Restaurants

These folks are surely improving their karma by making organic, vegetarian fare fashionable for the masses. There's a wide range of clever dishes, including soup served in a pumpkin, but best are the sweet Wuxi spareribs, stuffed with lotus root of course, and the hotpots. No MSG is used and cooks go light on the oil. It's nonsmoking too.
Near Carrefour in Gǔběi (6275 1798; 848 Huangjincheng Rd).

1 Oz 3
Steps away from Hongmei Lu food street, 1 OZ 3 offers a good selection of Australian wines and coffee drinks in addition to food options ranging from salads and sandwiches to meat pies and burgers. The spacious dining room provides a nice place to sit back and relax over drinks.

Awfully Chocolate
Creamy cakes imply more than an outrageous use of whipped cream at this chocolate specialty store where moist double-layered chocolate cakes await those with a cocoa addiction. Indulge in a cup of decadently rich chocolate ice cream or sample the other chocolate treats available.

Blue Frog
SMS Guanxi and: Receive a free appetizer or dessert with any purchase over RMB100, Monday to Friday 2-5pm. A veritable institution in Shanghai, the hip Blue Frog caters to all crowds. Young professionals grab after-work drinks and killer burgers at the Maoming and Tongren branches, families lounge about the community-inspired Jinqiao and Hongmei outlets, and Daning provides a welcome escape for Zhabei expats.

Bubba's Texas-style BBQ and Saloon
At this authentic Texas-style barbecue, the aroma of slow-cooked meats, ribs and tangy sauces greets diners at the smokehouse's swinging saloon doors. Two-steppin' tunes set the mood for tucking into high quality beef cuts or a sizzling pulled pork sandwich.

Specializing in Texas-style smoked meats, Bubba's Texas-style Bar-B-Que is China's only authentic Texas barbeque joint. Ribs, chicken, and beef are smoked to perfection using a traditional pit smoker and apple wood for flavoring through the slow-cook process. The place also does a great job of sports coverage, and is packed come big American-sport matches.