Man, I turn my head away for a couple of minutes and all of a sudden, everything is happening on Yongkang Lu .
The guys behind Le Saleya are now here lock, stock and barrel with
It looks like the Radar we posted last week opened the flood gates on Dr. Beer. Seven reviews in less than seven days, and not one of them encouraging. Just down the street, el Willy go smacked with some
It's cold, so cold that we wouldn't blame you for staying in on a Friday night. But before you reach for the Sherpa's, consider this: Nosh have teamed up with their Yongkang Lu neighbors Cheers In and are offering FREE beer with selected mains. Meaning you don't need to leave the house! It's good stuff, too... Read more...
Trekking out to the far end of Gubei for cold beer, strong shochu shots and lots of drunken salarymen, and great grilled fare.... Read more...
Latin lounge/restaurant Chicha and neighboring molecular cocktail bar The Alchemist celebrate their first anniversary tonight. The party, unfortunately, is booked solid from 6-9pm. After that, however, both venues are fair game. Be sure to stop by, grab a... Read more...
Over the past few weeks, you've probably noticed that hair salon on Yongfu Lu undergoing a metamorphosis. Last Thursday, it emerged and spread its wings as a new pizzeria named Nené . I did some restaurant recon over the weekend and my first impressions of the place are pretty good. Pizzas are the thin Lazio variety with your... Read more...
Slim pickings this week, folks. Over here , we've got a play-by-play of brunch at Grand Brasserie. Over there , yet another scathing appraisal of Piro. Then, there is the usual boilerplate... Read more...
If you seek something to curb your carnivorous cravings, look no further. Tomorrow, Euro-style butchery Yasmine's opens up shop on Xiangyang Lu. To celebrate the occasion, they're offering some deep discounts on their goods. 98 kuai, for instance, gets you a steak dinner for two. That's two rib eyes and a sixer of... Read more...
Chef Willy Trullás Moreno talks with SmSh about the latest addition to his ouevre, a cookbook titled el Willy, Three Years in China... Read more...
Once again, Sherpa's invites you to tap some of your creative potential and win free delivery. This time, it's a game of "Complete the Caption." Click here and you'll see picture of two people with think bubbles. Whoever comes up with the most clever captions gets 1000 kuai's worth of delivery. Second and third place get 500 and 250rmb... Read more...
Late night dumpling dives, instant noodles, chocolate pudding and other high-calorie pursuits from the owner of Urban Thai... Read more...
English upper-crust dining by, of all people, a French chef. Christophe Lerouy of La Table presents a holiday feast with Beef Wellington... Read more...
Just across the street from Masse there's another birthday going on tonight at Osteria . That Italian outpost in the Eduardo Vargas empire turns three years old. To celebrate, they're going to gorge on their signature shellfish, the oyster. World oyster-shucking... Read more...
This week, another underwhelmed customer at Cuivre. Is the bloom off the rose? Vue gets slammed for the second week in a row. In other news, Urban Thai got some love and then came... Read more...
The banner was unfurled this morning over the former home of Fulton Place . It's official. The new occupant will be another branch of Pizza Marzano . According to Marzano management, the pizzeria will open by the beginning of 2012. Read more...
This Sunday, you can make up for your brunch debauchery with some culture. The Westin Bund Center is exhibiting works by Austrian artists like Egon Schiele, Felix Kalmar and Phillip Enders. 538rmb plus that obligatory 15 percent gets you all you can drink Veuve and a host of Vienna-inspired... Read more...
SmartShanghai visits the new culinary school by legendary chef Paul Bocuse. Eating in the classroom is not only allowed... it's encouraged. Read more...
The Alchemist's Chris Peart and Yao Lu on everything that's wrong with day-glow cocktails, Alizé and people who call themselves "mixologists" Read more...
Where to feed your face, get a tryptophan buzz, and commemorate Puritans and Indians having dinner together for Thanksgiving Read more...
This week, mouth parties abound at Aux Jardins Massenet. Bocado and Chowhaus disappoint. Mr. Pancake house once again