In my last post I talked about the Azul Italiano Weave new opening deal although I had not tried it. Well, now I've tried it and the short answer is yes, the new opening deal is a fantastic deal. You get a whole load of dishes - appetisers,
I do love a bargain and this really caught my attention. Azul Weave has reincarnated as Azul Italiano, which I think makes this the third location of the brand (there's also one at 1000 Trees Mall and Shangkangli). They opened a few weeks ago, but their opening offer
I wrote recently about Shanghai Restaurant Week, which runs from 27th August to 28th September. I'm sure some of you read the post with interest, but then forgot about it. And that's fine. But you're missing out. It is a bit of a minefield
Perfect for budget-conscious diners I am a big fan of Aperitivo, which is the Italian pre-dinner drink ritual where people enjoy some drinks and light snacks before having their main meal. The word comes from aprire which means "to open" as in to open the appetite. I think
If you don't already know, Dining City runs its Restaurant Week event twice a year, usually in March and September, offering great deals for lunch and dinner at heavily discounted prices. Lunches start at 78 to 148 RMB and dinners from 118 to 258 RMB depending on the
The closure of what was once the best grilled cheese venue in Shanghai hit hard and the void has not yet been filled, but the good news is that out of the ashes has sprung a brand new chicken broth ramen shop. Chef Hajime San is behind this project, a
There was a time when hidden, secret speakeasy bars were everywhere and people could impress friends with their insider knowledge of such places. I think the craze died down a little bit (although during the dark days of COVID-19, many bars opened secretly), I recently discovered that there is a
We have recently started going to Bottega on Friday nights for our family dinner and were curious to discover the same group has opened a Spanish restaurant a block away so after our weekly Bottega meal, we walked down to take a look at Atica and their Mexican venue in
Discounted dim sum at the Hilton Shanghai City My ancestry is Cantonese and even growing up in London, we often went for Yum Cha (dim sum) in Chinatown, so I consider myself somewhat of an expert when it comes to Cantonese dim sum. We usually have to travel to go
Although it was open for over a decade, I never managed to get to experience Paul Pairet's 3-Michelin starred Ultra Violet. Joshua Paris was the head chef at Ultra Violet and so I was excited to hear he would be opening his own restaurant in Shanghai. To be
I only found out about this hotel when I stumbled upon a BBC TV show - Amazing Hotels - Life Beyond The Lobby - that featured it. It's the Intercontinental Hotel Sheshan, about an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai, although it took us almost 3 hours
Hong Kong
I popped down to HK for a few days because my mother was there as part of her annual break from being a housewife in London and because the flight from Shanghai was a mere 1186 RMB return on Cathay Pacific. It used to be that I, along with thousands