Mapuwu 麻浦屋, Shanghai
Late night, Korean, sobering, traditional are just some of the words to describe Mapuwu. Located on the edge of the Changning district, one of the best things about Mapowu are the late night hours – till 5am.
Though there are grills on each table, you won’t find many people grilling the famous Korean BBQ here. Personally, I am not a big fan of DIY Korean BBQ, nor hot pot, nor anything you have to labor over yourself to eat. Though I go to a lot of hot pot restaurants – if you read my past hot pot entries you’ll notice my lack of enthusiasm for DIY meals… ok, enough of my rant.
Again, you don’t come here for the BBQ, but you come here to either pre-party (drink & eat) or to sober up (after 1am or so). You’ll find some great Korean comfort dishes here. Many, for the non-Korean experience, won’t know about such as Kimchi fried rice, sliced beef stew, kimchi pancake, ox-tail soup, etc.
Though I am biased, I love Korean food, it is truly one of the masterful hearty stomach filling cuisines. Though you won’t find complex and delicate flavors in the an overpowering kimchi dish.
Look for my article in CityWeekend.
What to Order: seollong tang, kimchi fried rice What not to Order:
Rating 2 Pigs Price Range 1 $/¥/NT
Links 95171, Cityweekend, Dianping, Thirsty Pig, Yoshimichi, Aibang, cityweekend kimchi fried rice article