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Cha's

PHONE: 6093 2062
ADDRESS: 1/F, 30 Sinan Lu,
near Huaihai Zhong Lu
思南路30号1楼,
近淮海中路
AREA: French Concession
METRO: 15 mins. walk from Shanxi Rd (S)
HOURS: Daily, 11am-2am
CARDS: Local cards accepted
PRICE: $ $ $ $ $

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Editor's Description

Last updated: November 20th, 2009


Cha is a faithful recreation of a Hong Kong cha canting -- basically a Cantonese diner -- from the 1950's, right down to the old-time music, the old-time Hong Kong public lavatory signs, and the green-and-white tiled floor. Food is similarly traditional.

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Jan 30th, 2010

" Well Done "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

stevenbass

Reviews:
Joined: May/09
Well, i have heard a lot of good things about this restaurant. My wife and i stopped in a few days ago. the atomsphere was like that of an old HK style dinner. Business was good, customers excited about a good meal.
We ordered the sweet n sour pork, shrimp fried rice, beef brisket curry, Roasted chicken wings and pineapple bread. Everything was just like it should be. well done.
Jan 25th, 2010

" Old School Cantonese "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

stilltmdl

Reviews:
Joined: May/08
I love this place! Everything from the food, the quick service, to the authentic decor is amazing (and cheap)! Sure, you have to wait at times, but it really does hit the spot when you're going for a late night dinner. I just hope they keep it up the standard or maybe open one closer to home.
Oct 1st, 2009

" Nice HK Food For Dinner "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

gourmetlife

Reviews:
Joined: Sep/09
Just a street off Huai Hai Middle Road, me and my friends headed to this restaurant after a day of shopping on Huai Hai Road.

A restaurant that heard quite a lot about from my friends and colleagues. The decor is simple and nice, but the queue during peak hours is ridiculously long. Service is also quite bad. A bit disappointed..

Food wise, not bad, just that a lot of them are too salty. Be reminded to request for less oil, less salt and no MSG.

Nice place for a quick dinner with friends..
Aug 17th, 2009

" Hurry For The Currrrry "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

biophlame

Reviews:
Joined: Oct/08
The service here is pretty good. Although it took a bit of time for some of the food to come out. Some of the people in my party had finished eating before others had even gotten theirs.

The pasta is good, and so is the ribs in black bean sauce w/ noodles (28rmb?). I ordered the house curry w/ beef brisket (32rmb) and it was some of the best curry I've had in Shanghai. Nice coconut taste to it.

The portions are fair, and the prices are okay. I'd eat here over Tsui Wai or Xin Wan anyday.
Jul 30th, 2009

" "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

sapphire57

Reviews:
Joined: May/09
Cha has resurrected traditional hongkong-style dining and it seems that most locals are loving it ! The place was packed during dinner. It was very lively and this greatly enhanced food enjoyment. In a stark contrast to its retro dining space, the menu is displayed on a plasma tv screen. I personally thought it was rather extravagant to support it!

The food reminded me of home-cooked fare; definitely simplicity at its best. :) It was also incredible for the staff to be able to continuously refill our cups when the eatery was crowded.
Jul 25th, 2009

" Authentic Hong Kong Style "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

Xiao Mike

Reviews:
Joined: Jul/09
If you want to understand the Hong Kong style of eating (high quality, fast, can have repeatedly everyday as lunch, breakfast, diner), here is a place for an ethnographic study. Though bringing us back to 1960/70's and dining in a Run Run Shaw's Studio, the dishes are modernized by removing all the excessive oil in the old style Chinese cooking. The unique "thick" and "smooth" authentic Iced Milk Tea -- a secret formula mixing different kinds of tea leaves -- is something you should not miss. You cannot find expensive shark-fins here because this type of restaurants are places to meet friends rather than to celebrate your birthday or marriage anniversary (unless you BYO candle and have to ask the manager to dim the light). The menu reflects the distillate of dishes that Hong Kong Chinese like and are relatively quick to prepare (but skill-demanding to cook, if your are as demanding as some of the locals).
Jul 13th, 2009

" NICE RETRO Atmosphere, Cheap And Good Food "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

tomkin

Reviews:
Joined: Jul/09
Been travelling around Hong kong for a while and have not seen some nice retro restaurant deco like this. But food is the major thing about dining, damage is really minimal compared with other cantonese food. We had the ice tea with lime and lemon and singaporean fried rice noodle. No oil on the dish after we finished which is quite rare in this part of China. The deseert egg tart is nice although it did not look great. Really can't think of others comment for the price....

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