Experts' Choice Award ShangHai South Beauty (ZhengDa)
What the experts agree on
Shanghai's premier Sichuan chain serves fiery classics like mapo tofu in glamorous, upmarket settings. The ZhengDa location stands out for its elegant mansion setting and table-cooked beef in boiling oil—expect stylish sophistication over casual
“Upmarket Sichuan food in what looks like an English country house. The house speciality is beef in boiling oil – cooked at your table. ¥220/person.”
– Rough Guide
Frommer's "There are five South Beauty locations around town, but this one in an old financier's mansion off the old Avenue Edward VII (today's Yan'an Lu) gets raves for its glamorous ambience." Full review
Time Out "Sichuan cuisine with a modern makeover, served in sophisticated designer digs." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "South Beauty is considered Shanghai's most popular Szechuan restaurant—or restaurants, to be more accurate, as it is a mini-chain." Full review
Lonely Planet "This popular branch of the stylish and upmarket Sichuanese chain serves outstanding food, including the fiery mápō dòufu (tofu with pork crumbs in a spicy sauce; ¥38) and other classics." Full review
