Walking through the luxurious Jin Jiang hotel towards the entrance of its restaurant, Jin Lu, one can’t help but notice an eye-catching poster for the restaurant that reads “Everything You Imagine Chinese Dining to Be…Not” and another that states “Taking Chinese Dining to a New Dimension”.
Ask a food lover in Shanghai for their favorite Italian restaurant and the answers will vary across the board. The reasons are endless: best value for money, best pizza in China, most authentic, hottest chef...the list goes on. However, if you crave top quality, attention to detail and a comfortable atmosphere, Casanova is highly recommended.
Oversized purple lanterns, orange fabrics, and easy-listening muzak combine with water features and dazzling explosions of plastic flora to transform this renovated Shikumen house into a bizarrely eclectic yet intimate space.
The dfcor of this bistro, on the second floor of an historic Xintiandi shikumen is uninspiring - low ceilings, contemporary but dark wood, banquettes, an open kitchen and blaring music.
An industrial high-ceilinged dining room with factory lamps, square tables, and handsome whitewood chairs suggest a Manhattan loft. A spiral metal staircase Leads to the second-floor lounge cum brunch time terrace.