i went to this place and they let me in, after sizing me up and down a few times. but i couldn’t get the free drinks and food, so we had to have Dan stride over and exert some influence on them. Once i did get the Carlsberg and the free Greek food, i was much happier. Met a nice fellow, a journalist originally from Shanghai named Stephen Jiang. The lawn was nice, and thankfully they lit a 蚊香 under each table so that we could eat without being eaten by the mosquitoes. The food, what paltry morsels we did get, was good but then again I’m quite partial to greek and the mediterranean diet in general. Should be a place that will often pop into my mind until the thought of my pathetic wallet squeezes it into oblivion. Not that it’s expensive or i even know what the prices are: but i’m sure it’s out of my budget except for special occasions, ie when someone else is paying.
The night market was fun; we went there for Kendall and Lin Ling’s birthday (his tomorrow, hers already past?). You pick your food and serve these crustaceans a death sentence, after which you take your food to whichever nearby restaurant you please and have it served to you. It’s not bad on the whole, pretty cheap and seafood is always, well, different. The place was in the boondocks which added to the charm, it was a mini-getaway of sorts. we ended the night at The Eager Beaver, a bar on Yueyang lu, had a drink and chatted for a bit before heading home.
[tags]food seafood Shanghai China urban asia city tongchuan lu Greek lifestyle aegean mediterranean restaurants[/tags]
