Princess Coco is a fun little restaurant in the bowels of Link City in Futian. The Chinese-born owner grew up in Australia, where he opened Princess C’s first location. Now, with the aid of American partners, he’s bringing the idea to Shenzhen.
The restaurant has a jaunty nautical theme and especially hypes up the Boston lobster burgers (RMB78). The dish attempts to channel a New Orleans po' boy. In fact, it's a beef burger with lobster meat on top of the patty, along with tomato, lettuce and special sauce. Served with the lobster head and claws as garnish, it also comes with a basket of well-seasoned French fries.
Since it’s more a novelty item, regular visitors may want to just stick to the tasty lobster by itself (RMB128) or the highly edible pizzas (RMB78).
There is a bit of Caligula-like excess to a lot of the dishes at Princess Coco. That continues over into the drinks, which can be ordered according to your star sign (RMB32) and arrive smoking with dry ice.
Desserts are the real showstoppers. A take on an Italian affogato (RMB28) comes out with a homemade marshmallow bigger than a child's head. The server pours the espresso on top while ice cream lies underneath the oversized puff. Tiramisu (RMB48) gets transformed into a futuristic chocolate ball starship. Once the chocolate gets drizzled on, it melts away the shell to reveal a nutty, chocolate rendition of the classic Italian dessert.
Princess Coco has cleverly marketed itself to young Chinese women obsessed with posting their dinners on WeChat’s Moments. The menu is big and seems to be a work in progress. Affordable and unique in Shenzhen, it will be interesting to watch this spot for future developments.
Price: Approx. RMB100
Who's going: People who like posting pics of their food, young families
Good for: Eccentric lobster dishes, smoking drinks, huge marshmallows
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