Thai
THAI THAI
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 04:50 — editorLocation(s)
Away from the hustle and noise of the more well know restaurant rows of the city lies Thai Thai Restaurant delightfully resting among trees and opens spaces of the Lido area. The modern and sleek design of the building mixed with heavy accents of natural materials is inviting and immediately takes you into a new relaxing world.
Banana Leaf
Sun, 08/03/2008 - 10:39 — editorLocation(s)
Make no mistake about it: the Banana Leaf restaurants are one of the most popular and successful in Beijing and China. The Sanliturn property is one of several in the Asia Banana Leaf Group (the original began as a noodle restaurant in Hong Kong in 1990), with an ambitious goal.
Purple Haze
Tue, 06/24/2008 - 10:01 — editorLocation(s)
Located in the new China View Building 3, room 201 (second floor), Sanliturn area, is the new Purple Haze Bistro, sister to the original Purple Haze. The original offers traditional Thai food, while the new Bistro's menu incorporates about half of the first restaurants line but adding a creative blend of other South-Asian and fusion dishes.
Baan Thai
Wed, 05/28/2008 - 08:22 — editorLocation(s)
Thai food in Shanghai often comes with a gimmick, whether it's a stage of scantily-clad dancers or a wandering band of singing performers pestering you while you try to enjoy your pad thai. BaanThai distinguishes itself by placing the focus directly on the food. Fresh spices, imported ingredients, attention to flavor. Here, freshness and authenticity is key.
Golden Elephant
Tue, 04/29/2008 - 07:18 — editorLocation(s)
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.
