BASTARD

24th – 28th September

At the sharp end of the Shanghai new wave is BASTARD, an utterly brilliant, neon fever dream of a ‘mod-Chinese’ restaurant with hands down one of the most “f*ck, that’s delicious” menus we’ve seen in a very long time.

It’s a short but more or less perfect collection of dishes that takes inspiration from different regions around China. Think ‘Xianjing-style Dan Dan Noodles’; ‘Ma La Beef, Spring Onion Pancake, Mint’; ‘Cool Eggplant, Pickled Chilli, Dill, Shaanxi Vinaigrette’; and ‘Prawn Toast Two-Way, Jiu Niang, Pomelo’.

At the heart of it all is chef patron, Michael Janczewski, who’s spent half his career cooking Chinese food in Hong Kong (at our fave, Ho Lee Fook) and Mainland China (most recently Canton Disco, where he co-created the restaurant’s extraordinary contemporary Chinese menu).

Get set for BASTARD’s thrilling combo of market produce and traditional and modern techniques as Michael joins us all the way from Shanghai.