Fu He Hui offers an 8-course menu and every dish in the menu is superb as the ingredients essence is captured in a great manner. You cannot find a tinge of oil in most of the items and use of salt is only minimal. Soups are awesome and extremely pure especially the mushroom soup that tastes like condensed cream of the mushroom, but without all the calories and the weight.

The interior comes with a contemporary design completely moving away from the colonial style setting. The floors look like mirrors with the polished black granite floors and reflects the colors of the walls and ceilings beautifully. The furniture adorn a natural wood tone to provide a warm and eloquent setting. The walls are fitted with exquisitely carved Chinese cabinets that are filled with ceramic teapots.

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T’ang Court comes with a chic look but yet subdued and offers a quiet and serene environment. The tables are well positioned and has a good distance from the other table, so you can dine peacefully without any disturbance from others. The always busy shopping strip and business centre Huaihai Road is just nearby the restaurant and hence you can see lot of business people during the lunch time. The T’ang Court is a perfect place to have your business lunch and meetings in a secluded and refined private dining room.

The décor inside T’ang Court is mainly based on a delicate Chinese flavor and the fabrics boasting with dark red and yellow colors. The natural wood hues for the floor nicely complement the décor. With a total of 9 private rooms, each rooms provides stunning views of the Xintiandi area.

T’ang Court offers a menu combined with both traditional Cantonese cuisine along with Shanghainese dishes. You can everything from Cantonese barbeque to bird’s nest at much reasonable prices. Seafood shares a big place in the menu as there are lot of fish items including the abalone, many varieties of fish and lobsters. And if you are seafood lover, you would definitely love the seafood dishes offered at this restaurant.

When you are T’ang Court, you cannot miss enjoying their signature dishes including the signature lobster with cheese whole abalone and noodles and the delicious steamed grouper with mushrooms and shrimp roe in soy sauce, pan-fried pork buns with crab meat etc. Some of the other favorites in T’ang Court are the tender roasted beef ribs, deep-fried prawns with wasabi-mayonnaise and the brown-lacquered crispy chicken.

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The restaurant comes with around 4 private rooms with spectacular views of the Huangpu River and each room can accommodate a total of around a maximum of 24 guests. Each room is separated by partitions that can be easily moved around. The main dining hall can also seat a total of around 40-80 guests easily.

For business meetings, screen and projector can also be arranged and for large corporate parties and get-togethers the meeting halls can be privatized according to your event. The historical building and amazing views offer for the best location to conduct your office meetings and finish with a fine dining experience.

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Yi Long Court comes with 7 large and spacious private dining rooms and each of the room has been named after the popular Chinese drink, the Chinese Tea. And every room comes with its unique design, theme and décor. In Mao Feng room, one of the Chinese private room comes with a green palette and a beautiful green chandelier hanging in the ceiling, wardrobe made in western style along with tables made using marbles. These settings quaintly remind you of the 1920s Shanghai style.

The interior design is conceptualized and designed by the famous interior designer henry Leung and the main idea behind the design was to recreate the magic of the culture and the design elements of the 1920s, largely considered to be the Golden Age of Shanghai. It was during that period that Shanghai got its unique style and culture and also sort of mixed with the traditional Shanghai culture.

If you are looking for a prestigious dining experience, then you can check if the exclusive Chef’s table is available that can seat a maximum of 8 persons. The chef’s tables comes with a minimalist design and also close to the open kitchen and hence the guests can easily have a sneak peek into the kitchen to see how the team led by Chef Tang Chi Keung work their magic with the food.

A special mention need to be provided for the dim sum as is it is definitely out of the world food along with a high-quality customer service. This restaurant is definitely worth for the delicious food that is freshly prepared and served right in front of you.

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The front side of the restaurant houses a beautiful garden and in the evening it is lit by beautiful candles to provide for a romantic setting. You can also choose for the garden seating and the Yong Foo Elite is definitely one of the best restaurant with a great natural setting. The inside of the club comes with an elegant design with walls adorned with flowery wallpaper designs.

The Chinese cuisine at Yong Foo Elite is outstanding, but it’s just not the food that make this place special. People who visit Shanghai also visit this restaurant to look at how the elite and the rich lived during the glory days of the 1920s in Shanghai.

The membership costs were very much in the higher range when the club was run only for members, and even though it has been opened to the public, the rates still haven’t come down. But hence you can see only hi-profile and people with heavier wallets visit the restaurant.

YongFoo Elite is renowned for providing some of the best Shanghai cuisine that combines both traditional and unique taste. Chef Zhou Tielong is an expert in combining both the ancient cooking style with the use of home-made sauces and modern cooking styles to provide complete transformation from the regular Shanghai cuisine.

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The hotel complex was previously used to house offices of many foreign officials and dignitaries and also acted as the residence of famous Chinese leaders including the Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing, Chen Boda and Kang Sheng. It also has been used by the Central Revolution Group during the Cultural revolution.

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As per the name Mingles, the cuisine is also created mingling many styles including Spanish, French and Japanese cuisine along with Korean style of cooking. The chefs at Mingles go through a tough process in and out of the kitchen in gaining knowledge about the various ingredients and different styles of cooking. The cuisine is created only using the seasonal and traditional ingredients that has been passed over thousands of years ago from the palace kitchens and from the chefs who cooked for famous kings and warriors.

One of the signature dishes “Citron Pot” also known as citrus yuja danja was an ancient dish that has been offered to kings and is still a very popular dish with the locals. Another delightful dish that you cannot miss out at the Mingles is the “Jangajji” or the pickled vegetables that have been kept fermented for a long time. With these kind of innovative dishes, Mingles has increased their influence in the local dining scene for many years running.

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Chef Jung Sik Yim opened the restaurant in 2009 and soon became popular with his ultra-modern style of Korean cuisine and also got his restaurants ranked in the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. He also own a Michelin star restaurant in New York too.

The interior is quite contemporary and doesn’t look too upscale. The restaurants is surrounded by that adds to the warmth and fresh air to the restaurant. The interior comes with a minimalistic colors blending black and white which highly complements the soothing jazz music playing in the background. The dining hall has large tables on the center perfect for a large group of guest and the corners are filled with tables good for couples.

For lunch, you can either choose 4 to 5 dishes or if you want go all out, then you order for the tasting menu that comes with a total of 8 dishes with different sections including appetizers, rice, land, seafood and sweet. And with sections there are 3-4 varieties of dishes which you can mix and match accordingly to your taste.

The signature dish of the Jungsik that is hugely popular is the Dolhareubang dessert and when it arrived we are surprised at the amount of time the chefs had taken to create this shape. It largely resembles a stone statue that could be found in the Jeju Island in South Korea. And it tasted like green tea along with delicious crumbles and sorbets.

Overall, the Jungsik is a high-quality restaurant that comes with a great décor and excellent atmosphere with an amazing Korean cuisine. If you are in Seoul, then you cannot miss out on the fine dining experience at the Jungsik.

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The dining room is pretty spacious with tables neatly spread out with clean white tablecloths. You can choose between two tasting menus, one with a limited dishes and the other with a longer list, but a bit pricey. You can also mix and match dishes among these two menus according to your taste. The wine list offered at the La Yeon is pretty awesome with a huge variety of wines sourced from France and around the world.

Dining at the La Yeon almost makes you feel like a Korean royalty with its upscale interior and remarkable food. The 3-Michelin Star restaurant mainly focuses on providing high-quality Korean cuisine that envisages the importance of the traditional Korean culture and cuisine.  It also has been ranked as one of the “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” and also listed as a restaurant that is “One to Watch”. Situated on a hill, the view from the dining hall is mesmerizing. The service was excellent as all the sommelier are well-trained and have a huge knowledge about what they serve and also explain them in crisp English.

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Chef Kim Byung Gin has been working at the Gaon for over 15 years now and is the brain behind offering some of the finest Korean cuisine in the city. Owner Kim Myeong-sook comes with a lot of experience under his belt having won a lot of accolades in the culinary industry including the Presidential prize at the Korea Food and Tourism Exhibition along with the Gold Prize at the Korea International Cooking Contest.

The restaurant is ajumma certified and is also renowned for making amazing food gifts for wedding couples, a longstanding Korean tradition to present the bride and bridegroom with delicious sweets including the pyebaek and ibaji tteok. Especially the tteok’s made at the Gaon is a great hit among the customers and it sells out pretty much soon daily.

The restaurant is mainly focussed on delivering high quality Korean cuisine that nurtures and follows the aesthetics of the Korean traditions and culture. The carefully prepared Korean dishes using some of the best and fresh seasonal ingredients are presented beautifully in amazing ceramic plates.

The restaurant consists of 3 floors and each floor comes with a different motif and unique design. While one of the wall is designed using beautifully lit color bars the other floor walls comes designed using old newspapers. The menu is filled with extraordinary Korean classics. Some of the signature dishes include the radish Kimchi combine brilliantly with delicious oyster and Haemool Pajun, meticulously baked pancake filled with scallop and squids are some of the must-order dishes when you are there at Gaon. The wine list at Gaon is also huge with traditional Korean drinks and a vast collection of other popular wines sourced from around the globe.

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