For a snappy little intro to this restaurant review, I was going to reword the lyrics to Radiohead's "Creep," but this was too lame even for me, and would have been an injustice to the Blue Chair caf¨¦ as the song is ultra negative and depressing even when reworded with a crepe theme. But anyways...

Shanghai is a funny place. When something new comes to town or someone comes up with a fresh idea, it seems almost instantaneous that someone else comes along offering the same thing. Although perhaps the competitive atmosphere of Shanghai often compels people to outright copy what they perceive is a lucrative concept, I've always subscribed to the notion that "collective consciousness" has something to do with it as well. Ideas are abundantly available but when a given social and commercial climate comes into being, several different people will come up the same idea all on their own in response to this shared environment. At any rate, it seems that many restaurateurs around Shanghai are thinking "Crepes" which is, of course, a great coincidence for Crepe lovers. Crepes and wine is Shanghai's new muse for this season.

Blue Chair, as you have already gathered, is dedicated mainly to the crepe, a paper-thin pancake of French origin served as a desert or main, sweet or savory. Apart from crepes, Blue Chair also houses furniture that is on display and for sale. The restaurant is thoughtfully decorated, particularly the balustrades which makes use of recycled bed-heads.

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