New Shanghai Restaurants: January 2017

By That's Shanghai, January 12, 2017

Here are all the new restaurant and bar openings we featured in our January 2017 issue.

Restaurants

Cobra Lily

Boxing Cat, Liquid Laundry, Tepito Sproutworks, Kelley Lee and co. have been on a mission to thoroughly conquer every corner of Shanghai F&B. Cobra Lily, the newest to the brood, sees them take on modern Asian cuisine.

More glamorous than her siblings, Cobra Lily greets guests with an impressive two-story atrium bar streaked with brushed gold accents. Retaining architectural details from the building’s erstwhile existence as a shikumen lane house alongside sleekly modern décor, it’s clear the place is intended as a destination rather than just another tourist trap, and almost feels a bit too cool for Xintiandi.

Price: RMB250/400 per person
Who's going: expats and locals
Good for: non-rip off Xintiandi dining, craft cocktails, groups, dates

Read the full review for Cobra Lily. See a listing for Cobra Lily

Rose Garden

Located on the west gate of Fuxing Park next to Sinan Mansion and Huaihai Lu, Rose Garden is a newly opened western restaurant that once housed Park 97 bar. Sitting pretty with downright bucolic views of Fuxing Park’s manicured rose garden, the venue’s new life as a smart little restaurant is more fitting than its erstwhile existence as a bar.

Price: RMB108/128 per person for lunch; RMB300-400 per person for dinner
Who’s going: young locals, business people
Good for: steaks, special occasions, small groups

Read the full review for Rose Garden. See a listing for Rose Garden.

Yue Shi Ji

Hidden on leafy Donghu Lu neighboring Jenny's Blue Bar, ElEFante and Shanghai Brewery, Yue Shi Ji is a two-story villa bar and yakiniku joint offering great value Japanese-style barbecue. Yakiniku often ends up playing second fiddle to teppanyaki in Shanghai (we suspect because of those deceptive all-you-can-eat-and-drink deals) but when the price is as good as Yue Shi Ji, more often than not you'll end up imbibing and grilling your way through more for less with yakiniku places.