They say that in business it’s crucial to know your customer. Element Fresh knows us very well. They know we like well-prepared, fresh, simple produce and that we’re willing to pay for it in healthy portions.
At some point in the history of China's ebb and flow of progress, the local Fujianese discovered agoraphobia. They clubbed together to build what are essentially little community castles.
Kebab King is a traditional Turkish restaurant complete with questionable furniture, flaming open kitchen and plenty of meat on the menu.
Nestled in a corner of Shanghai Centre, Crêpes & Co is a relaxed and friendly café serving up great dessert pancakes and some passable savoury ones too. Their 40-strong savoury menu (ranging from RMB45 to RMB93) offers variations of what is a perfectly thin crêpe wrapped around almost any combination of ingredients imaginable, from a cheese and egg Fermiere to a “London”-themed version with bacon, spinach and cottage cheese.
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Jiu Jiu is a Japanese restaurant buried under a Mount Fuji of mid-upper range all-you-can-eats in Shanghai so large that it will take a couple more stars than snow crab and foie gras to help it rise above.