Restaurants - Explore Shanghai - page 270

291 Fumin Road, near Changle Road; tel: [phone]; $
Part of a small, Hong Kong-based chain, Tsui Wah offers reliable Cantonese favourites, plus
a selection of Western dishes and a small bakery.
Yongfoo Elite
200 Yongfu Road, near Fuxing Road; tel: [phone]; $$
Elegant Shanghainese flavours in an exquisitely styled former French Concession garden
villa that captures the spirit of Shanghai's 1930s heyday.
Vedas
3/F, 83 Changshu Road; tel: [phone]; www.vedascuisine.com ; $$
One of the best Indian restaurants in town, Vedas combines an open kitchen, classy but un-
derstated decor and refined versions of many Indian classics, with the Bombay prawn curry
and tandoori chicken among the highlights.
WESTERN SHANGHAI
Ben Jia
1339 Wuzhong Road; tel: [phone]; $$
Obscured from the road by a Hyundai dealersip, Seoul-import Ben Jia is Shanghai's finest
Korean barbeque restaurant, not least for the overwhelming tray of fresh leaves and veget-
ables to wrap it all up in. Waiters hustle through the dining room with an endless parade of
banchan , the customary kimchi , salads and sides, stopping to adjust the thinly sliced beef
brisket on your charcoal fire, or deliver another Hite beer.
Dong Bei Ren
46 Panyu Road, near Yan'an Road West; tel: [phone]; $
Expect colourful uniforms, singing staff and over-the-top decor, along with rich and hearty
meat-and-potatoes cuisine, and Harbin beer that is plentiful and cheap.
Fu 1039
1039 Yuyuan Road, near Jiangsu Road; tel: [phone]; $$$
Fu 1039 serves classic Shanghainese specialities in a tucked-away heritage villa filled with
antiques. A sophisticated but relaxed atmosphere makes this a winner.
Shen Yue Xuan
Ding Xiang Garden, 849 Huashan Road; tel: [phone]; $$