Le Garcon Chinois
By Hien Huynh, Jul 16th, 2007 | In Dining
Although it has existed for longer than anyone can remember, Le Garcon Chinois is perhaps one of the best kept secrets in dining and bars in Shanghai. It's reputation is known by those in-the-know, and it was even featured in Wen Hui notorious novel, Shanghai Baby. This gem is tucked away behind a laneway next to Yang's Kitchen and adjacent to Zapata's and Secret Garden on Hengshan Lu.
Inside you'll find 2 storeys: one is a quaint little bar serving some of the best cocktails in Shanghai, mixed by a Japanese bar tender who really knows her stuff. As well on this floor they serve Tapas.
Unfortunately, however, I cannot comment on said tapas as the dozens of times I have eaten at Le Garcon Chinois I have always headed straight for the Vietnamese on the third floor. It perhaps seems unusual to have an establishment that serves dishes from opposite sides of the globe, Vietnam and Spain, but for some reasons it works. I can only resolve this within my own head that perhaps Spanish Tapas works better with the bar.
For Vietnamese upstairs, hum where should I begin? Those who know me or have read my other blogs, know that I am particularly crazy about food from the place I was born, almost to a point of obsession. I've even started to grow my own mints at home. But anyway enough about me. I have been meaning to write about this place for some time but for some reason, never got around to it. Big Apologies!
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