Traditional × Western fusion delicacies::Paul's Restaurant::Shanghai

Whenever someone mentions “Shanghai,” the phrase “a metropolis of a hundred pleasures” often comes to mind unbidden. Indeed, Western culture has had a profound influence on Shanghai, extending even to the city’s culinary scene—a point that can be verified at Paul's Restaurant.

Paul's Restaurant is a long-established Shanghai cuisine eatery. Though it’s an old restaurant, it enjoys immense popularity. If you forget to make a reservation in advance, it’s not surprising to find yourself waiting in line for over half an hour.

In this time-honored eatery, you can sample deep-fried Swiss steak with Chinese flair, foie gras, mashed peas, and a variety of innovative dishes. Recommended here is the “Youtiao Seafood Roll,” which wraps shrimp, squid, and other seafood in fried dough sticks—crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and infused with sweet sauce. The “Pan-Fried Pork Buns” are filled with pork leg meat, bursting with savory juice, and have a bottom crust that’s fragrantly crispy, topped with so many sesame seeds they hit you with aroma as soon as they’re served.

Since Paul's Restaurant is located in central Shanghai, after enjoying a hearty meal, you can also visit the city’s oldest ballroom, the Paramount, or take in the nighttime cityscape. Of course, if you’ve worn yourself out exploring the downtown area and forgot to have dinner, don’t worry—the restaurant has especially long operating hours and still serves late-night snacks well past dinnertime.

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