From Fairmont Peace Hotel Best Nearby European (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Shanghai, China Jean Georges (Restaurants - European) 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road, No. 3 The Bund, Shanghai  • 21-6321-7733 Distance: ~1.872 km         Description: Think French, think romance, think one of the most upscale restaurants in Shanghai. Superchef Jean Georges moved from New York to provide the culinary impetus here, and architect Michael Graves has designed a beautiful arena in which Georges provides classic French dishes, all of which are made from wonderfully fresh local ingredients. If this were not attractive enough, the superb wine selection is tended by the brilliant Yvonne Chiong. Delifrance (Restaurants - European) 381 Huai Hai Zhong Lu, Room 125, 1/F Central Plaza, Shanghai  • 21-5382-5171 Distance: ~2.529 km         Description: LUWAN. The Delifrance chain is well known around Europe and Asia for its fresh sandwiches, light snacks, and delicious desserts. The European café ambiance is evident in the outdoor patio, the colorful art on the walls, and the scattering of chairs and sofas throughout. Order a cup of coffee or tea along with a fruit-filled pastry or a rich éclair, or do as the locals do and have a quick lunch here. The sandwiches on French bread and the pizzas on French bread crusts are popular orders. METRO: Huang Pi Nan Lu Baci (Restaurants - European) 2 Gao Lan Lu, Fuxing Park, Shanghai  • 21-5383-2328 Distance: ~3.290 km         Description: OLD FRENCH CONCESSION. Baci, located in Park 97 in Fuxing Park, serves unique, California-inspired Italian cuisine. This restaurant is one Shanghai's "in" places and the post-modern look inside makes the place very trendy. Their signature dish is their thin-crust pizza, which comes in all flavors and varieties, including an interesting salmon option. Baci also offers a full range of pasta dishes, each with its own California twist. METRO: Huang Pi Nan Lu Paulaner Brauhaus (Restaurants - European) 150 Fen Yang Lu, Shanghai  • 21-6474-5700 Distance: ~4.907 km User Rating: 9 / 10         Description: XUHUI DISTRICT. Paulaner Brauhaus offers some of the best meals for the money in Shanghai. This German brew house can sometimes be three stories of Bavarian madness as it is usually very busy. The two huge beer vats that sit behind the bar are a welcome sight to many, which may explain the restaurant's popularity. Their signature dishes include traditional favorites like pig's knuckle, black bread, and all the sausage you can imagine. METRO: Chang Shu Lu Azul Viva (Restaurants - European) 18 Dongping Lu, near Wulumuqi Lu, Shanghai  • 21-6433-1172 Distance: ~5.255 km         Description: This Spanish restaurant is bi-partite: Azul is a chilled and funky downstairs tapas bar; upstairs, Viva is an equally relaxed (though infinitely more romantic) restaurant that boasts a mixture of modern innovations such as coffee-glazed pork and traditional dishes such as beef carpaccio. Down in Azul, one can take advantage of the dim lighting to make a beast of oneself with dishes such as blueberry pancakes and freshly-baked muffins. AD DOMUS (Restaurants - European) 200 Yan'an Xi Lu, Shanghai  • 21-6248-8499 Distance: ~9.362 km User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: JING AN DISTRICT. The owner of this Italian restaurant spared no cost in creating his own opera: marble, antique furniture, Gianni Versace uniforms, vaulted ceilings, a fireplace protected by a plaster Zeus, and Italian fabric on the walls and furniture. Indeed, this is generally considered the best Italian restaurant in Shanghai. With dishes like their deep-fried calamari and prawns, hearty risotto, and fresh grilled fish, it is little wonder. METRO: Hong Mei Lu Indalo (Restaurants - European) 4 Xiangshan Lu • 21 5382 0738 Distance: ~1240.955 km         Description: This Spanish-Portuguese restaurant's menu majors on a range of heavenly tapas that feature astonishing varieties of Iberian pork, and can also boast a range of delicious paella and Portuguese sausage. After an aperitivo at the long bar, diners waft either to a relaxed dining area or to the more formal upstairs restaurant. First-time visitors might play safe with the Mediterranean salad and then let their hair down with the Catalonia cream with burned caramel for dessert. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.