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Vegetarian

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Salt-Less is a creative vegetarian restaurant in Shanghai serving Chinese and Western inspired dishes.

Salt-Less Revisited: Vegetarian in Shanghai That Wows

I don’t often write about vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai. But Salt-Less is worth shouting about!
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Salt-Less is a vegetarian restaurant in Shanghai serving up creative plant-based dishes.

Vegetarian Restaurant Salt-Less: So Good It Converts Meat Eaters

Salt-Less is a rare vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai that doesn’t compromise on flavor. Dishes will satisfy die-hard meat lovers.
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Tofu Village: Fresh Tofu at this Chaoxian Restaurant in Hongqiao

Tofu Village (豆腐村) is a Chaoxian restaurant in Hongqiao, Shanghai. Fresh tofu made the traditional way, a whole block for just ¥40.
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Sensational burgers at this hole-in-the-wall in Xuhui district. Is it worth it? Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Cheers Burger: Queuing for Street-Side Burgers, Worth It?

Online sensation Cheers Burger draws queues all weekend long. Here is what’s on the menu at this hole-in-the-wall burger joint in Xuhui.
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3 New Menus: Lost Bistro, Frasca, Carrot & Cleaver

Hainanese chicken and French-style roast at Lost Bistro, Italian restaurant Frasca launches its seasonal menu, and vegan meal plans by Carrot & Cleaver.
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New dishes at Spanish tapas restaurant Tomatito, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

2 New Menus: Tomatito, O’Mills Light

Tomatito serves up some excellent tapas (plenty of them vegan and delicious) and seafood and O’Mills Light does low-carb and gluten-free pizzas.
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Easy recipes with plant-based egg alternative JUST Egg. Photos by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

3 Plant-Based Recipes with JUST Egg: Breakfast Frittata, Sandwich & Omelet

Easy plant-based recipes with JUST Egg, an egg alternative made with mung beans. Vegan-friendly breakfast frittata, sandwich and omelet!
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Nepalese food at Nepali Kitchen, restaurant in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Explore Nepalese Cuisine at Nepali Kitchen

Nepali Kitchen is the only restaurant in Shanghai dedicated to traditional Nepalese food. It’s a great option for vegetarians, too!
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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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