Le Garcon Chinois
Set in a charming old French concession home, It does western cuisine downstairs and Chinese cuisine upstairs. (No. 3, Lane 9, Hengshan Road (between Dongping Rd and Wulumuqi Rd); 6445 7970)
La Villa Rouge
It is housed in the former Pathe Records studio (the stars of Pathe's glory days feature on the Shanghai Lounge Divas CD - see Shanghai Music, below). On the edge of Xu Jia Hui Park with a cosy bar and outdoor courtyard seating downstairs, and a French restaurant upstairs, it makes for a romantic destination. (811 Hengshan Rd on Xu Jia Hui Park; 6431 6639)
Yongfoo Elite Club
It is in the former British consulate building, was formerly a private club and may become so again soon. In the meantime, while the building is beautiful, the Shanghainese cuisine can be variable. (After all, it is Shanghainese cuisine...) (200 Yongfu Rd; 5466 2727)
Fuxing Park
It is nestled in the midst of a French concession residential area - you can almost picture the colonial-era ladies strolling with their parasols while the nannies dragged the children along behind. The park is now home to a number of bars and restaurants known as Park 97, run by Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong Group. Baci downstairs does good Italian food, while the Upstairs bar is a glam Shanghai party destination. (Fuxing Park, 2 Gao Lan Rd, corner of Si Nan Rd; 6318 0785) 1221
One of the favourite Chinese restaurants among the foreign community in Shanghai, 1221 does good Chinese food in a clean, foreigner-friendly environment. The only drawback is its difficult-to-find location (down an alley under the entrance ramp to an elevated road) which ironically will often require a Chinese speaker to give directions to the cab driver. (1221 Yan'An Rd West (opposite Fan Yu Rd); 6213 6585)