Fusion favorite relocates to sophisticated new venue
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ONE of the city’s longest standing culinary institutions, T8, quietly moved into a new shopping mall on Hubin Road, two blocks from its previous shikumen environment in Xintiandi.
The new decor still retains the shikumen-inspired carved screens, the earthy tones and the subtle elements of 1930s Shanghai which characterizes the previous location.
Instead of being inside a typical Xintiandi building, the new venue, now free from closely positioned neighbors, has both an enormous rooftop terrace rarely found in the heart of Shanghai as well as an adjacent restaurant terrace, allowing guests the option to take in views of the city skyline and nearby lakes, gardens and shikumen lanes.
The menu retains the same concept: European fusion and molecular gastronomy. Executive chef Roger Xiao who was trained under chef Jordi Servalls Bonilla, and has more than 20 years experience (five of which were with T8) remains a fixture.
However, he has created a number of new must-try dishes which account for more than half of the new menu, sharing page space with long-standing T8 favorites.
My dinner started off with the Alaskan snow crab tartar (128 yuan/US$18.5). Artistically presented, this appetizer will appeal to Asian tastes.
The crab meat was mixed with fresh papaya, guacamole, bread chips, balsamic reduction and begorios. T8’s Tataki of Sesame Crusted Tuna (128 yuan) is another signature appetizer which I found less appealing than the crab tartar.
Three way’s cooking foie gras was my favorite appetizer. From pan-fried foie gras, foie gras mousse to the terrine, one can taste foie gras with a complete sensory experience.
For the mains, don’t miss the steaks. They use premium Australian Kobe (600 days and grain fed full blood wagyu) and Australian Black (400 days and grain fed wagyu). I’ve picked the Australian grain fed wagyu tenderloin M 5+ (368 yuan) that proved the right choice.
On the drink side, skilled bartenders serve carefully crafted cocktails and ensure those who wish to continue later into the night are well catered for. A step forward from the previous fine dining destination, T8 is now a more sophisticated nightlife venue spanning two floors.
T8 also provides a lunch set at a very reasonable price: 158 yuan for three courses with a drink. Consider it an ideal venue for a business lunch in the center of town.
t8
Opening hours: 11:30am-midnight
Average price: 400 yuan/person
Address: Unit W08-W10, 3/F, 168 Hubin Rd
Tel: 6355-8999
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