Favorite restaurants in ShangHai?

When I was living in Shanghai one of my favorite restaurants was Vegetarian Lifestyle 枣子树. This restaurant prepares meat-like dishes made entirely of tofu. I have been a vegetarian for several years and can usually tell between meat products and their imitations, but even I found it hard to believe that I was eating soy and tofu products. The imitation Beijing duck and crispy mushrooms were amazing. Two locations I know of are:

1F.No.77 Songshan Rd

卢湾区 嵩山路 77号(上海皇宫内)

Neighborhood: Huaihai Zhong Lu

258 Fengxian Lu

静安区 奉贤路 258号 (美琪戏院旁)

Neighborhood: Jingan District

There are several more locations for this restaurant. They will give you a business card with their locations upon request.

I would also recommend the Vegeatery (Central Plaza, 381 Huaihai Zhong Lu, 3rd fl. ) and Jue Lin (觉林素菜馆250 Jinling Dong Lu (by Fujian Lu)金陵东路250号，近福建路).

Another restaurant I frequented was called Ha-ya's Mediterranean. This little restaurant is off the beaten path but it sells excellent hummus, falafel, and a variety of salads, etc. for a really good price. Although there is some meat on the menu, there is a good amount of vegetarian dishes as well. The location is near the intersection of Dagu Lu and Chengdu Beilu. Sorry I can't give a number, but I know that you can walk there from the Four Seasons hotel in that area.The owner is really nice, and the atmosphere is relaxing. It's a good place to study or read.

Of course, there are thousands of places to eat in Shanghai, but these might be worth a try..... If you're not interested, then you can always check out :

http://www.shanghai-ed.com/j-rest.htm

http://shanghai.asiaxpat.com/

http://www.restaurants.com/World/WorldCity.asp?Cou...

or the Lonely Planet Guide for some ideas...

Good luck :)

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