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Noodle Bull
291 Fumin Road; near Xinle Road; tel: 6170 1299; $
A great option for a quick and tasty lunch, this cool, contemporary noodle joint serves deep
bowls of hand-pulled noodles and tasty sides. Wash these down with the house plum juice.
Shintori
803 Julu Road, near Fumin Road; tel: 5404 5252; $$$
Shintori has a beautifully presented bamboo-bedecked entrance that leads to a large, open
dining room with an open kitchen that turns out a fine selection of sushi and sashimi, along
with updated versions of other Japanese classics.
Sichuan Citizen
30 Donghu Road, near Huaihai Road; tel: 5404 1235; $$
This upbeat, provincial-chic diner turns out a large picture menu of fresh, well-spiced
Sichuan classics, accompanied by a selection of cooling cocktails. A local expat favourite -
book ahead.
South Beauty 881
881 Central Yan'an Road; tel: 6247 6682; southbeautygroup.com/en; $$$
This impressive venue serves first-rate Sichuan food in a lavish century-old mansion and
sprawling grounds. The food is genuine, tongue-searing Sichuan; the signature dish is beef
cooked at the table in hot spicy oil.
Southern Barbarian
Area E, 2/F, Ju'Roshine Life Art Space, 56 Maoming Road South; tel: 5157 5510; $
Tucked away in gritty second-floor space, this bohemian restaurant draws the crowds on
account of its authentic Yunnanese cuisine, typified by ingredients like cheese and exotic
mushrooms. Try the jizhong mushrooms, fried goat's-milk cheese or clay-pot chicken - you
won't be disappointed.
Sushi Oyama
2/F, 20 Donghu Road, near Huaihai Road; tel: 5404 7705; $$$
Fourteen-seat, reservations-only restaurant with a custom menu that changes nightly, de-
pending on which ingredients the eponymous master chef imports fresh from Japan that
day. It features the best sushi this side of Japan, and melt-in-your-mouth kobe beef, along
with a selection of fine sakes.
Tsui Wah
