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This New Vegan Restaurant is Different. And Packed.

Donghu Lu gets an idealistic newcomer.

Shanghai Brew House Returns To Downtown Right Across From Jing'an Temple

Not be mistaken for Shanghai Brewery.

When Life Gets You Down, Eat Fatty Fatty Beef

Too soon? Too soon? New restaurant High Yaki is open and grilling.

[On The Radar]: Pass Residence

Pass Residence. It's good.

[On The Radar]: JUJU, Korean BBQ & Ganbei Joint

The Bund gets a kick in the pants.

[On The Radar]: Chef Jonas Noël Bounces Back With A New Oxalis

New digs, new decor and a new lease on life.

[On The Radar]: The New Le Bec, Boxing Cat in Xintiandi and Fried Snickers

Le Bec's new foothold, BCB does XTD, and Chuckville swings and misses.

[On The Radar]: Luxe Italian, Da Vittorio

Outdated, overpriced, fully booked. What's going on here?

[On The Radar]: BOR Eatery, Chili's

Dueling cuisines out there in the city: chef-driven Danish mini-hotdogs (and more) versus...

[On The Radar]: Birds of Paradise

Saw you flying by, flash of turquoise blue, I just had to try...

[On The Radar]: Ala Town, The New Laowaijie

One Laowaijie, two Laowaijie, three Laowaijie, more!

[On The Radar]: Arch, Peking Inn, Bar Mixato

Three very different approaches to drinking out there in the city.

[On The Radar]: Heritage by Madison

Austin Hu returns to sit-down restaurants with a green-tinted vengeance.

[On The Radar]: Bleu Bar, Devil's Share and Dassai Bar

Three (four?) new places to contemplate the bottom of your glass.

[On The Radar]: Paul Pairet's Cafe, Polux

The chef of Ultraviolet does a restaurant for the rest of us.

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