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Fu 1088 (Fu 1088)
north of Yuyuan Lu Cuisines: Chinese, AsianAbout
Tucked away behind an iron gate on a busy one-way street, this gem of a restaurant in a three-story mansion offers some of the best Shanghainese cuisine in town, and a much more fulfilling dining experience than its sister restaurant Fu 1039. Guests here are in for a treat -- dining is all in individual private rooms (there are 17 of them, seating 2 to 12 people), each furnished with early-20th-century furniture, cherry wood chairs, and chandeliers. Start with the chilled drunken chicken with rice wine shaved ice, and the most delicious xun yu (smoked fish) you'll ever taste, especially because it's served warm. For mains, dig into the glorious braised pork with soy and rock sugar, and the deep-fried prawn with wasabi mayonnaise. Two local dishes you're unlikely to find back home that are also worth trying include huaiyang dazhu gansi (bean curd sheet with garden greens and shrimp in thick soup), and the sauteed water bamboo in soy sauce. Service is very courteous and highly efficient. There is a ¥300 ($43/£22) minimum charge per person, but for spot-on Shanghainese cuisine that is neither too sweet nor too oily, Fu 1088 is well worth the splurge.
