If you've been in Shanghai for longer than thirty seconds then you'll have heard of Xiaolongbao. They're the soup-filled steamed dumplings that have single-handedly put this city on the sub-gastronomic map.
D.O.C. pretty much nailed it. It has the location, the ambiance, the food, the chef and the service. It is Shanghai’s best pizza restaurant, if not the city’s most complete neighborhood restaurant, full stop.
There is a dimension to pancakes to which only the French have the secret access codes, and Bon App is a gateway to another realm of crêpe goodness.
Running with the incoming herd of simple European restaurants braying at Shanghai’s comfort-seeking yuppies, La Yazmira is a cute, innocent Spanish offering. But it may need to more than sincere home-cooked food at the foot of a nice villa to make it.
La Poste could be the go-to neighbourhood restaurant that has perfect ambiance, killer service and tremendous food. If only it had tremendous food.
There exists a fine line in Shanghai between tacky tourist eats and worthwhile high-end cuisine. To the Sea teeters on the edge.