Shanghai fully loaded with nacho choices
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Nachos are a perfect summer comfort food. Paired with an icy margarita on a sunny day, a hearty plate of crispy tortilla chips covered with melted cheddar, salsa, jalapeno peppers and other flavorful toppings can be hard to pass up.
According to many accounts, nachos originated in Piedras Negras, a Mexican city near the Texas border, where they were first created by local restaurant owner Ignacio Anaya in the early 1940s. Since then, this simple culinary delight has become not only a staple of Tex-Mex cuisine but a dish enjoyed by diners around the world.
Today, nachos can be found on menus across Shanghai. Here is your guide to some of the city’s best places to sample this quintessential summer treat.
Shanghai Brewery
This micro-brewery, pub and restaurant serves up an array of international fare, including dishes from Mexico.
For 75 yuan (US$12), the brewery’s El Nachos Grande comes heaped with salsa, cheese, sour cream, olives and jalapenos. Chili minced beef can be added for an additional 15 yuan.
The menu also features soups, salads, grilled items and pizzas.
Happy hour runs from 2pm to 8 pm on weekdays: micro-brewed beers start at 20 yuan, cocktails start at 25 yuan.
Average price per person: 110 yuan
Address: 15 Dongping Rd
Tel: 3461-0717
Opening hours: 10am-2am (Sunday to Thursday); 10am-3 am (Friday and Saturday)
Cantina Agave
This Mexican restaurant and tequila bar is a dining institution in Shanghai.
The menu includes a host of classic dishes and drinks. Macho Nachos — 45 yuan (US$7.25) for a half order and 60 yuan for a full plate — come with fresh tortilla chips, melted cheese, refried beans, sour cream, guacamole, jalapenos and olives. A meat topping can be added for an extra 10 yuan — or 15 yuan for two.
Cantina’s portions lean toward the large side, so a half-order of nachos may be enough to satisfy a single person, while a full order can easily be shared among a group of diners.
Cantina has a toppings bar that includes a full range of salsas as well as jalapeno peppers.
Happy hour is 3pm to 7pm, Monday through Friday, when classic drinks like mango margaritas and sangrias are buy one get one free.
The quesadillas, enchiladas, fajitas and Baja shrimp tacos are also worth a try.
Average price per person: 120 yuan
Address: 291 Fumin Rd
Tel: 6170-1310
Opening hours: 11am-midnight (Sunday to Thursday); 11am-2am (Friday and Saturday)
Crocus Bar
While this tucked-away bar near Jing’an Temple actually specializes in pizza and other Mediterranean dishes, it also offers decent nachos.
Tortilla chips come topped with melted cheese, minced beef, jalapeno and black olives. Guacamole, sour cream and tomato salsa are served on the side.
Every Wednesday from 9pm to midnight is ladies’ night, when ladies can enjoy free flow daiquiris and margaritas. Thursday is pizza night, when all pizzas (12 inches) are priced at 58 yuan (US$9.35) from 2pm to 8pm.
Average price per person: 110 yuan
Address: 18 Yuyuanzhi Rd
Tel: 6232-1826
Opening hours: 10:30am-2am
Dos Locos
This fast-casual style Tex-Mex restaurant serves up burritos, tacos and salads as well as nachos.
Of course, the nachos here include a crispy tortilla chip base, topped with chili con queso, beans and optional ingredients such as corn and tomatoes. Prices vary depending on choice of protein, with grilled chicken-topped nachos costing 55 yuan (US$8.86), while chipotle shrimp nachos will set you back 75 yuan. Guacamole and sour cream can be added for 15 yuan and 10 yuan respectively. For dessert, brownies are a house speciality.
Average price per person: 70 yuan
Address: B1-11, South Bldg. Jing’an Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Rd W.
Tel: 6218-7887
Opening hours: 11am-10pm
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