Vegan
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临湖素食 at 瑞平路230号2层 is a modern style vegan restaurant set in a mall nearby Longhua Middle Road station. Has an A la carte menu. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:30pm.
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230 Ruipin Rd, Shiguang Li Mall, 2F, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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30 Reviews
First Review by yehadut
homebodyhaus
Points +5945
Hidden Mall Gem With Incredible Dumplings 🥟 - Edit
This restaurant is a bit hard to find since it’s tucked all the way in the back of the mall, but it’s absolutely worth the search. We tried several dishes and our favorite by far was the dumplings — incredibly flavorful, satisfying, and a must-order. The roasted tofu was also delicious, and the food came out surprisingly fast.
Read moreThey serve a complimentary tea with the meal that’s perfectly sweetened and really adds to the experience. The whole place has an upscale, modern feel and made for a very enjoyable dining stop. Would definitely recommend, especially for the dumplings!
Updated from previous review on 2025-12-04
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Wintermelontea
Points +53
Return customer - Edit
Have been a few times now and it's one of my favorite vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai. Very friendly service - complimentary dishes / desserts each time I've been.
Read morePrice: 200CNY for 3 people
Best dish: Eggplant
Toilets: Located outside the restaurant - very clean
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EdYan
Points +3648
Worth it - Edit
Had a bit of trouble finishing this tucked at the back corner of the top floor of an open air mall but it was totally worth it. Amazing food, lovely staff. Yum.
Read morePros: The food!
Cons: Slightly tricky to find
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left03
Points +57
Just Wow - Edit
The flavors were just from another world! Definitely my favorite place in Shanghai so far.
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Ingie
Points +368
Vibrant in upscale setting - Edit
The interior is very pleasant and welcoming, with relaxing background music, so you feel immediately at ease and ready for a tasteful meal. Friendly service and menu in English. Lots of choice and also seasonal specials. I took the beancurd with cumin, wontons and aubergine with basil and chili. Enjoyed all 3 of them, but beancurd was my favorite. The eggplant was also nice, but a bit too oily for me. Again a top place to put on my “definitely-visit-again” list
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johannes_1899
Points +1277
Very Delicios - Edit
Tasty food in a stylish atmosphere
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Mirakalt
Points +159
Outstanding food - Edit
Very delicious and incredible service
Read moreA bit hard to find, it’s in the 2nd floor of the shopping mall
Updated from previous review on 2025-02-19
Pros: Very tasty , Many options , Everything is veggie
Cons: A bit pricey
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ErinaLeigh
Points +378
Simply outstanding 💯 - Edit
This restaurant exceeded my expectations in every way. From the diverse menu, the excellent and attentive service, and the food itself. Taste sensations! This is a premium dinning experience at an affordable price. My new favourite restaurant, I’ll be back with friends!
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Bonsimoo
Points +128
Premium at a reasonable price - Edit
High approval from my omnivore boyfriend! Really high quality, well presented food that was surprisingly filling despite my initial concerns with eating at restaurants like this. The portions were generous and were brought to our table with impressive speed. It was pretty quiet when we came after the lunch rush but I can imagine them being quite busy—I’ll definitely be returning! I especially enjoyed the sweet and sour mushrooms and hazelnut rice milk. Another favourite was the cumin bean curd. For two of us, we paid 210 rmb and it was perhaps one dish too many. Big recommendations from us :))
Read morePros: affordable despite premium food, Quick and nice service
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NinaNirankar
Points +71
Amazing - Edit
Really delicious food, and the best price for the quality!! Service is so fast and friendly! It’s our favorite place to eat! Sadly they don’t serve raw salads.
Read morePros: Taste of food, Quality , Price
Cons: No raw salads
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WendyLo
Points +856
One of my favorite in town - Edit
Lakeside has many options and I would say the price is reasonable for the quality and taste. I went back several times, nice place for meeting friends or inviting customers for lunch/dinner.
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KristianaGeorgieva
Points +484
Incredible - Edit
Very high quality food, priced very low in my opinion, especially for a Michelin recommended place. On the second floor in a shopping mall
Read morePros: Delicious , Good portions
Cons: A bit tricky to find
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J811673
Points +72
Great food - Edit
Great food. Great service. Good value
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Seeayesix
Points +111
Top Restaurant, best food I had in Shanghai - Edit
Bit hard to find the location using an Android phone (English apps), but I got there in the end. Located in the Sunny Walk Shopping Centre.
Read moreFood was delicious, probably the best Chinese food I've ever had. I went back three or four times. I got complimentary drinks each time, some plum/waxberry drink that was great.
Three courses was enough for each occassion.
To me, this was the best place in Shanghai, even if Duli and Lotus/Huì Yuán SùShí Fāng were great too. Felt very cheap for the quality for the food and service.
Updated from previous review on 2024-07-22
Pros: Delicious Food, perfectly cooked., Great Service, Awesome value, cheap prices
Cons: No alcohol, location was hard to find first time
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RugbyNerd
Points +1845
Really good - Edit
Nice Place on the second floor. Really good food, nice staff and real Tea, not bags or herbs or fruit 😍
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-05-12
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DonnaViering
Points +196
SOUP DUMPLINGS - Edit
I came to Shanghai for work and found myself struggling to get a fulfilling vegan meal. Everywhere I’ve gone with my coworkers seems to only have vegetable dishes that contain either dairy, fish sauce or meat broth... so on my evening off I took to happy cow. I’m glad I stumbled upon this gem.
Read moreI got a few dishes from the recommended section, but wandered off that and nabbed some soup dumplings. It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten soup dumplings, so I couldn’t turn them down. Each dish is semi small, so I’d say order 2-3. I had 4 and it was a bit much. Everything was pretty delicious .
For those traveling from the states from the first time… Alipay. Download it. This place doesn’t take card. Cash or App pay. However Alipay is amazing. My wonderful server was very patient and showed me how to use translation tool. Google is slow as [censored] here so Alipay is your best friend.
Updated from previous review on 2024-04-02
Pros: Affordable, Lovely patient staff, Sizable menu
Cons: Does not take credit cards
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vrony
Points +168
Excellent flavours - Edit
All the food was excellent and delicious. Portions are small but the quality is out of this world.
Read morePros: Sliced Mushroom in chilli sauce
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prina13
Points +31
Absolutely delicious - Edit
Amazing restaurant with nice interior and delicious food. They have a “top 10 favourites” in the menu and so makes it easier to decide on what to have
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BumixSuperstar
Points +138
Very tasty food - Edit
I really enjoy my experience all the dishes were delicious .
Read moreWill go back for sure
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CarlosGP
Points +347
Gourmet experience - Edit
Although these days the place is less frequented, the food remains delicious. They have recently added several new dishes to the menu.
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IronJuice
Points +1541
Exceptional Michelin recommended spot - Edit
Busy, chic.
Read moreMy friend brought me here, we had an amazing time. I loved the local cuisine. My personal favorites are: 三杯茄子、炝烧豆腐、糖醋藕夹、石板干煎牛肝菌、绿豆糕、以及上天的 the heavenly 桂花酒酿圆子。
I absolutely loved 三倍茄子 and 桂花酒酿圆子. Every bite of the eggplant is full of the irresistible basil aroma, and the soul touching 桂花香(osmanthus) is definitely going to put up a big smile on your face.
On the other hand, their attempts at Thai cuisine failed to amaze: tom yum soup, and mango sticky rice. The former is too sour, the later is poorly executed, it’s supposed to be a desert, but the sticky rice has no flavour, it’s simply steamed sticky rice with coconut cream.
Highly recommended for their local cuisine.
Pros: Great taste, Artsy, Great vibe
Cons: Busy, Pricy, Thai cuisine lacks originality
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tomep
Points +40
Great food, amazing variety - Edit
The prices were also pretty low.
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JackOfLanes
Points +45
Abhorrently overpriced - Edit
There is no longer a buffet, only set menu. On the menu are many things you could get in a normal Chinese restaurant but triple the price e.g. A few porcini mushrooms on a plate for 138RMB. Madness. We didn't stay as Green Vege Cafe is nearby. Service was good and the restaurant looks nice but absolutely not worth the price in my opinion.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-08-10
Pros: Everything is vegan, Nice restaurant, Good service
Cons: Absurdly expensive, No more buffet
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Zeberka12
Points +1634
Beautiful - Edit
The restaurant interior was gorgeous😄
Read moreStaff nice and friendly
I tried 5 dishes in total:
Sliced noodles in mushroom soup 菌汤刀削面(小份
Fried buns with mushrooms 菌 皇生煎包
Stir fried mushrooms with cashew nuts and bamboo shoots 腰 果冬笋煸双菇
Crispy steak 香 脆酥排
Fresh vegetables with black pepper 黑椒鲜蔬
Everything was tasty 😋 maybe expect fried buns, they were a bit disappointing 🙈
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AaronStreeton
Points +810
Great Food - Edit
It was a very good place and lovely food. The staff was friendly and super helpful.
Read moreMonkey head mushrooms were fantastic and nice atmosphere. The restaurant was pack packed.
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MichaelRobinson
Points +3673
No Lake - Edit
I've been to the original in Hangzhou (which is on the Lake) so I was excited when they opened one up in Shanghai. Lucky for me this is near the Metro station Middle Longhua road (exit 5) which is also the same for Green Vege cafe (exit 1) one of my favourites in this city, in fact they advertise each other in their restaurants. I wisely invited my Chinese speaking Canadian friend Wendy to go check out this new place. The deal from 11-16 isn't a buffet it's more that you get to pick a certain amount of dishes from a set menu and these will be delivered to your table. Thanks to Wendy who deciphered the Chinese tick sheet, we or ordered food with tea. Between us we had around 10 dishes, some cold, some hot, some sweet, some spicy but all high quality and very tasty. It's a great way to sample from the menu if you want to go for an evening meal which I'm sure we will do. The main menu has pictures with English translations.
Read moreThey no longer do the lunchtime deal but this place is excellent. I can't believe it's taken me this long to return here, I went with a new vegan friend who recommended a tofu skin soup which was much nicer than it looked, I would never have ordered this so I'm glad she did. We had the dumplings which were tasty and the soup filled dumplings, dangerous (try not to burn your mouth) but interesting vegan take on a traditional Chinese dish. So impressed with the food I returned on the Sunday with 3 more people so we could try more dishes! We had the above plus the sweet & sour lotus root, vegan duck, sticky rice cake in sugar and steamed buns with mango filling which I heartily recommend if you like vegan desserts. I think I will be here more often especially as one of my two favourite waitresses from GVC is now head waitress here.
Updated from previous review on 2018-11-18
Pros: Delicious vegan, Friendly staff, Nice looking place
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Dull_Irritation
Points +262
Fantastic food, great service - Edit
The menu is in English and Chinese with pictures so it's easy to order. Everything they make is excellent and highly recommend. The staff is attentive and accommodating.
Read moreIf you like mushrooms, you'll love this place: many mushroom dishes to choose from.
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