This multi-concept restaurant by French celebrity chef Nicolas Le Bec occupies a century old villa in the heart of Shanghai on Xinhua-Lu. It’s consistently ranked as one of Shanghai’s top 25 restaurants and serves up delicious and un-fussy French food with Asian accents. Think handmade pates and charcuterie and bavette au poivre, and truffle pasta with parmesan, along with a robust French wine list. Villa Le Bec actually consists of three bistros for more casual dining, the Villa (with six different rooms to sit in), and the Garden, which serves drinks and small bites when the weather is warm (and even has some pet pigs roaming around!). I love their beef tartare, rib eye, mashed potatoes, and creamy truffle penne.
