpg)
Plum Gallery (venue closed)
Add: No. 1025 Nanjing Xi Lu, Lane 37, near Maoming Bei Lu / 南京西路1025号37弄, 近茂名北路
Tel: 5213 6565
Website: blog.sina.com.cn/plumshanghai
Visited: Oct 2010
Opened by a Taiwanese music video director, Plum is a small gallery inside Jing’an Villa (靜安別墅) dedicated to exhibiting offbeat and unique art. Also serves coffee, tea, plum soda, and wine. A cute place worth visiting.
The exhibition theme changes every 1 or 2 months. Currently, Plum is having an exhibition titled “Post-Ready-Made”, which showcases works from Japanese and Taiwanese contemporary furniture designers Noriko Daishima, Mercy Yeh and Nicole Teng.
![[Shanghai] Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/roosevelt-exterior1.jpg)
Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse Add: 160 Taiyuan Lu near Yongjia Lu / 太原路160號, 近永嘉路 Tel: 6433 8240 Hours: [Sun-Thu] 5-10pm [Fri-Sat] 5-11pm Website: www.rooseveltsteakhouse.com Price: [appetizers] 75-125 RMB [steaks] 300-1200 RMB [sides] 55-85 RMB [desserts] 70 RMB Visited: Oct 2010 Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse is all about the beef. Big, thick cuts of USDA certified filet mignon, New York strip,…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Roosevelt Prime Steakhouse”
![[Shanghai] Yi Long Court 逸龍閣](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/yi-long-court-dim-sum-combination1.jpg)
Yi Long Court 逸龍閣
Add: 2/F, The Peninsula, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu / 中山東一路32號半島酒店2樓
Tel: 2327 6742
Hours: [lunch] 11:30am~2:30pm [dinner] 6~10:30pm [dim sum brunch] 11:30am~2:30pm (Sat & Sun)
Website: http://www.peninsula.com/Shanghai/
Price: [lunch] 250 RMB [dinner] 400 RMB
Visited: Oct 2010
Restaurant Week stop #6: Yi Long Court at The Peninsula. After a wonderful Restaurant Week lunch at Sir Elly’s, I was under the impression that quality at The Peninsula is not compromised by the 118 RMB price tag and decided to give Yi Long Court a try. The restaurant serves traditional Cantonese cuisine by China’s Michelin Star winner Tang Chi Keung, who was until recently with The Peninsula Tokyo and also served as Chinese Executive of The Peninsula Hong Kong in earlier times.
Lunch here started with dim sum combination (逸龍閣點心拼盤), which includes a shumai, a shrimp dumpling, and a vegetable dumpling. The shumai was excellent in both taste and texture, it’s apparent that the ground pork was of good quality. The shrimp dumpling, on the other hand, had a soft and mushy skin, and the vegetable dumpling on the bland side.
Soup dumpling with shark fin (古法魚翅灌湯餃). Again, lackluster in flavor.
Braised eggplants with minced pork and conpoy (瑤柱肉嵌茄子), a dish worth acclaiming. The eggplants were perfectly braised – not too soft, not too firm, with mouthwatering flavors from minced pork and conpoy.
Braised seasonal vegetables in chicken broth (上湯時令蔬), well executed and presented as nicely as braised vegetables can be presented. The light but flavorful chicken broth was slightly thickened with cornstarch so it adheres to the perfectly cooked leaves.
Continue Reading "[Shanghai] Yi Long Court 逸龍閣"![[Shanghai] Tonkatsu Hamachan 浜ちゃん](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hamachan-fatty-tonkatsu1.jpg)
Tonkatsu Hamachan 浜ちゃん
Add: 176 Jiaozhou Lu, near Beijing Lu / 胶州路176号，近北京西路
Tel: 6256 8674
Hours: 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm
Price: 65 RMB/set
Visited: Sep 2010
Located right across from Urbn Hotel in Jing’an area, Hamachan is a small 6-table restaurant specializing in tontaksu – Japanese style fried pork cutlet. Rumor has it that this place serves THE best tonkatsu in town…
The pork cutlet comes in two varieties, ロース (fatty) and ヒレ(lean), both at 65 RMB/set. Actually, there isn’t a significant difference in the meat itself other than the extra layer of fat on the fatty cut, which I prefer because it’s slightly juicier and the crust is thinner. All tonkatsu is served with special tonkatsu sauce and yellow mustard. The set also includes pickles, miso soup, shredded cabbage, and unlimited refill of rice.
![[Shanghai] Palladio at the Portman Ritz-Carlton](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RIMG5837.jpg)
Palladio at the Portman Ritz-Carlton
Add: 1/F, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu / 南京西路1376號 上海商城1樓, 近西康路
Tel: 6279 7188
Hours: 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com
Price: Lunch 200 RMB/person, Dinner 500 RMB/person
Visited: Sep 2010
Venue now closed.
Restaurant Week stop #5: Palladio at the Portman Ritz-Carlton. A memorable lunch experience with impeccable service and beautiful food (the taste is…well, debatable).
Ordering wine somewhat defeats the purpose of Restaurant Week since the wine would most likely double the bill. However Manager Fabrizio was extremely helpful with the recommendations so we ended up ordering a glass each and had a fun time comparing notes.
Amuse Bouche, duck with walnut and vegetables.
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![[Shanghai] T8 Restaurant & Bar](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/t8-exterior1.jpg)
T8 Restaurant & Bar
Add: Xintiandi North Block, Lane 181 Taicang Lu / 太仓路181号，新天地北里
Tel: 6355 8999
Hours: [lunch] 11:30am-2:30pm [afternoon tea] 2:30-5:30pm [dinner] 6:30-11:30pm
Website: www.t8shanghai.com
Price: [dinner] 500+ RMB/person [brunch] 258-498 RMB/person
Visited: Sep 2010
Restaurant Week Stop #2: T8 Restaurant and Bar, Asian-inspired fusion cuisine tucked away in one of the back alleys in Xintiandi.
Like the utensils, dislike the bread.
As part of the Restaurant Week, T8 put together the following menu (lunch 118 RMB/person), starting with poached local baby lobster, Spanish ham, asparagus, burnt onion mayonnaise, radish, crispy rice paper. Alright.
![[Shanghai] Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sir-ellys-central-display1.jpg)
Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula
Add: 13/F, The Peninsula, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu / 中山東一路32號半島酒店13樓
Tel: 2327 6756
Hours: [lunch] 12:00pm-2:30pm, [dinner] Sun-Thu, 6:00-10:30pm Fri-Sat, 6:00-11:00pm
Website: www.peninsula.com/Shanghai/
Price: [lunch] 280 RMB + 15% [dinner] 500+ RMB
Visited: Sep 2010
Restaurant Week Stop # 3: Sir Elly’s at The Peninsula. The lunch, unsurprisingly, turned out to be the best out of all my restaurant week meals.
The Restaurant Week lunch was a 3-course affair – appetizer, main dish, and dessert. Both the appetizers and the desserts were served in sampler sizes, allowing guests to try a variety of what the restaurant has to offer: “Goat Cheese Tart” with Carmelized Onion and Frisee Salad, “Summer Tomato Salad” with Vanilla, Orange, and Ginger Confit, “Tuna Tartar” with Espelette and Blinni, Vichyssoise” with Rosemary Cream, and Crouton. Even something as simple as the tomato salad was thoughtfully put together – the cherry tomatoes were briefly cooked, skinned, chilled, and served with orange and ginger confit and a splash of olive oil. Perfect for a hot summer day.
![[Shanghai] Melange Oasis](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/melange-oasis-11.jpg)
Melange Oasis Add: No. 37, Lane 550 Shanxi Nan Lu, near Shaoxing Lu / 陕西南路550弄37号, 近绍兴路 Tel: 64337727 Hours: 9am-8pm Price: 25~55 RMB Website: www.melange-oasis.com Visited: Sep 2010 Discreetly tucked away in an easily missed lane, Melange Oasis is an eco-conscious cafe with compressed bamboo interior and solar heating panels. The coffee served here is organic and fair-trade,…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Melange Oasis”
![[Shanghai] Café Dan](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cafe-dan-interior-31.jpg)
Café Dan
Add: No. 41, Lane 248 Taikang Lu, near Sinan Lu / 泰康路248弄田子坊41号后门, 近思南路
Tel: 6466 1042
Hours: 10:30am~10pm
Price: 100~150 RMB/person
Website: www.idancoffee.com
Visited: Sep 2010
Café Dan is small cafe in Tianzifang filled with an abundance of sunlight and the alluring aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Luxurious iced latte, desserts, and down-to-earth Japanese comfort foods that warm you up from the inside.
Dan Cafe is a 3-story structure. The 1st floor has no seating area and seems to be filled with coffee and coffee brewing apparatus. After climbing the dangerously steep stairs, you will arrive at the 2nd floor with half a dozen counter seats and a few 2-person tables that can be combined for bigger parties. The in-between floor and the 3rd floor have additional tables and tatami seating, but the space quickly fills up on a Saturday morning. We arrived before 11am to snatch the 2nd floor window seats because reservations are apparently not guaranteed.
The menus, both for drinks and food, are extensive with plenty of appealing choices. After perusing the menus for a good 20-minutes with plenty of flipping back and forth, we finally settled on the following dishes, starting with breakfast set 3 – Japanese style (60 RMB). The Japanese style egg was fluffy and moist, served with perfectly cooked organic rice.
