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Cellar To Table, a wine bistro in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Cellar To Table Wows, Francesco Bonvini’s New Menu

Cellar To Table impresses with a new menu from executive chef Francesco Bonvini. Highlights see dry-aged whole fish and handmade pastas.
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Cila is a modern Xibei (Northwestern Chinese) restaurant in Xuhui, Shanghai. Photo by Nomfluence

Contemporary Chinese in Shanghai: Cila for Xibei Cuisine

Cila is a contemporary Chinese restaurant inspired by Xibei cuisine from northwestern China. Charcoal grilling, lamb, and spices.
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Shanghai local noodle guide: San Lin Tang for braised pork and intestine noodles and dumplings. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

San Lin Tang: A Shanghai Gem For Braised Pork Noodles

A 40-year-old Shanghai noodle and dumpling shop in Huangpu, dishing up delicious noodles with braised meat and fat pork-filled dumplings.
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Steak and seafood at The Cannery

Catch The Wave! The Cannery’s Surf & Turf Special

The Cannery has a surf & turf promo all March long: 500g of M5 rib-eye with a seafood of choice for only ¥398!
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A Playful, Modern Spin on Korean Cuisine at NAMU

A contemporary Korean set menu with a playful twist at NAMU, a casual and light-hearted experiential restaurant in Jing’an, Shanghai.
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A5 sukiyaki Japanese restaurant Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

The Holy Grail of Sukiyaki Meals with A5 Wagyu

Osaka-style sukiyaki, the holy grail of sukiyaki meals, served with A5 wagyu. Eat it at Ri He, located at Arch Walk mall in Gubei, Shanghai.
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San Bai Bei is a Ningbo restaurant and late-night drinking spot in Jing'an, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

San Bai Bei “三佰杯” Brings Shanghai Closer To Ningbo

More pub than restaurant, San Bai Bei dishes up Ningbo cuisine and seafood in a fantastically frenetic atmosphere in Jing’an, Shanghai.
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RAW Eatery & Wood Grill, one of the best restaurants in Shanghai for steak and Spanish food. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Shanghai Institution RAW Eatery, Terrific Josper-Fired Steaks & Seafood

RAW is a Shanghai institution that has been captivating diners since 2016. Josper-fired steaks and seafood, and a fantastic ambiance.
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Sober Company award winning cocktail bar in Shanghai

Award-Winning Cocktail Bar Sober Company Reopens in Fuxing Park

Award-winning cocktail bar Sober Company reopens inside Fuxing Park, Shanghai. Here’s everything you need to know about the new location.
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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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Rachel Gouk | Writing about food & drink since 2011

Rambu has been THE opening of the season. It’s fam Rambu has been THE opening of the season. It’s familiar, nostalgic, and playful, done with care and confidence. And honestly, as a Malaysian, it makes me feel so proud to see the flavors of home done like this. 

Kudos to chef @junnishiyama and team!

The veritable signature is the Rendang Donut, a labor of love. Slow-cooked oxtail with deep spices (and chocolate) is compacted into an utterly rich bite.

The Ayam Penyetttt!!! lives up to its exclamation points. The Indonesian-inspired “smashed chicken” is shattering crisp, paired with turmeric aioli and pineapple sambal. Do not miss this.

Next, Nasi Ulam, a rice salad combines fresh herbs, sambal, crunchy shallots and chicken skin. A flavor-bomb that’s pulls at nostalgia.

Rambu even features far-flung ingredients like buah keluak, an earthy-bitter complex flavored nut native to Malaysia. That’s paired with spiced butter and fat creamy mussels on flatbread.

Channeling street food energy is the grilled mutton skewers, wrapped in betel leaf. Meanwhile grilled ox tongue is soaked in an addictive sourdough dashi broth, dusted with toasted rice powder.

Finally, an elevated kaya toast! Homemade kaya, ice cold butter, but with salted egg yolk and a mad genius egg-and-soy cream. Don’t miss the Thai creme caramel. Full Thai tea flavors with this one, paired beautifully with pecans and grilled watermelon & calamansi reduction.

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🔘 @rambu.sh 
📍 966 Wuding Road 武定路966号
📞 19921361351
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#shanghaieats #shanghaifood #onthetable #shanghairestaurant #malaysianfood
A throwback to my early days in Shanghai. Bifengta A throwback to my early days in Shanghai. Bifengtang — the HK-style Cantonese restaurant that’s been slingin’ crispy garlic madness since 1998. 

Revisiting after nearly a decade, somethings have changed (mostly the interiors) but others (like the classics) remain the same: garlicky, tasty, and affordable.

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🔘 Bifengtang
📍 1 Dapu Road 打浦路1号
📞 33682997
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#shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #shanghaitrip #shanghairestaurant
I never thought I’d see caviar on a buffet, but he I never thought I’d see caviar on a buffet, but here it is, tins of them, completely unattended! That’s YICAFE’s Friday night seafood buffet for you. Absolute, glorious madness.

Beyond the caviar free-for-all, there’s lobster, king crab, fresh-carved tuna sashimi, crayfish, hairy crab…you get the idea. But also steak, short rib, and food from 10 other live cooking stations. 

It’s normally ¥598, but I’ve arranged a lil something: 20% off, so ¥478.40. (until Jan 30) Woop woop!

Details are on rachelgouk.com

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🔘 YICAFE (Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai)
📍 2/F, 33 Fucheng Lu 富城路33号2楼 
📞 28286888
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#shanghaieats #zaishanghai #shanghaifood #shanghaifoodie #shanghaicity
It’s been a couple years since I’ve eaten at Le Co It’s been a couple years since I’ve eaten at Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnaire Shanghai (Michelin one star)… But when the legendary chef is in town, you show up. Lunch was a showing of classic French fine dining, executed by Executive Chef Ramses Navarro.

The highlight was undoubtedly the sole meunière, a flawless fillet medallion paired with a sauce of depth, its richness extracted from rockfish. Another was the Uruguayan beef fillet, paired with a glossy tataki sauce. 

#shanghaieats #shanghaifood #pierregagnaire #michelinrestaurant #finedininglovers
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