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More F&B Closures: Cafe Montmartre Closes; Table No. 1 Rebrands to Oxalis

Quite a week. One of Shanghai's most iconic and longest-running French restaurants Cafe...

CinnaSwirl Opens in Pudong

Shanghai’s premier cinnamon bun makers CinnaSwirl have opened a second store, this one in Pudong,...

F&B Shake Ups: Sichuan Citizen Lead Donghu Exodus; Little Catch, Brothers Kebab, and More Lose Leases on Wulumuqi

Some significant changes out there in restaurant land. More leasing and landlord shenanigans are...

F&B Bits and Bites: Jackie's 2 Closes; La Social Incoming

A few interesting tidbits from the F&B world. We've got an (unfortunate) closing in the...

The 'Hardest Restaurant to Reserve in Tokyo' Just Opened in the Bellagio

He is Jun Kurogi. He is the "last Iron Chef of Japan." His restaurant, Kurogi, recipient of a...

Elefante Is Closing This Week

El Willy Group have announced that their Donghu Lu location Elefante will be closing its doors on...

Camden Hauge's Got New Digs, Le Bordelais Bund Closed, and Wooden Paradise Reopens Via Window

Lotta hot goss this week. Lotta hotta gossa. First off, Camden Hauge's opening not one, but two...

Palmetto Is Closed, Coming Back as Something Else

Not much to add to that. Down-home Southern cookin' resto Palmetto (which was also Ruijin Cajun...

Mini Mall on Maoming Bei Lu Gets Taco Bell, Charlie's, Xibo, and More

Do you have a restaurant? Everyone else has a restaurant. The flurry of openings on that...

New Year, New Little Creatures, New Beef & Liberty and OMG New Homeslice! (Oh, Light & Salt Closed)

It's a new year, Shanghai, but it's the same BS. We've got a million openings, half a million...

2017's Last Culinary Casualty: Alan Wong's Shanghai Closes

We're still just sifting through the December news here. What a busy month that was to round off...

...And Speaking of Coffee: Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai Is Opening in December

Coffee aficionados, while we've got your jittery eyes glued to the screen for this piece, just...

Madison Kitchen to Set Up at Bonobo

Good news for fans of Austin Hu's Madison Kitchen. Quick turnaround for the sandwich shop....

So Long, Jalapeno; Howdy BorderTown

A change in direction for "loco" Weihai Lu Mexi food restaurant Jalapeno. Long-time Shanghai...

Kathleen's Waitan Is Closed; Kathleen's Bistro Is Opening Across the River

We reported a few weeks back that long-running Bund favorite Kathleen's Waitan was closing up....

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