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Shanghai Dining


The cooking styles of Shanghai are world-spanning. There is excellent European Continental cuisine in stylish restaurants. German and American cuisines are widely available. There are a couple of excellent Indian restaurants in the Tandoor and Hazara. Others include Italian, Indian, Thai, Mexican, Vietnamese and even Brazilian and Cajun cuisine.

Shanghai is also a center of Chinese cuisine culture. It integrates various dishes from the country. Shanghai cuisine can be very delicious, too. Explore our dining index for the best of Shanghai cuisine.

Recommended restaurants:

HOOTERS:

What is Hooters: A casual, beach-theme restaurant known for the Hooters Girls-the surfer girl next door. Hooters serves seafood, burgers, sandwiches and ¡°nearly world famous¡± chicken wings.
Atmosphere: Hooters Girls hula-hooping and singing: open kichen with boisterous cooks; Rock and roll playing from the jukebox; cold beer flowing, and sports on television. Hooters describes itself as ¡°delightfully tacky, yet unrefined.¡±
Locations: Over 375 in 46 states; Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canana, the Caribbean, England, Guatemala, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Venezuela, and now, right here in Shanghai!

Zip18 Euro-Asian Teppanyaki restaurant
Located on the top floor , the Bund Riverside Hotel proudly presents the ZIP18,a newly decorated Euro-Asian cuisine restaurant.With over 900 square meters of total space including 6 luxurious VIP rooms and nearly 300 square meters of dining area that comfortably seats 80 guests,ZIP18 is the prime spot for fine dining, wine tasting and casual recreation occasions. It is also one of the best restaurants with greatest views of the city.
The specialty of ZIP18 restaurant is French style Teppanyaki that adds a touch of Asian scent to European dining tradition .French ingredients, nutritional considerations and top-class chefs ensure the taste and quality of your dining experience .While enjoying the meal ,the tremendous view through wide scaled windows also bring you visual satisfactions.

Big Windmill Private kitchen
The big windmill private kitchen, by the local guild classical vegetable primarily, integrates the high-quality goods Sichuan cuisine and the Cantonese cuisine, the absorption tradition vegetable essence, abandons the local guild vegetable the thick oil red sauce, the foundation improvement fashion healthy high-quality goods delicacies.
The big windmill dining room quietly unfolds its low key the quiet and tasteful breath, the large-scale crystal chandelier is refracting the warm tone gentle light, comfortable spacious goes to eat the environment, brings the warm romantic feeling.

La Seine restaurant
La Seine restaurant provides the very finest of French cuisine prepared by our renowned French chefs. We open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch, for seven days a week. La Seine also serves grocery delicatessen products such as pastries, freshly baked breads, cheeses, homemade chocolates, wines and coldcuts. Most products are fully imported from overseas.
There are two different locations: One in Ascott Pudong , the other Somerset grand Puxi.


The Tandoor
- takes you on a mysterious journey to India

The Tandoor - Shanghai, the first and finest Indian restaurant in Shanghai, was open in 1994 at the food street of Jin Jiang Hotel. The intimate design of the restaurant, the authentic food, the excellent service, as well as the mysteriously romantic atmosphere make it one of the best exotic theme restaurants in Southeast Asia and a favorite dinning destination for gourmets from all over the world.
Recently this most prestigious Indian restaurant has reopened with a grand new look in the lobby of South building of Jin Jiang Hotel after a totally refurbishment. The design of the restaurant has maintained the theme ¡°Silk Route¡±, a celebration of the ancient craven routes from China through India to Central Asia ... across which traveled cultural influences, cuisine and religions scholars. Conceived as a frozen caravan along this route, the interior is laid out on the floor inspired by the geographical map of this journey. Five pavilions, representing classical architectural styles, enhance the cultural identities. The ceiling is choreographed with calligraphic quotes from the writings of Fa Hien & Hieun Tsang -- two Chinese scholars to visit India in 4th & 7th B.C. The walls and windows attempt to enlarge the reality of this space through multiple reflections. It delivers the unique and captivating flavors of Indian cuisine in a remarkable d¨¦cor that takes you on a mysterious journey to India.
The largely barbeque and curry based dishes, are prepared by Indian chefs, taking into consideration the spice level preferred by the guests. While the ingredients are imported from India, so is the entire kitchen and service team. The waiting staff is always more than willing to help you select the right dishes. An executive set lunch for just RMB 68 per person is a great way to get introduced to Indian cuisine. In the evening, the dinning experience is enhanced by live classical Indian dances performed by beautiful Indian dancers.
For an individual unfamiliar with Indian fare, this is the place to go if you want a genuine Indian experience. It is also the ideal option for business entertaining, with private yet open areas in which to wine and dine a client.

The TianFu Legend
The TianFu Legend has established since 2000, has won ¡¶News Morning paper¡·, ¡¶News Evening news¡·, ¡¶Shenjiang river¡· and so on in Shanghai dozens of family media highly praising.
¡°The TianFu Legend¡± lies in exquisitely lets be addicted to spicy to be happy, but is not addicted to spicy also to be able to satisfy turns over to. The day government office vegetable fused several points of important elements: The thick oil leaves the sauce, a vegetable eats, color outstanding, also the spicy degree also may act according to individual likes choosing. Because its needed materials are unique, the fresh fragrance infiltrates thoroughly, after the entrance the crisp weak, salty fresh from now on will be first returns to the fragrance, the feeling in the mouth is extraordinary.

XianQiangFang
In1918,the founder of YongAn corporation, Mr.Guo, constructed a 6 storey, eclectic style building in the heart of Nanjing East Road. Its imposing hall, magnificent roof garden, and music troop attracted famous actors, celebrities and the social elite alike. Eighty-six years later, Xian Qiang Fang flagship restaurant opens a new page in this building¡¯s history, reviving its brilliance with huge marble conlumns, six-meter-high ceilings, ART DECO desin, antique clocks,copper door handles and more¡­
The magic sounds of traditional Chinese opera now echo throughout the building¡¯s renewed YongAn Theater.
Taking its roots from a diverse range of traditional Chinese cooking techniques and dishes from ancient China, XianQiangFang has innovated an impressive menu to please to the true connoisseurs of Chinese food culture. Combine this with the impressive ball room drenched with luxury and opulence, silent movies and traditional Shanghai Opera, the new Xian Qiang Fang Restaurant provides a complete cultural experience for all the senses.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Since 1963 we¡¯ve been passionate about serving our customers the best coffees and teas from around the world. Today, throughout our organization, and our hundreds of locations around the world, we remain committed to our original vision of quality and customer service.

We are dedicated to serving our community and providing a destination and lifestyle quality experience. We take pride in our handcrafted oak paneled stores; the ideal social gathering place to build respectful relationships with our friends, and customers in the community. Our store environment truly is cozy, warm and inviting and is ideal for just enjoying The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf? experience.

SINGAPORE THAI VILLAGE SHARK¡¯SFIN RESTAURANT
Specialized Thai Teochew style claypot braised shark¡¯s fin, Thai Village emphasize on providing the quality authentic taste locally and overseas thus making us a popular brand name. Started in Singapore in 1991, we ventured into China in 1999 and by 2000 we were admitted to the Official List of the Stock Exchange of Singapore Dealing and Automated Quotation System which made us the first restaurant in Singapore to be public listed.
The success of the move led to more outlets being set up in China and by 2001 our franchise programme was started. Since 1996 we have been bagging culinary awards such as Top 10 Restaurants Award, Top Restaurant Award and The Best Asian Restaurant Award and many others. We presently have 4 outlets in Singapore (Jurong¡¢Oasis¡¢Goodwood Park and Changi Village), 2 in Indonesia(Jakarta and the other in Surabaya). In China, we have outlets in Shanghai (four outlets), Beijing and Kunming. Franchise outlets set up in other provinces of China include Quanzhou, Xi¡¯an, Wuhan, Changzhou, Yangzou, Zhangjiagang, Fuzou, Xiamen.
In Thai Village we are well known for our Thai Teochew delicacies, our unique flavor and exotic variety of dishes make our cuisine a mouth-watering delight. Our house special is the Claypot Braised Superior Shark¡¯s fin. Other than using top grade shark¡¯s fin and generous servings it is our loyal customer coming back for more. Our Braised Whole Abalone with Chinese mushroom is a temptation on its own. The succulent texture of the abalone leaves you with an unforgettable aftertaste. Last but not least, let¡¯s not forget our very special Braised Abalone Rice, which is a very popular delicacy in South East Asia.
Apart from this, we also offer a unique blend of Thai Teochew style seafood such as Stir-fried Fish Maw with Prawns, Baked Crab with Vermicelli, Stir-fried Asparagus with Scallop which offer an exotic and harmonize dining experience.

Jujubetree Vegetarian Lifestyle
¡°Jujubetree¡± sounds like similar to Zao Chi Su, it means ¡°Be a vegetarian sooner the better ¡±. The restaurant serves exceptional vegetarian food, but also attempts to introduce its patrons to the ¡°Green Way of Thinking¡±. It¡¯s philosophy dictates the use of organic food, along with a ban on smoking, alcohol, eggs, meat, and MSG. The restaurant use only pure water, organic tea and fruit are prior to a meal to enhance digestion.
The varied menu offers cold, steamed, and fried dishes, as well as stew, hot pots and soups. The dishes are generally light on the oil .Dinner here is simple, tasty and-regardless of how much you eat-light. Chefs are willing to take into account individual preferences in terms of cooking methods and ingredients. There is also a Western set menu.

Really Good Seafood
Since 1995 opening till now, ¡°Really Good Seafood¡± Restaurant Chain has been well known for its elegant dining environment, its best customer services and its authentic cuisine.
¡°Respect to the original flavors and freshness¡± is one of the highest goals ¡°Really Good Seafood¡± Restaurant has achieved. The restaurant offers a wide variety of choices and creates its own signature by introducing the European, American and Japanese seafood cooking methods. Our head of chefs and management team are all well-experienced and from the hospitality field in Taiwan.
Not only does ¡°Really Good Seafood¡± Restaurant Chain offer the best quality food, but also the finest cutlery and dinner set, Wedgewood from Great Britain, is used in our restaurants. Indulging yourself in seafood in our restaurant will be an absolute joy.