Whites (Shanghai, CHINA) ★★★☆☆

After a truly impressive lunch at the newly crowned No. 6 best restaurant in Asia, we spent a little time exploring different corners of BFC (外灘金融中心) before heading down to the basement level. My mission was to check out Whites, a cake shop-cum-café known for its passion and creativity.

The café offers a small selection of coffee, tea, and soda but it was no mystery what I had come for — their pastries.

Like a kid in front of a toy store, I headed straight for the dessert counter. There, I spotted a few of their signature offerings that have made them a local favorite.

Mango pomelo sago cream (楊枝甘露) (¥48), a creative twist on the Cantonese dessert soup classic.

Gelato 大橘 (¥68).

Basque cheesecake (巴斯克) (¥48) — I’ve been working on a blog post about basque cheesecake in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, so I figured — why not one include Shanghai too?

I thought this was pretty creamy.  It didn’t have the gluey center that many places seem to be doing lately, but I was really happy with the overall fluffy texture and balanced flavor profile.

Food Rating: 6/10

Price: ¥¥¥

Address: Shop B115, Level B1 BFC, 600 East Zhongshan Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

上海市黄浦区中山东二路600号BFC外滩金融中心南区B1层B115号铺

Tel: +86 15221535389

Opening Hours: 10:00am - 9:30pm daily

Map: https://j.map.baidu.com/8c/wIKM