Shanghaiist: Downtown: The new Gubei?

zack

Fri, 12 May 2006 16:08:58 +0800

The best thing about Citizen is - the FOOD! I don't care about the decor, yes it's nice, but I go to Citizen to eat. Great pastas, awesome steaks and seafoods. One thing, they need to stop letting ad. agency film commercials there, I can't even get through the door last time!

Janet

Mon, 08 May 2006 23:47:13 +0800

Read several positive reviews about Citizen, and my friends keep raving about this place. So I decided to give it a try. Very cool! I had the tuna tar tar and ribeye steak...yummy! Now I know what all the fuss is about. Another nice little cafe - Vienna Cafe. Try their Sunday brunch(go early cause they're super busy on the weekends).

A.Robb

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:51:46 +0800

I wish more places were decorated like Citizen, kind of Parisian / classy downtown NYC (or a classy downtown NYC take on a Parisian cafe). Nice paint, floors, lighting, seats, etc. I'll add my vote for a new chef, and menu improvements too. The *only* bread they had on my visit was plain white bread. Ugh. How's the coffee? Seems a fine place to meet a friend, use the WiFi etc. BTW, I tried Decades on Maoming (between Weihai and Nanjing). Sat outside and had the 30 kuai English breakfast (1 fried egg, toast, bacon, OJ, coffee). Decent, but nothing special.

TW

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:13:27 +0800

I agree, their food is awful. Really awful.

disgruntled citizen

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:58:01 +0800

Citizen cafe is a nice place for a drink - but the food there is just plain bad. It's a shame - a terrible waste of space for a charming little bar that's got lots of potential. Citizen - if you're reading this - get a chef.