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VERIE Bakehouse for French Pastries in Xintiandi, Shanghai

Located on the ground floor of Xintiandi Style II is VERIE Bakehouse, a bakery churning out some seriously buttery viennoiseries.
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Bistro and brunch at Fuxing Bakery, Fuxing Park, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

FuXing Bakery for Pastries, All-Day Brunch & Bistro Food

Back at Fuxing Park for pastries, and all-day brunch and bistro food at FuXing Bakery. A cozy dining room, a good burger, and apple pie.
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Trifle, a bakery and cafe located in the former French concession of Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Bakery Trifle Takes Advantage of Shanghai’s City Walk Craze

Blowing up the Chinese social media feeds is Trifle, a bakery that’s drawing a hip ‘n’ cool crowd seeking fresh baked breads and pastries while on their “city walk” of Shanghai.
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Hong Shou Fang (鸿寿坊), a dining destination and commercial hub that boasts more than 60 restaurants, bars, and cafes, located in Putuo district, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Hong Shou Fang (鸿寿坊): A New Food & Drink Hub in Putuo, Shanghai

Newly opened in Shanghai’s Putuo district is Hong Shou Fang (鸿寿坊), a commercial hub that boasts more than 60 restaurants, bars, and cafes.
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FOTY is a mono-product bakery in Shanghai that specializes in the kouign amann. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

FOTY, A Mono-Product Bakery Devoted to Kouign Amann

FOTY (From Oven To You) is a mono-product bakery in Shanghai that specializes in Kouign Amann, a beloved pastry from Brittany, France.
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TonTon is a bakery and sandwich shop in Xuhui, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

TonTon: Fantastical Pastries and Killer Sandwiches at This Shanghai Bakery

TonTon is a bakery and sandwich shop on Yongkang Lu. Delicious pastries, loaded sandwiches, and baked goodies galore.
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Levi's Stroopwaffles serves up Dutch cookies in Jing'an, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Levi’s Stroopwaffles Brings Dutch Cookies To The Shanghai Masses

Levi’s Stroopwaffles brings the popular Dutch biscuit-cookie to the Shanghai masses with a brick-and-mortar in Jing’an.
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Creative Coconut Water Drinks at Cucurucu

Cucurucu is a café that does creative coconut water based drinks. You’ve heard of juice bars, right? Well, this is a coconut water bar.
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Crave bakery and wine bar in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Crave: An All-Day Bakery, Bistro & Wine Bar

Crave is a café and wine bar at the Xinle Lu and Donghu Lu nexus. Fresh baked pastries, coffee, sandwiches, and breakfast plates.
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Shanghai Café: New All-Day Breakfast Menu at Egg

Popular all-day café EGG’s new menu is all about the breakfast sandwich, from the egg-smothered open-faced variety to their version of the Chinese shaobing.
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Wagyu overload at Aburi-En 🥩 Starting off strong Wagyu overload at Aburi-En 🥩 

Starting off strong with Wagyu Ribeye sizzled over binchotan 🔥 a pretty darn solid tasting menu (for two) feat. Rangers Valley beef: thick-cut beef tongue, wagyu with poached pear and foie, wagyu sushi, harami, and marbled intercostal cuts. Capped with Wagyu claypot rice. 

• Aburi-En is a premier Japanese yakiniku restaurant that opened in 2021, located within Kerry Parkside Pudong. Popular for set menus like this one, but à la carte also available. 

✔️Private rooms recommended. Date night for those in the neighborhood!

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🔘 Aburi-En 炙苑 
📍 2/F, L225C, 1378 Huamu Road 花木路1378号浦东嘉里城2层L225C
📞 021-50822977
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#yakiniku #shanghairestaurant #shanghaifood #wagyu #shanghaifoodie
🧧Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐🧧 🪭马年大吉🪭 ♦️龙含宝珠招百福♦️ 🧧Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐🧧

🪭马年大吉🪭
♦️龙含宝珠招百福♦️
♦️马踏祥云纳千财♦️

🎇Wishing everyone a galloping year of prosperity! May the Year of the Horse bring blessings, wealth, and good health! 大家马上发财!🐎

#happychinesenewyear #新年快乐
Four hands at The Peninsula Shanghai — Taylan Yüce Four hands at The Peninsula Shanghai — Taylan Yücel of Gallada, The Peninsula Istanbul joins Eugenio Cannoni @chef_eugeniocannoni of Sir Elly’s, The Peninsula Shanghai.

(Nice to see a familiar face back in Shanghai! @cheftaylanyucel )

A little Silk Road-inspired, and a bit of an ode to each chef’s home of Turkey and Italy. 

Most memorable were the dry-aged hamachi, served with preserved lemon jam, parmesan foam, and stewed white beans, and the lamb, richly spiced, grilled over charcoal and served like a kebab with a hummus side. 

The koji-marinated cauliflower proved to be creative, coupled with Turkish buffalo mozzarella to elevate the humble vegetable. You can’t fault the M9 beef tenderloin — it’s as perfect as beef gets, but I really enjoyed the bone marrow and kumquat “butter” and pickled persimmon as accompaniments.

Baklava was, of course, the perfect end. 

Also — I didn’t know you could dine in the kitchen at Sir Elly’s. (Only for special occasions *hint hint* for exclusive dinner seekers.)

#michelinstar #chefsoninstagram #finedininglovers #shanghailife #foodreels
Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant m Aventure. A remarkable modern Chinese restaurant making waves in the southern coastal city of Xiamen.

Executive Chef Esther Hou and Tea Master Rita have poured their heritage and hearts into every aspect of Aventure. The cuisine is built on a foundation of Fujian ingredients and traditions, enhanced by the Esther’s Sichuan roots and fine dining training. 

Rita, who hails from Xiamen’s Gulangyu Island, brings her expertise in tea to the fray, sourcing leaves from across China, and innovating with temperature, infusions, and even the starchy water from boiling rice.

The result is a creative dialogue between tradition and expression, delivered through a visually striking tasting menu.

Highlights:

Iconic Xiamen staples like shacha noodles, oyster omelets, and blood cockles appear on the menu, but with a 180-degree twist from their original street food forms. 

Esther’s roots show in a pig’s brain course, transforming the usually gritty texture into something smooth, much like foie gras, before being molded back into its brain form. A daring approach for a daring dish. She also spoke fondly of the five-spice pork roll, a complete reinvention of the fried street snack, making it with tuna toro, five spice, and buffalo mozzarella gelée. 

Another comforting standout was the fish congee, a dish that was simple and profound — a rich broth of yellowfin tuna, clams, fish maw, and Dalian rice, topped with delicate yellow croaker.

On teas, it was one of the last that really stuck with me. A Sichuan-Tibet dark tea that had been combined with boiled rice water (like the top watery layer of congee). Is it a tea or a soup, now? Either way, the roasted tea aroma + velvety texture was great. Definitely the coolest tea pairing I’ve experienced.

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🔘 Aventure. @aventure_amoy 
📍 13-106 Xiahe Road 厦禾路13-106号 | Xiamen 厦门
📞 18144134025
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#modernchinese #finedininglovers #chinafood #chefsofinstagram #finedining
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