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Rachel Gouk

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Rachel Gouk has been writing about food and drink in Shanghai since 2011. She is a food critic, writer, photographer, and F&B consultant based in Shanghai. Nomfluence was founded in May 2018 as a means to express her love for the Shanghai F&B scene. Follow her blog www.nomfluence.com or on Instagram @nomfluence.
New Wave by Da Vittorio closes in Shanghai.

The Shanghai Scoop: Food & Drink News (June 2024)

Some fine dining chefs turn to casual concepts, while others soldier on with prix fixe menus. A number of restaurant closures wrack the city.
Rachel Gouk
  • June 13, 2024
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Thai Boat Noodles in Shanghai. Photo @ Nomfluence

Worth The Queue: Thai Boat Noodles in Shanghai

A Thai boat noodle shop in Shanghai that’s all the rage — for good reason! A rich and dark beef bone broth with noodles loaded with tender beef, meatballs, and tendons.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 29, 2025
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Casual Nepalese Restaurant Newa Opens in Jing’an

Newa serves up casual Nepalese food in a quiet corner of Jing’an. Ethnic foods from the Newari people like choila and a nostalgic thali set.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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American barbecue restaurant and sports bar Parlay in Shanghai. Photo @ Nomfluence

Parlay American Barbecue Restaurant & Sports Bar

Parlay is a sports bar and American barbecue restaurant in Jing’an. Gut-busting smoked brisket and fat stacked burgers at your new “local.”
Rachel Gouk
  • August 3, 2025
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GOODMAN smash burgers in Shanghai. Photo @ Nomfluence

GOODMAN Shanghai: A Dedicated Smash Burger Diner

GOODMAN brings their brand of smash burgers to Shanghai. Nosh on burgers with lacy, crispy patties at this diner-like eatery in Xuhui.
Rachel Gouk
  • March 7, 2025
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La Fu You Sichuan restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Nomfluence

Spice Crazed: La Fu You Sichuan Kitchen in Jing’an

Head over the La Fu You, a new Sichuan restaurant Shanghai’s Jing’an district that’s bringing some serious heat. Highly recommended!
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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Best oyster deals in Shanghai—The best restaurants to eat oysters

The Best Oyster Deals in Shanghai

Bang for your buck! Here are six of the best oyster deals in Shanghai to help you enjoy these briny mollusks on a budget.
Rachel Gouk
  • October 31, 2024
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Odelice Shanghai: Brunch of Crepes, Galettes & French Classics

Brunch for under ¥100 at French café Odelice Shanghai. Crepes, galettes, and French classics at this terraced restaurant on Xinle Lu.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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YONE Modern Japanese: The Shanghai EDITION X SG Group

Modern Japanese restaurant & bar YONE at The Shanghai EDITION, backed by award-winning bartender Shingo Gokan and chef Fumio Yonezawa.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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Terrakota Shanghai: Weekend Brunch in the Glasshouse

Terrakota Shanghai does brunch! A Mediterranean sharing menu with free-flow in the gorgeous glasshouse dining room in Jing’an.
Rachel Gouk
  • August 28, 2025
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Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Eating my way through all the 🌮 🌮 🌮 Taco Tuesday at La Diosa is a whole vibe 🇲🇽 tacos are just ¥25 each, all day long. 

• Birria y Consomé with dipping broth (Favorite)
• Al Pastor Trompito - Achiote pork with pineapple (2nd spot)
• Carnitas - New! Slow-cooked pork cheek
• Pollo - Smoked jalapeño pulled chicken
• Pescado Estilo Baja - Battered cod with avocado crema
• Gringa - Shredded pork with mozzarella & pineapple
• Quesadilla - Loaded with cheese, dressed as a taco

🌮 @ladiosa.sh 

〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
🔘 La Diosa
📍 1/F, 82 Xinle Lu 新乐路82号 
📞 33682997
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

#shanghaieats #shanghai #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #tacosarelife #tacotuesday🌮 #zaishanghai
Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOM Enter white truffle season at 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai.

Last October, I had the rare opportunity to experience a very special menu at the Michelin two-star restaurant, where all three chefs were present: the legendary founder Umberto Bombana @umbertobombana (Hong Kong 3 ⭐️) and his protégés Nicolò Rotella @nick_rotella (Shanghai 2 ⭐️) & Marino D’Antonio @marinodantonio (Macau 1 ⭐️). 

So. Much. White. Truffle!

White truffle season runs until late December / early January — now serving, along with other equally excellent non-truffle seasonal dishes. 

〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
🔘 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Shanghai
📍 6/F, 169 Yuanmingyuan Lu 圆明园路169号六楼
📞 021 60872890
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#米其林 #shanghaieats #shanghai #shanghaifood #michelinrestaurant #michelinstarchef #finedining #italianfood
At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Exec At Beijing‘s Michelin-starred Giada Garden, Executive Chef Cielo Liu @changliuchef begins a new culinary chapter.

His cooking is deeply rooted in Italian tradition, yet he holds a firm belief: the future of flavor knows no borders. 

His Italian cuisine is a natural convergence of his Chinese heritage and Japanese culinary experience.

· Pasta aged with koji to boost umami
· Chinese yellow wine for aromatics
· And a ravioli inspired by a xiaolongbao. 

This is Cielo Liu, and the latest menu at Giada Garden.

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🔘 Giada Garden
📍 3/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Street 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店三层
📞 010-65057671
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#michelinguide #michelinrestaurant #beijing #beijingfood #finedining #italianfood #michelinstarchef #finedininglovers
Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai. Feral Bahn Mi Proper bahn mi! Yep. In Shanghai.

Feral Bahn Mi 

• Started out back in May as a pop-up street cart (totally illegal, totally gangsta) that roamed Shanghai. Now it has found a brick n mortar on Maoming Bei Lu.

🥖 The bread is... THE RIGHT KIND. You usually don’t find this in Shanghai. The bread has an extremely thin, brittle crust, shattering at a bite. And the crumb is soft, airy, and cotton-like — it’s like biting through a hard meringue. 

To order: Lemongrass chicken & crispy pork belly. Sauces are dope too, I favor the “buttery fruit chili sauce”.

📍82 Maoming Bei Lu 茂名北路82号

#shanghaifood #sandwiches #shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifoodie #上海美食 #bahnmi
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