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SEAFOOD restaurants are so common in Hangzhou and most of them are rather similar. The main differences are whether they serve Cantonese or Wenzhou cuisine and the price point.
But there are some new entries to the city’s dining scene that are promising something different.
Shanghai Daily checks out three new restaurants to see how they stack up and if they live up to their promises.
A restaurant reputed for its design, Wu Dao is run by designer Zhu Xiaoming. His core philosophy of “inner peace” features prominently in the restaurant, which has simple white-and-wooden decor.
Zhu says that he has used bamboo, grass, wooden plates and even stones from the sea as construction materials to make the eatery feel like a fishing village.
The seafood comes from Zhoushan, Zhu’s hometown, and is made in either a Zhoushan or fusion style. The restaurant also has some funny names for its dishes, like the signature dish, “Where Does the Clam Go?” and “Fishing Goods Dock,” a bamboo basket of grilled shellfish.
There is also a store selling design products from bags and toys to decorative ornaments.
Address: B/F, Xixi Paradise (Complex), 21 Zijingang Rd
Tel: (0571) 8971-2228
It smells like the sea when walking into this restaurant and Zhen Huo’s slogan is “seafood tastes best when steamed.”
Even the name Zhen Huo is similar to zheng huo, which literally means steamed stuff.
The seafood is cooked by diners. Diners surround a huge steamer and cook their shells, fish, shrimps and snails.
The steamer has a rack large enough to hold five fish or 10 crabs.
Steaming seafood requires following some time rules to avoid being overcooked. The restaurant provides a note for each table to ensure diners get tasty results.
Shrimp requires one and a half to two minutes, fish three to four minutes. Tables have timers so diners don’t forget when to pull something out of the steamer.
Also according to experience, shells should be taken out of the steamer when they open, fish is ready when the meat can be pulled from the bone easily by chopsticks.
Wait staff recommend steaming different types of seafood separately. This allows for a leisurely meal with family or friends.
The restaurant also serves some pork, sausage and vegetable dishes. A variety of sauces are provided.
Another highlight is that rice can be ordered to put at the bottom of the steamer. After all the seafood is steamed, a pot of congee is ready.
Address: 5 Baifu Rd
Tel: (0571) 8800-0665
Seahood, which claims to be the country’s first no-tableware restaurant, has opened its 52nd store in Hangzhou. It has been a popular spot since people enjoy the novelty of eating with their hands.
Food is served in a bag or in a tin basket, which serves as a waste bin after the meal is finished. Diners are given plastic gloves and a spoon-fork is in the drawer of each table.
Seafood dominates the menu but some grilled meats are available. Six sauces are available, and soda water is made right on the spot. The decor features mostly blue lighting and there are 150 TV screens, either on walls or embedded in tables, playing underwater documentaries. All waitresses wear navy-blue T-shirts and crab hats with pincers. Sometimes they will do a little dance to keep the good vibes flowing.
Add: 105, 2F, Xihu Intime Department Store, 98 Yan’an Rd
Tel: (0571) 8700-2357
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