Light and Salt at Rock Bund (Shanghai, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

Tucked away behind Peninsula Shanghai about a block off the Bund, Rock Bund is a charming street best known for its trendy cafes, up-scale restaurants and museum (Rock Bund Art Museum). Since I still had a couple of hours to kill before leaving for the airport, I decided to check this place out in greater lengths.



Even better, I thought I could squeeze in an early afternoon snack at Light & Salt, a modern European restaurant housed inside this beautifully restored building at Rock Bund that used to be the first YMCA in Shanghai.



The dining room is really well appointed with a nice casual vibe.



But the weather was perfect to dine outdoor at the terrace.



The restaurant is directly facing the Bund which is generally a good sign but unfortunately doesn't have enough for a clear view.



Apart from a pretty amazing lunch menu, Light & Salt also has a decadent dessert menu offering 7 to 8 homemade desserts that change regularly.



I went with the blueberry mascarpone cheese mille feuille (68 RMB), which I thought was an excellent choice.



This has a combination of pistachio tuile (top) and something that resembles the texture of filo pastries in the middle (and bottom). In between each layer was blueberry flavored mascarpone cheese and blueberries. Pretty interesting dessert. Despite being asked to wait for 15 to 20 minutes for this, I was quite happy with the results.



This is truly goodbye now. I better grab a taxi quick and head for the airport soon coz I'm running really late.





Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: ¥¥¥
Address: 407 Shanxi Road North, Shanghai, China
Closest Metro Station: Nangjing East Road
Tel: +86 21 6361-1086
Website: www.light-n-salt.com

Shanghai China restaurant modern European Rock Bund casual first YMCA amazing dessert menu