HANGZHOU – THE FAMOUS ‘LOU WAI LOU’... 19 February 2009 in FOOD, Food reviews, Hangzhou, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized, Valentines Day

Lou Wai Lou 30 Gushan Road Solitary Island (West Lake) Hangzhou, China ????- No trip to Hangzhou is complete without a trip to the famous Lou Wai Lou restaurant. Translated, it means “a building within a building” – not too sure why, but the...
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HANGZHOU – IMARIGAWA FOR VALENTINES DAY 18 February 2009 in FOOD, Food reviews, Hangzhou, Uncategorized, Valentines Day

Imarigawa Japanese Restaurant Grand Metro Park Hotel, 2 Pinghai Road Hangzhou, China ????- Chris decided that Japanese was the way to go for our Valentines Day dinner.. and he picked Imarigawa Japanese Restaurant, which was touted to be a very traditional Japanese restaurant in...
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DA PAPA MARIO 13 February 2009 in FOOD, Food reviews, Uncategorized

Da Papa Mario 370 Dagu Road Shanghai, China ????- We were wandering along a lovely, quiet street in Jingan (one of the areas that we’re keen to live in) when we spied a brightly-lit Italian restaurant, decorated very obviously in red/green/white. Made my stomach...
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TAIRYO TEPPANYAKI 4 February 2009 in Food reviews - Shanghai, Uncategorized

Tairyo Teppanyaki 139 Ruijin Yi Road Shanghai, China ????? I like the word “all-you-can-eat-and-drink”. It makes my heart skip a beat and puts butterflies into my belly. I’m in love! So when suggested we all go to Tairyo Teppanyaki, I got myself all geared...
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ELEMENT FRESH 3 February 2009 in Food reviews - Shanghai, Uncategorized

Element Fresh 1/F, No. 163 Grand Gateway Mall 1 Hongqiao Road Xujiahui Shanghai, China ???– Obviously catered for the Western crowd, Element Fresh is neat, clean and everything a regular Western cafe would look like. A very promising start, so we decided to head...
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