Fusion

L Cafe (The Legendale Hotel Beijing)

Location

2/F, Legendale Hotel Beijing, #90-92 Jinbao Street. // 励骏酒店2层, 北京东城区金宝街90-92号 Tel:8610-8511 /3388 ext. 8900
Beijing
China

The most luxuriant hotel in Beijing, the Legendale Hotel, has a secret its keeping. A secret so shocking that it would send everyone rushing in to take advantage. Well, I am about to spill the secret, because after experiencing it, I cannot in good conscious let it go unknown. The secret is L Café. A holy grail of fine high dining, its value is its superb quality food coupled with modest prices. Yes, in this temple of food, you will uncover the secret of dining like royalty without having to pay like one.

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Capital M

Location

• 3/F, No.2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street, Chongwen District //北京市 崇文区前门步行街2号3层 Tel:010-6702 2727
Beijing
China

The recent opening of Capital M on Qianmen Pedestrian Street marks the flamboyant fruition of seven years of careful planning for Australian restaurateur Michelle Garnault.

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Gold Chino

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18-26 Jingtan Road, 3F Qingchun InTime Department Store // 杭州景昙路18-26号银泰庆春店3楼 Tel:+0571-86533588
Hangzhou, 33
China

It's easy to dismiss Hangzhou as an up-and-coming star in the food scene, since the common perception of this city is mired in the rubble and dust of construction sites, oppressive rush-hour traffic, and thronging masses of people trying to squeeze past each other as they make their way to work. It's also easy to miss the modern side of Hangzhou, because much emphasis has been placed upon its historic West Lake tourist-attraction appeal for the last few years.

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Swensen's American Diner & Ice Cream Parlour and Prima Taste Kitchen

Location

14 Xin Dong Road, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District // 北京三里屯新东路4号 Tel:010-6417 1459
Beijing
China

So, Swensen’s & Prima Taste Kitchen.. those who recognise the individual brands - the former an American ice cream parlour chain and the latter a Singaporean restaurant franchise – may well be scratching their heads over their innovative pairing at a new location in Sanlitun.

First off, the combination is apparently only odd to non-Singaporeans. Since Swensen’s first arrived there back in 1979, its concept has been industriously tweaked to suit Asian tastes (BLT with pineapple anyone?) to the point that Singaporeans now view it as essentially a domestic phenomenon.

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Yee Chino

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171 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou // 杭州中山北路171号 Tel:+8657187070777
Hangzhou, 33
China

A little time spent in Hangzhou, China will reveal to anyone that it is indeed a classic example of a second-tier mainland city -- and a long way from ever being in league with the neighboring metropolis of Shanghai -- but it's still got a lot to offer travelers, diners, and residents on its own.

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Legendale Hotel’s Coffee Restaurant

Location

#90-92 Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District // 励骏酒店咖啡厅, 北京东城区金宝街90号 Telephone: 8511 3388
Beijing
China

A restaurant that dabbles in several different styles of cuisine, The Legendale Coffee Restaurant serves up finely-presented, meticulously prepared dishes with large portions—you’re sure to leave feeling pleasantly stuffed.

The Legendale Hotel is ornately decorated, with gold-hued décor and paintings adorning every wall. The Coffee Restaurant is no different, exquisitely laid out inside a large, spacious dining area with plenty of seating available. The bilingual menu, which consists of everything from Italian to Mexican to Chinese cuisine, offers something for everyone.

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The Atrium Café (Gloria Plaza Hotel, Beijing)

Location

2 Jianguomennan Avenue// 凯菜酒店的咖啡厅,北京市建国门南大街2 号 Tel: 010-6515-8855-2212
Beijing
China

With the Gloria Plaza Hotel’s Atrium Café, you don’t have to leave Beijing’s city walls to discover a stunning selection of fusion cuisine from all over Asia.

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Lounge 18

Location

No. 18, Zhongshan East Road (The Bund) // 外滩18号, 上海中山东路18号. Tel: +86 21 63238099
Shanghai
China

A new, upscale Bund-side restaurant – you know what to expect; glamorous couples enjoying glittering views across the Huangpu over ostentatious European cuisine.

But the décor at Bund 18 is a clue that this new venue might offer something a little different. Sumptuous, ornate furniture sits in a large and otherwise stark space. It’s an interesting and somewhat quirky stylistic blend; a mixture of old colonial grandeur and modern minimalism.

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100 Century Avenue (Park Hyatt Shanghai)

Location

91-93 Floor, Park Hyatt Shanghai, 100 Century Avenue, Pudong 世纪 100餐厅, 上海浦东世纪大道100号, 环球金融中心91层. Tel:(86 21) 3855-1428/3855-1429
Shanghai, 31
China

This is the world’s highest restaurant – that is the claim the Park Hyatt Shanghai makes about their latest venture, 100 Century Avenue. While this claim might be disputed by restaurants slightly higher above sea level, there is no denying that the view you get from this venue is something extraordinarily special.

100 Century Avenue covers the top three floors, 91 through 93, of the Park Hyatt hotel and consists of a restaurant, two bars (one western, one Shanghainese) and a function room each covering a floor.

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Brasserie Alyssa Cuisine Thailandaise

Location

No. 29, Taikang Lu 248 // 上海泰康路248弄29号2楼(近思南路) Tel:021-64730938
Shanghai, 31
China

Trying to find a certain restaurant or boutique is always a bit of a challenge in the warren of lanes that is Taikang Lu. Located on the second floor of La Brasserie by Hiro, it’s hard to imagine how, without recommendation, you would ever come to choose Alyssa Cuisine Thailandaise amongst the plethora of similar Thai restaurants hidden in this labyrinth, but it’s well worth making the extra effort to find it.

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