Zizzi is the latest Italian brand (primarily in the UK and Ireland) to be bought up by private equity and rolled out around the world. They have now discovered China and this store in Taikoo Hui is their first entry into the country. Though the restaurant is youthful and brightly designed and decorated — Insta-friendly, I think you'd say — and the menu of pizzas, pastas and mains dotted with things like burrata and n'duja sausage, the food itself is disappointing: short on flavor and often overcooked, or at least the pastas are. With the wide range of Italian options in Shanghai, it's hard to see what this chain brings besides a desirable address and some design eyecandy.