Soft Serve Ice Cream Soft Serve Ice cream (Bing Gee Ling) is a relatively new tasty treat in Shanghai and so is slowly being adapted to the market – sometimes ice cream is pretty terrible, but sometimes it can be great. For the last several years, the blending of flavors have started for soft serve […]
Searching near ‘North Maoming Road’ for the White Castle (221 Mao Ming Bei Lu), I was able to find a new ‘mini-mall’ with several restaurants with various deals. After leaving the mall and walking south, I found the sign for ‘White Castle’. Upon entering I was greeted with a smile from a member of the […]
Found this place at the Bailian ShiJi Shopping Mall and thought I would give it a try as the staff were upfront about their products. For example, they offer on the menu a Coffee Float, turns out to be an affogato, with three balls of ice cream, but they were out of ice cream and […]
The new fad is for automated (staff-less) convenience stores, which is attempting to fill the need already filled by vending machines. This vending machine takes the pre-made meals found at many convenience stores and uses the benefits of a vending machine. You can pre-order online via their app or purchase via the vending machine’s touch screen.
Taco Bell in Shanghai! Its been so long since their last attempt at this market, with their ridiculous Taco Bell Grande. Back then a burrito cost 80 rmb and was drowning in cheese. It held an excellent location across from People’s Square on Nanjing Road and was staffed with little Señoritas wearing giant sombreros. Flash […]
Went for a coffee break at IGCafe on Anfu Road. They updated since I was last there, with a little store on the main floor. I went up to the second floor and got their special for 50 rmb, it included a slice of coffee cheesecake and a latte. After relaxing for a bit, I […]
From August 2nd, 1996 to March 28, 2004 Shanghai had a Hard Rock Cafe. After the Seminole Tribe of Florida (December 7, 2006) purchased the brand (for $965 million), it reintroduced the brand to Shanghai on December 25th, 2016 at No.249 North Maoming Road (茂名北路249号, 近南京西路) near line 12, west nanjing road. It occupies two […]
A trend this year in Shanghai is for the Japanese Cremia dessert, which is hailed by some as the most delicious form of ice cream ever. Technically it is a ‘softcream’ and not ice cream, despite its appearance. “Fresh” Hokkaido 12.5% Cream makes up 25% of its contents. It is served in a cookie cone. […]