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By Patsy Yang and Li Qian |
August 7, 2011, Sunday
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START this week's Sunday stroll at the intersection of Henan Road M. and Yan'an Road E. and head east along Yan'an Road E. for about 500 meters to Zhongshan Rd E1. The section may not look like much but take a closer glance: it has one of the oldest museums in town where a 140-millionyear- old giant dinosaur skeleton is displayed. A mega-sized restaurant specializing in Yunnan folk cuisine, which is ranked one of the most romantic dining options in Shanghai, also calls the road home. It is also a perfect place for an after-work wine for nearby office workers.
Gondola Italian Restaurant
Fresh, authentic Italian food served family style, Gondola Italian Restaurant, opened five years ago, is still one of the favorite dining options near the Bund. The use of black and white in decorating gives a fresh, clean and modern look and the French windows allow plenty of light to shine through. The two-story eatery can accommodate 46 people. Menu items, from salad, soup to homemade pizzas and pastas, draw from traditional Italian cooking, with a focus on northern central Italian flavors as the chef comes from the city of Parma, the land of ham and cheese. They import most ingredients from Italy. Popular with local office workers, lunch deals are priced at 48 yuan (US$7.45), 68 yuan and 88 yuan. For dinner, recommended dishes include the cold cuts platter (138 yuan), seafood soup (88 yuan) and risotto cooked with porcini mushrooms (88 yuan). A dinner costs about 150 to 200 yuan per person. A new menu will be introduced next month.
Opening hours: 11:30am-11pm
Address: 16 Henan Rd M. (at the corner with Yan'an Rd E.)
Tel: 6321-9803Shanghai Natural History Museum
Discover ancient dinosaurs only minutes from the Bund. Shanghai Natural History Museum, located at the corner of Yan'an Road E. and Henan Road M. has been established in a historic building since 1958. The building is a classical British structure built in 1923 and designed by Atkinson & Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd. It once held the Shanghai Cotton Exchange. The museum, occupying 3,000 square meters, features a collection of 240,000 exhibits, including ancient corpses, prehistoric animals, prehistoric human beings, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The most eye-catching exhibit is a 140-million-year-old giant dinosaur skeleton of a mamenchisaurus from Sichuan Province, which is more than four-story high. There are also extinct species on display, such as a Yellow River mammoth and coelacanth.
Admission: 5 yuan (78 US cents)
Opening hours: 9am-5pm (closed on Mondays)
Address: 260 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 6321-3548Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven's Yan'an Road E. branch is a massive four-story restaurant composed of a wine lounge, a 300-seat dining room, a rooftop bar and a private function room. So far, along with its original Gaoyou Road location, Lost Heaven is considered one of the most romantic and exotic destinations in Shanghai for proper dining and drinking. The menu is inspired by a mix of influences from Yunnan Province, Myanmar and Laos. They call it "Yunnan folk cuisine," with the majority of the dishes from minority groups such as Yi, Dai, Naxi and Bai. Popular dishes include Yunnan wild vegetable cakes (40 yuan), Mandalay fish cakes (60 yuan), Burmese tea leaves salad (60 yuan) and Dai tribe pork in lettuce wrapping (60 yuan). Must-try new dishes include steamed cod with Yunnan black truffle (360 yuan) and Lao border-flavor shrimp salad (80 yuan).
Opening hours: 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
Address: 17 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 6330-0967Captain Youth Hostel
As one of the three Captain Youth Hostels in the city, this one enjoys a superb location on the Bund. Hidden as the entrance is, it has a unique beauty inside. Decorated with maritime-like white railings, blue blinds and hemp lines hung on the walls, it creates the feel of being on a cruise ship. Opened two years ago, the three-floor hostel has 66 dormitories, which usually accommodate six or seven people per room (70 yuan per person). The basic, clean facilities cater well to the needs of the backpacker but there are also standard rooms to meet higher needs, with the most expensive family room priced at 500 yuan. The lobby features a restaurant/cafe with a pool table. The top-floor terrace is a big attraction of staying in this hostel, where you can have a drink while enjoying the beauty of the Bund. With a travel agent booth on the ground floor, one can easily book local tours and air or train tickets.
Address: 7 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 3331-0000
Gondola Italian Restaurant
Fresh, authentic Italian food served family style, Gondola Italian Restaurant, opened five years ago, is still one of the favorite dining options near the Bund. The use of black and white in decorating gives a fresh, clean and modern look and the French windows allow plenty of light to shine through. The two-story eatery can accommodate 46 people. Menu items, from salad, soup to homemade pizzas and pastas, draw from traditional Italian cooking, with a focus on northern central Italian flavors as the chef comes from the city of Parma, the land of ham and cheese. They import most ingredients from Italy. Popular with local office workers, lunch deals are priced at 48 yuan (US$7.45), 68 yuan and 88 yuan. For dinner, recommended dishes include the cold cuts platter (138 yuan), seafood soup (88 yuan) and risotto cooked with porcini mushrooms (88 yuan). A dinner costs about 150 to 200 yuan per person. A new menu will be introduced next month.
Opening hours: 11:30am-11pm
Address: 16 Henan Rd M. (at the corner with Yan'an Rd E.)
Tel: 6321-9803Shanghai Natural History Museum
Discover ancient dinosaurs only minutes from the Bund. Shanghai Natural History Museum, located at the corner of Yan'an Road E. and Henan Road M. has been established in a historic building since 1958. The building is a classical British structure built in 1923 and designed by Atkinson & Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd. It once held the Shanghai Cotton Exchange. The museum, occupying 3,000 square meters, features a collection of 240,000 exhibits, including ancient corpses, prehistoric animals, prehistoric human beings, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The most eye-catching exhibit is a 140-million-year-old giant dinosaur skeleton of a mamenchisaurus from Sichuan Province, which is more than four-story high. There are also extinct species on display, such as a Yellow River mammoth and coelacanth.
Admission: 5 yuan (78 US cents)
Opening hours: 9am-5pm (closed on Mondays)
Address: 260 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 6321-3548Lost Heaven
Lost Heaven's Yan'an Road E. branch is a massive four-story restaurant composed of a wine lounge, a 300-seat dining room, a rooftop bar and a private function room. So far, along with its original Gaoyou Road location, Lost Heaven is considered one of the most romantic and exotic destinations in Shanghai for proper dining and drinking. The menu is inspired by a mix of influences from Yunnan Province, Myanmar and Laos. They call it "Yunnan folk cuisine," with the majority of the dishes from minority groups such as Yi, Dai, Naxi and Bai. Popular dishes include Yunnan wild vegetable cakes (40 yuan), Mandalay fish cakes (60 yuan), Burmese tea leaves salad (60 yuan) and Dai tribe pork in lettuce wrapping (60 yuan). Must-try new dishes include steamed cod with Yunnan black truffle (360 yuan) and Lao border-flavor shrimp salad (80 yuan).
Opening hours: 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
Address: 17 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 6330-0967Captain Youth Hostel
As one of the three Captain Youth Hostels in the city, this one enjoys a superb location on the Bund. Hidden as the entrance is, it has a unique beauty inside. Decorated with maritime-like white railings, blue blinds and hemp lines hung on the walls, it creates the feel of being on a cruise ship. Opened two years ago, the three-floor hostel has 66 dormitories, which usually accommodate six or seven people per room (70 yuan per person). The basic, clean facilities cater well to the needs of the backpacker but there are also standard rooms to meet higher needs, with the most expensive family room priced at 500 yuan. The lobby features a restaurant/cafe with a pool table. The top-floor terrace is a big attraction of staying in this hostel, where you can have a drink while enjoying the beauty of the Bund. With a travel agent booth on the ground floor, one can easily book local tours and air or train tickets.
Address: 7 Yan'an Rd E.
Tel: 3331-0000
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