Catshanghai

February 21st in Shanghai feels a lot like December 28th in England. Lots of shops and businesses are still shut and my stomach is aching from all the food that I have eaten over the last few days. In between the frequent barrage of firecrackers and rockets, there is an eery silence that makes Shanghai [...]

Shanghai has somewhere between 14 and 20 million people. Tonight, half of them seemed to be at Hymall Supermarket in Zhaojiabang Lu buying food and drink for Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. The other half are probably heading back to villages, towns and cities to see their families again. Tomorrow evening throughout China there [...]

Vegetarianism is a bit of an alien concept in China. Why on earth would you decide to avoid eating meat when it is so cheap and readily available? Only Buddhist monks choose to be vegetarians, but they renounce other sins of the flesh too! If you go out to dinner, you will soon find that [...]

Crystal Jade Restaurant: House 6-7, Ln. 123, Xingye Lu ,South Block Xintiandi, Shanghai
Telephone Number: 63858752
Type of Food: Cantonese
English Website: N/A
When you arrive in Shanghai, you will be pleased to find out that much of the Chinese food you come across will be far more varied and tasty than the bland and oily takeaways you may [...]

I just posted this message on the Shanghai Expat message board after having a very bad experience at the Saleya Restaurant.
I’ve just had a crazy experience at the French restaurant, Saleya on Changle Lu.
My wife and I ordered the 3 plate set menu to share. The food was OK, but we had trouble when we [...]

The virtue of Japanese food is its light, clean taste and elegant presentation in tasteful surroundings.
The Japanese restaurant at 794 Julu Lu have missed these points entirely. To start with, they need a few lessons on presentation. It is lit like a hospital waiting room and the salad was served on an ugly chipped, glass [...]