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The Dining Room (Yue Xuan 悦轩) is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Jiangnan cuisine at Park Hyatt Shanghai. This is what modern Chinese food looks like. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Impressive Modern Chinese at Shanghai’s The Dining Room

The Dining Room (Yue Xuan 悦轩) is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Jiangnan cuisine at Park Hyatt Shanghai. This is what modern Chinese food looks like.
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Cellar To Table is a Mediterannean restaurant and wine bar in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Cellar To Table, Bistro & Wine Bar in Shanghai

Cellar To Table is a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar housed within a villa at 20 Donghu Lu in Shanghai. I highly recommend it.
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New menu at Mr & Mrs Bund, meats from the grill and seafood. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ nomfluence.

New Menu Surf and Turf at Mr & Mrs Bund

Mr & Mrs Bund reopens with a new menu sporting luxurious seafood towers and big trays of grilled meats. Check out the dishes here.
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Where to eat lamb hotpot in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Lamb Hotpot in Shanghai: Lao Men Kuang 老门框

Lao Men Kuang (老门框爆肚涮肉馆) is a traditional Beijing-style hotpot restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in hand-cut lamb and beef. Chopsticks at the ready!
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All you can eat dim sum at YEN CHA Chinese restaurant at the W Shanghai. @ Nomfluence

Unlimited Dim Sum Brunch at YEN CHA, W Shanghai

​The W Shanghai just launched a new dim sum brunch at YEN. It’s all-you-can-eat for ¥268 and it’s pretty damn good. And of course, there’s free-flow.
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Yao Ji is a Chinese restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in Dongbei-style Iron Pot Stew "Tie Guo Dun". Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Chinese Food in Shanghai: Dongbei Iron Pot Stew at Yao Ji 姚稷大铁锅

Yao Ji is a Chinese restaurant in Shanghai that specializes in Dongbei-style Iron Pot Stew “Tie Guo Dun” 铁锅炖.
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Rui Fu Yuan is a Shanghai institution for Shanghainese food.

Rui Fu Yuan: A Shanghai Institution for Shanghainese Food

Rui Fu Yuan 瑞福园 is a home-style Shanghainese restaurant in Shanghai with two decades of local cred. This is a great place to explore Shanghainese food.
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J.Boroski is an enigmatic cocktail bar in Shanghai that does high-caliber cocktails. The door is hidden and there is no cocktail menu. Photo by Rachel Gouk

Enigmatic Cocktail Bar J.Boroski Opens in Shanghai

J.Boroski is a secluded cocktail bar that does high-caliber bespoke drinks in Jing’an. The entrance-way is hidden and there is no menu.
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Ramen Mitsuyoshi (满吉拉面) For Bib Gourmand-Level Noods

Ramen Mitsuyoshi (满吉拉面) is a small shop that does excellent, traditional ramen which just opened not too far from Madang Road metro station. It’s a tiny space, seating diners around a bar counter facing the open kitchen.
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Polux by Paul Pairet, a French cafe/bistro in Xintiandi. Photo by Rachel Gouk. © Rachel Gouk

Paul Pairet’s Polux Opens in Xintiandi, Shanghai

Polux is an all-day dining French café/bistro by luminary chef Paul Pairet in Xintiandi, Shanghai, serving eggs, breakfast, brunch, and rustic French fare.
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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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