A pâtissière, eating around the world
![[Shanghai] Mr. Choi Patisserie](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/RIMG008911.jpg)
Mr. Choi Patisserie Add: Rm F05, 1/F 618 XuJiaHui Road / 徐家汇路618号日月光中心广场1楼F05室 Tel: 400 705 1158 Hours: 12-7pm Website: www.thechois.cc Price: [sets] 40~138RMB [cakes] ~35RMB [coffee/tea] 35~40RMB Visited: Mar 2011 Mr. Choi is a tiny patisserie hidden inside the ASE Center, a new retail/restaurant complex next to Tianzifang. While the name is Korean, the patisserie is actually led by a…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Mr. Choi Patisserie”
![[Shanghai] Mon Chou Chou](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/RIMG67571.jpg)
Mon Chou Chou
Add: B1 Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Century Avenue 世纪大道100号环球金融中心B1楼
Tel: 3872 1163
Website: www.mon-chouchou.com
Price: 15~33 RMB/dessert
Visited: Feb 2011
A sharp contrast from Chez Shibata‘s extravagant creations, the treats at Mon Chou Chou are simple pleasures. Originally from Osaka, Mon Chou Chou makes a signature Dojima Roll consisting of a special blend of Hokkaido cream rolled with a fluffy sponge cake. This simple but divine treat is wildly popular in Japan – the only time that there’s no queue in front of the store is when the Dojima Roll is sold out. Fortunately for us Shanghai folks, Mon Chou Chou recently opened two branches in town, and as of now, there’s no queue at either location.
![[Shanghai] Chez Shibata (2)](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Untitled-36.jpg)
Chez Shibata
Add: 24 Ziyun Lu, near Zunyi Lu / 紫云路24号, 近遵义路
Tel: 5206 5671
Website: www.chez-shibata.cn
Price: [pastries] 20~45 RMB [drinks] 23~38 RMB
Visited: Feb 2011
Chez Shibata lured me back with their irresistibly beautiful cakes. Since my previous post, I have tried a few more of their creations:
A specialty of the Chez Shibata Shanghai branch, La Venus (46 RMB), is Araguani 72% chocolate mousse enveloping vanilla bavarois, crispy chocolate pearls, and marinated cherries. The whole thing is then sprayed with red finishing.
The specialty dessert from Chez Shibata Nagoya branch, the Éclair au Caramel Beurre Salé (28 RMB), is an elongated puff pastry filled with caramel cream, brushed with a glistening caramel glaze, and topped with three pieces of Philippe Olivier butter and a sprinkle of Maldon sea salt.
![[Shanghai] Godiva Cafe](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/RIMG54521.jpg)
Godiva Cafe
Add: Shop 106 No. 5 Alley 123 Xingye Lu, Xintiandi / 新天地兴业路123弄5号106号店
Tel: 5382 0715
Hours: 11am-midnight
Price: 55-65 RMB/cake, 45-55 RMB/drink
Visited: Jan 2011
Whisk and Hof dominated the chocolate dessert scene in Shanghai for a long while before Godiva came in with its first ever chocolate cafe concept store in the world. It seems like the cafe is already quite popular, as the spacious 2nd floor cafe area was completed filled up when I visited. Is this because of the prestige, the convenient location, or the actual offerings of the cafe?
The interior is nothing too impressive, but comfortable enough to sit through an afternoon.
![[Shanghai] Hof](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/RIMG0342.jpg)
Hof Add: 30 Sinan Lu, near Huaihai Zhong Lu / 思南路30号, 近淮海中路 Tel: 6093 2058 / 6093 2052 Hours: [Tue-Thu] 11-12am, [Fri-Sun] 11-1am Price: [cakes] ~35 RMB [cocktails] 55-88 RMB Visited: Nov 2010 Chocolate. Chocolate mud cake. Orange chocolate mud cake. Orange chocolate mud cake with caramel. Orange chocolate mud cake with caramel and sea…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Hof”
![[Shanghai] Antique Garden](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/RIMG0343.jpg)
Antique Garden
Add: 44 Sinan Lu, near Xiangshan Lu / 思南路44号甲, 近香山路
Tel: 5382 1055
Hours: [Mon-Fri] 11am~11:30pm [Sat-Sun] 11~12:30am
Price: [tea & coffee] 38-45 RMB [cakes] ~38 RMB [sandwiches] 79 RMB
Visited: Nov 2010
Very close to the perennially packed Hof on Sinan Lu, Antique Garden is a two-story cafe that doesn’t only sell coffee and cakes, but also antique furniture (real or fake, I really can’t tell you). The interior is dimly lit and decorated with random vintage pieces here and there. Though the teas and cakes are not extraordinary, Antique Garden is still an alright spot for tea dates and gatherings.
Carefully slip, please.
![[Shanghai] Chez Shibata](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/RIMG0270.jpg)
Chez Shibata
Add: 24 Ziyun Lu, near Zunyi Lu / 紫云路24号, 近遵义路
Tel: 5206 5671
Website: www.chez-shibata.cn
Price: [pastries] 20~45 RMB [drinks] 23~38 RMB
Visited: Nov 2010
I love Japanese-French pastries. The alluring colors, fancy garnishes, and flavors out of the ordinary. It just so happens that Chez Shibata, the only patisserie in Shanghai serving such irresistibly beautiful pastries, is a mere 5 minutes away from one of my offices. I must have done a lot of good deeds in my previous life.
Standing in front of the Chez Shibata cake display is an utterly disorienting experience. I never know which one to pick. Fortunately, the waitstaff is quite patient in explaining each dessert, as long as you ask.
![[Shanghai] Downstairs](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/downstairs.jpg)
Downstairs Add: 1/F, Urbn Hotel, 183 Jiaozhou Lu, near Beijing Xi Lu / 膠州路183號, 近北京西路 Tel: 5172 1300 Website: www.urbnhotels.com Price: [drinks] ~50 RMB [desserts] ~50 RMB Visited: Oct 2010 Venue now reopened as beergrdn, check website for details. Downstairs by David Laris, a stylish dining/lounge area on the first floor of Urbn Hotel, is a good place to rest…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Downstairs”
![[Shanghai] Melange Oasis](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/melange-oasis-11.jpg)
Melange Oasis Add: No. 37, Lane 550 Shanxi Nan Lu, near Shaoxing Lu / 陕西南路550弄37号, 近绍兴路 Tel: 64337727 Hours: 9am-8pm Price: 25~55 RMB Website: www.melange-oasis.com Visited: Sep 2010 Discreetly tucked away in an easily missed lane, Melange Oasis is an eco-conscious cafe with compressed bamboo interior and solar heating panels. The coffee served here is organic and fair-trade,…Continue Reading “[Shanghai] Melange Oasis”
![[Shanghai] Manne et Sante’](https://www.sugarednspiced.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/manne-et-sante1.jpg)
Manne et Sante’
Add: 96 Shaoxing Lu, near Shanxi Nan Lu / 绍兴路96号, 近陕西南路
Tel: 5465 6297
Hours: 8am~10pm
Price: ~40 RMB/coffee, 40~60 RMB/dessert
Visited: Aug 2010
The first floor bakery of Manne et Sante’ looks decent enough, but I would’ve never ventured upstairs to the second floor cafe if not led by a friend. The small doorway, the shabby and twisting staircase, the dark interior…there is nothing delightful about the route leading up. Once I pushed open the wooden door to the second floor, however, the sweet aroma of fresh pastry and coffee convinced me immediately that this is a good place to be.
The cafe owner is an acquaintance of my friend, and he came out to personally brew coffee for us. The guy at the next table is obviously jealous that we got special treatment.
Mille Feuille, a three-tier puff pastry tower with cream, fresh grapes, and blueberries sandwiched in between.
Tiramisu.
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