Originally Posted by
PTravel
I can't speak to the bars as we're not "bar people"

, but I have to say that I do find Shanghai cuisine, on the whole, on the bland side.
As you probably know, I'm not a big fan of Chinese food in general, and 上海菜 is near the bottom of my list; only neighbor Zhejiang province manages to offend my stomach and taste buds more.
With that caveat out of the way, I always eat nice food when I'm in Shanghai. Aside from quality western restaurants, there are lots of Chinese options that are fine with me.
But, I will say that my food spend in SH is much higher than Portland (assuming I ate every meal hear at restaurants).
I'm planning on going back as early as Saturday; it's all about award availability.