Originally Posted by
moondog
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.
I haven't been to Portland yet.
I will say this for Shanghai: there is an absolutely phenomenal dumpling restaurant in Xintiandi. It has a fast-food look about it and, evidently, is part of a chain, but, man, those dumplings are good!