Best Food In China

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The Face Bar/La Na Thai complex looks exotic and bright in the early afternoon and I am excitedly waiting for a return in the evening hours when the intimate, seductive vibe and artfully decorated plaza takes on a life of its own.

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The Melting Pot – an authentic Thai restaurant led by native Thai Head Chef, Alyssa Han Pongpandh, will neither disappoint Thai food lovers nor burn a hole in your pocket. Enjoy these authentic delights in the French Concession district.

The Melting Pot serves its Thai cuisine competitors a large slice of humble pie. The competition only deserves it, because they are, as reflected in price, establishments that pay more attention to trendy décor and stylish presentation rather than pure taste. The Melting Pot on the other hand, has found a niche of authenticity deserving of praise.

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The summer is hot in Shanghai, but is worse in Beijing. Chinese people often sleep on bamboo mats in the summer to keep cool. There are different kinds of mats, some with long strips of bamboo tied in parallel, some woven and some with thick tiles of bamboo, bound like a matrix of mahjong pieces. The last one keeps you coolest but because it doesn’t distribute your weight so evenly, the tiles angle towards your skin and stick to you as you roll backwards and forwards on a hot night, lying broad waking.

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Lapis Lazuli in Pudong is actually two different restaurants, high end western on floor two and Thai on floor three. I am generally wary of this combination “one name brand, two separate restaurants.” It usually confuses diners looking for a meal, and dilutes an otherwise perfectly good restaurant brand. Lapis Lazuli only serves to confirm these fears.

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