Regular Hot Dinners readers will know that we're very much in favour of all the new wine bars opening in London of late and this latest Spitalfields addition sounds very promising.
68 & Shanghai comes from the team behind 68 & Boston in Soho, who also run the nearby Yuu Kitchen (as well as Opium, The Last Talisman and Lucy Wong). It's replaced what was the Spitalfields Millroy's bar.
It's a bar of two halves. Downstairs is the 68 wine bar which takes its wine from across the globe and also has its entry-level wines at £27 a bottle or £6.95 a glass. That's not bad at all for the City. They also have takes on classic cocktails (negroni, sidecar, Tommy's margarita and more).
The food menu is probably where most of the "Shanghai" element currently comes into play. While there are more standard cheese and charcuterie boards available, there's also a range of Japanese katsu sandos, with pork, chicken and katsu options available.
The upstairs bar, Shanghai, will follow later. That will have far more in common with their sister bars Opuim and Lucy Wong, with a focus on Japanese spirits. So watch out for that opening soon.
More about 68 & Shanghai
Where is it? 76 Commercial St, London E1 6LY
When does it open? Open now
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @68andshanghai.
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