Restaurant recommendations
Oct 25, 2018 | 6:10 am
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Restaurant recommendations
Hello fellow travelers,
I'm a first time visitor to Shanghai/mainland China and would like to ask for your help for restaurant recommendations for an upcoming 5 day trip. I'm quite adventurous in trying new/bold tastes but my travel companion doesn't like things such as intestines or hearts etc and wants to stick to more western meat cuts but with the typical Asian flavor. What I'm particularly looking for are all you can eat experiences in the mid-price range like Korean BBQ, Hot Pot, Shabu Shabu, preferably those that also have drinks (beer) included. I first saw this kind of deal in Hong Kong and hope to find such deals again in Shanghai. But we're also open to other Asian dishes/cuisines.
We read we should try Haidilao for Sichuan HotPot and Qing Ge Hu for Korean BBQ. MoMo Paradise was also recommended to us by friends who've been to Shanghai.
As much as we love Asian food, we always try the best burger we can find in a city. We went to Beef and Liberty in HKG and loved it. We know there are branches in Shanghai but maybe there's also a local joint that's even better? One other dirty pleasure of us is to eat at the Cheesecake Factory and since there is no Cheesecake Factory in Europe, we always go there. Is it as crazy to get a table there than it is in Hong Kong?
One last question. Are there currently any great deals in Restaurants that we need to know of? I read that there are many Monday burger deals in Shanghai, so I guess it would be stupid to eat a burger on Wednesday night. Any other restaurants with such special deals?
If it matters, we're staying in the Renaissance Zhongshan Park
Thanks in advance for your help! It is much appreciated.
I'm a first time visitor to Shanghai/mainland China and would like to ask for your help for restaurant recommendations for an upcoming 5 day trip. I'm quite adventurous in trying new/bold tastes but my travel companion doesn't like things such as intestines or hearts etc and wants to stick to more western meat cuts but with the typical Asian flavor. What I'm particularly looking for are all you can eat experiences in the mid-price range like Korean BBQ, Hot Pot, Shabu Shabu, preferably those that also have drinks (beer) included. I first saw this kind of deal in Hong Kong and hope to find such deals again in Shanghai. But we're also open to other Asian dishes/cuisines.
We read we should try Haidilao for Sichuan HotPot and Qing Ge Hu for Korean BBQ. MoMo Paradise was also recommended to us by friends who've been to Shanghai.
As much as we love Asian food, we always try the best burger we can find in a city. We went to Beef and Liberty in HKG and loved it. We know there are branches in Shanghai but maybe there's also a local joint that's even better? One other dirty pleasure of us is to eat at the Cheesecake Factory and since there is no Cheesecake Factory in Europe, we always go there. Is it as crazy to get a table there than it is in Hong Kong?
One last question. Are there currently any great deals in Restaurants that we need to know of? I read that there are many Monday burger deals in Shanghai, so I guess it would be stupid to eat a burger on Wednesday night. Any other restaurants with such special deals?
If it matters, we're staying in the Renaissance Zhongshan Park
Thanks in advance for your help! It is much appreciated.
Oct 25, 2018 | 12:29 pm
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Fat cow is my favourite burger place. The yanping Rd location is more fun than laowai jie, but gets crowded on Monday nights.
Eta, wrt to all you can eat Japanese/Korean, there are still tons of these places, and I don't know of any that don't include beer/sake/soju. Some are better than others, but I'm loath to make specific recs because dragging you to an inconvenient area for a commodity product is kind of silly.
Eta, wrt to all you can eat Japanese/Korean, there are still tons of these places, and I don't know of any that don't include beer/sake/soju. Some are better than others, but I'm loath to make specific recs because dragging you to an inconvenient area for a commodity product is kind of silly.
Last edited by moondog; Oct 25, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Oct 26, 2018 | 6:49 pm
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Haidilao you can get in US at Arcadia mall...kinda like Little Sheep ...Intl franchise. They did have
pig brain on menu in Arcadia, was surprised. Should be able to find a little
more authentic Hot Pot. Have found snake hot pot in Shanghai, was quite a bit more expensive than in
south China but good quality.
Oct 26, 2018 | 8:21 pm
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Haidilao (Or Hi! as the sign says) is a safe bet, and there are several 24hrs one's (or near-24hrs, since they close between 5am and 7am or so..)
Little Sheep is also very good - if I want a "smooth" hot pot experience, it's always either one of them (Both have surprisingly nice choice of beers at fair prices, too - something that is otherwise quite lacking in China)
Little Sheep is also very good - if I want a "smooth" hot pot experience, it's always either one of them (Both have surprisingly nice choice of beers at fair prices, too - something that is otherwise quite lacking in China)
Oct 26, 2018 | 8:48 pm
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Haidilao (Or Hi! as the sign says) is a safe bet, and there are several 24hrs one's (or near-24hrs, since they close between 5am and 7am or so..)
Little Sheep is also very good - if I want a "smooth" hot pot experience, it's always either one of them (Both have surprisingly nice choice of beers at fair prices, too - something that is otherwise quite lacking in China)
Little Sheep is also very good - if I want a "smooth" hot pot experience, it's always either one of them (Both have surprisingly nice choice of beers at fair prices, too - something that is otherwise quite lacking in China)
Oct 26, 2018 | 9:20 pm
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And if you don't speak Chinese, Hi! (und Little Sheep) are VERY good "easy starts" to Hot Pot while in China..