Shanghai

Ottawa


The first restaurant in Ottawa’s Chinatown, Shanghai is now run by the artistic children of the original owners. The food is great – modern Chinese cuisine with lots of veggie options – but the real draw is the trendy decor, rotating art exhibits and fabulous weekend events (think ‘Disco Bingo’ and karaoke) hosted by the local diva tranny goddess China-Doll.


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