Shanghai Blues
- Address
- 193-197 High Holborn WC1
- Transport
- Website
- Phone
- 7404 1668
- Price
- mains £9.50-42
Lonely Planet review for Shanghai Blues
What was once the St Giles Library now houses one of London’s most stylish Chinese restaurants. The dark and atmospheric interior – think black and blue tables and chairs punctuated by bright red screens – recalls imperial Shanghai with a modern twist, and the menu is just as disarming, particularly the ‘new style’ dim sum served as appetisers, the pipa duck and the twice-cooked pork belly. There’s a vast selection of teas, some of them quite rare. There’s a three-course weekday lunch for £15 and live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights.








