May 24, 2007 | Food Writing
Chakalaka – the lion sleeps tonight. By Mark Andrews City Weekend. 24/05/2007 Review of Chakalaka a South African restaurant that was situated in the Redtown area of Shanghai. No longer open. Having only eaten boerewors before I really didn’t know what to expect from...
May 24, 2007 | Food Writing
Pirates – French Electro. By Mark Andrews City Weekend (Shanghai). 24/05/2007 Bar review of now defunct Pirates in the area near Shanghai’s Jiaotong University. What is French for “all aboard my hearties”? Shuffle Bar has walked the plank and the space filled with...
Apr 1, 2007 | Food Writing
Spago. Restaurant review. By Mark Andrews City Weekend (Shanghai). 01/04/2007 Restaurant review of Spago a now closed restaurant just off Nanjing Xilu in Shanghai. In Shanghai’s restaurant scene white is in and Spago uses it well for its fashionable modern style right...
Mar 22, 2007 | Food Writing
Free Soul – emancipate your soul for less. By Mark Andrews City Weekend (Shanghai). 22/03/2007 Bar review of Free Soul, a possibly still open bar in Shanghai’s Former French Concession. Free Soul has moved to where Means used to be. The main difference from the...
Feb 15, 2007 | Food Writing
Maneo. By Mark Andrews City Weekend (Shanghai). 15/02/2007 Bar review of Maneo a now closed wine bar and restaurant in Shanghai. With Mint bobbing away on top, Maneo aims to build a solid keel at ground level in the ship like Ladislaus Hudec designed 1930s art deco...
Jan 4, 2007 | Food Writing
Sofa Bar and Café – Going Parisian? By Mark Andrews City Weekend (Shanghai). 04/01/2007 Bar review of Sofa in Shanghai. This bar and cafe probably no longer exists. What this place lacks in size it makes up with character. There is a strong French theme with Gallic...
