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M Shanghai Bistro & Den

129 Havemeyer St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
nr. S. 1st St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-384-9300 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Chinese
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Official Website

mshanghaiden.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, noon-4pm and 5pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, noon-4pm and 5pm-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

G, L at Metropolitan Ave.-Lorimer St.

Prices

$7.50-$15

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Late-Night Dining
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

Greenpoint, East Williamsburg, Williamsburg

Profile

If you don’t believe there’s such a thing as pure, unfussy (or un-greasy) Chinese home cooking, pay a visit to the M Shanghai Bistro & Den, on a quiet, leafy street in Williamsburg, where traditional Shanghainese dishes like green soy peas with tofu sheets are served to neighborhood hipsters sitting at communal tables made of lacquered pine. If you find some items a little too daunting, you can take refuge in healthful platters of sautéed morning glory in tea sauce, or four varieties of dumplings, including the finest example of the bedraggled, overexposed, overhyped Shanghai soup dumpling that I’ve tasted east of the mighty Yangtze. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Green soy peas with tofu sheets,$9; sautéed morning glory in tea sauce, $9

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60% Would you go back?
60% Would you take a date?
40% Would you take kids?
20% Would you go on business?
20% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.2
Service: 8.2
Décor: 7.6
Value: 5.6

A little hyped up...

BKNY from 11222 | Posted on 1/11/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 9
Décor: 7
Value: 5

The food was mediocre and no doubt expensive for the quality. It is however the best Chinese food I've had in the area so far. In terms of flavor, don't expect anything beyond a good Chinese take out place. If you do go, I recommend the pork dumplings...

Sassy

joshuass from 11211 | Posted on 12/23/08

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 1

I think that M Shanghai was a delicious, sassy if you will Chinese bistro. Also it is quite the scene....between the entire internet and me, I saw Slash from the Guns N' Roses downstairs......or did I?

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