Shale Xiong

This was the second restaurant I tried with my friend during his visit to london. The restaurant itself has very simple and modern decoration. I can see it is a more restaurant for afterwork, rather than a restaurant for special events, though there was a large group of young professionals,... [Read More]

One of my friend since high school visited London. He was interested in if I want to try some restaurants together and I obviously said “yes”. I should have mentioned his family running several successful high-end restaurants in my home town Changsha. Although it is in a side road to... [Read More]

Il Ristorante - Niko Romito is a kinds of a “chain” restaurant, an expensive one. The Shanghai branch is located at 47th floor of Bulgari Hotel. The restaurant put more focus on the view and service in my opinion than the food themselves. The menu seems to be a collection... [Read More]

Though this was an unplanned restaurant in my trip that I just booked for a lunch a week ahead of time, it was simply stunning! Let’s rewind to the beginning. I was on a trip myself to Jiuzhai Valley National Park in Sichuan, a province in China. I made a... [Read More]

I was on my trip to visit parents and spent a few day in Shanghai. I decided to book this restaurant almost 3 months before my trip, the reservation process was not very straightforward. Anyway I managed to get a seat. The restaurant is in a lovely mainly residential area.... [Read More]