(212) 260-7900

187 Orchard St (Cross Streets Stanton)
New York, NY 10002 40.721599 -73.988448

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Neighborhoods: Lower East Side, Downtown

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Hours:

Mon - Thur: 6pm - 11pm

Fri - Sat: 6pm - 12am

Sun: 6pm - 9:45pm

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 4.14.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Fine Dining, Notable Chef

Cuisine:

Asian Fusion, Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim, Dim Sum, Sushi

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What People Are Saying About Shang

Featured Review

Josh Ozersky

Contributor

Susur Lee, Canada's most famous chef, brings his Asian fusion cooking to the swanky Thompson Hotel on the Lower East Side. The food is genuinely exotic, even for jaded New York foodies who've seldom seen the likes of the caramelized wild sablefish with mustard green relish and salmon roe, the taro puffs, the celestial seafood tofu, and other dramatic-looking and expertly executed pan-Asian dishes. Between the food and the highly developed cocktail program, you could easily forget the preposterous decor--such as the huge booths and giant crushed velvet parachutes hanging above the dining room.

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Fun Fact:
Shang is his own pastry chef, having created all the desserts himself.
When to Go:
Earlier is better, unless you're part of the fashionable young crowd that slams the place late.
Parking:
Street parking is easy most nights, but on weekends plan on using a garage.
What to Drink:
Try the Bee's Mash, a mix of muddled plum, Thai basil, fresh lime, wildflower honey and bourbon.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “As for price, I felt it was reasonable for what you are getting: creative, delicious, quality food with great service and superb ambiance!”
  2. “Shang was amazing and the location was perfect.”
  3. “The decor was nice, the light set a good mood and the clientele was mostly those you might find at Ciprianis or so.”
dessert
50.0% positive
  1. “For dessert, hands down the Banana Chocolate cake was to die for - think warm banana bread with a touch of chocolate smothered in a caramelized sauce.”
  2. “the devil food cake was a bit dry.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Shang was filled with beautiful people, the food was amazing and we sipped on low cal (always a plus) yin yin cocktails made with TY KU.”
food quality
81.82000160217285% positive
  1. “As for price, I felt it was reasonable for what you are getting: creative, delicious, quality food with great service and superb ambiance!”
  2. “Must try: lobster bisque, oxtail soup, beef cheek, lamb chops and the singapore salad, AWESOME!”
  3. “Went there to have a taste of the "best" chef from Canada, and I must say although the food was good, Asian fusion is definately out dated!”
  4. “the devil food cake was a bit dry.”
  5. “and for one bowl (rice bowl size) it was $10 which officially makes it the most expensive hot and sour soup I've ever ordered.”
  6. “great food, awesome scene and the place is really cool.”
  7. “For dessert, hands down the Banana Chocolate cake was to die for - think warm banana bread with a touch of chocolate smothered in a caramelized sauce.”
  8. “The food was impeccable!”
  9. “the shrimp and scallop was pretty good.”
  10. “. .sounds daunting but absolutely delish and very tender) and Scallops with Chorizo (had great blend of flavors and a nice spicy kick).”
  11. “Shang was filled with beautiful people, the food was amazing and we sipped on low cal (always a plus) yin yin cocktails made with TY KU.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “great food, awesome scene and the place is really cool.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “As for price, I felt it was reasonable for what you are getting: creative, delicious, quality food with great service and superb ambiance!”
  2. “We had the best seat in the house and one of the best servers, Christine.”
  3. “Shang was filled with beautiful people, the food was amazing and we sipped on low cal (always a plus) yin yin cocktails made with TY KU.”
  4. “The staff was so attentive and knowledgeable!”
  5. “Our waiter was very knowledgeable regarding the Menu and made some excellent recommendations.”
value
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Every single bite was enjoyable and worth savoring.”
  2. “As for price, I felt it was reasonable for what you are getting: creative, delicious, quality food with great service and superb ambiance!”
  3. “and for one bowl (rice bowl size) it was $10 which officially makes it the most expensive hot and sour soup I've ever ordered.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/25/10

Excellent place !

by smithvan at Citysearch

I go there.I love the drinks and very good atmosphere.Amazing place.I will go again.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/30/10

Great place to go!

by Alexxx at Citysearch

I love going here. The foot is fantastic. Of couse I prefer the drinks. As one of my only restaraunts nearby carrying Tu Ku I always find myself making frequent trips. Friendly service, great atmosphere. Do yourself a favor and check out the place.

3 Star Rating: Average

06/19/10

Shang not worth the price and underwhelmed

by rwliu at Citysearch

We went to Shang because we saw Susur Lee on Top Chef Masters and was quite impressed by the scores he was getting. We were not very impressed by the decor when we walked in

We ordered the Singapore slaw and hot and sour soup as appetizers. The Singapore slaw was quite good with a lot of complex flavors and was mixed tableside. The hot and sour was extremely sour...and for one bowl (rice bowl size) it was $10 which officially makes it the most expensive hot and sour soup I've ever ordered. It totally wasn't worth it and i've had better from take out places. It was also extremely salty. The two dishes we got were the "Top Chef chicken curry" and scallop and shrimp dish. The Chicken curry was good but i felt like it was missing something...and sitting on top of the polenta made the texture a bit strange. The chicken was tender, however. the shrimp and scallop was pretty good. but again at $29 you can get a bigger and better tasting dishes in Chinatown.

The dessert was devil food cake with ice cream. the devil food cake was a bit dry. There were that many selections for dessert

Service was very good, they refilled our water quite often and were courteous. However, given the price, tastiness of the dishes, and size of the portions (by the way a bowl of jasmine rice runs $4 - no one eats Chinese food without rice!) it's simply wasn't worth it and it didn't live up to my expectations.

  • Pros: good chinese food
  • Cons: not even close to being worth it; chinatown has better food
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/18/10

Amazing Food and Tasty Low Cal Cocktails

by Julie Rand at Citysearch

I love Thompson hotels and have been dying to check out the Shang restaurant at the Thompson LES. There are so many restuarant choices in downtown nyc, but the combination of quality food, ambience and cocktails is hard to find. I had dinner with a few a friends from out of town last night and was blown away. Shang was filled with beautiful people, the food was amazing and we sipped on low cal (always a plus) yin yin cocktails made with TY KU. Simply delicous- definitely coming back!

  • Pros: Great LES spot, Delicious cocktails
  • Cons: None
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/24/09

yin yin!

by Erin Eichinger at Citysearch

I've heard great things about Thompson hotel in the past so I was expecting great things when i made dinner reservations at Shang for this past Saturday. Shang was amazing and the location was perfect. I wanted a real "New York" experience and this area of town is exactly that. My girlfriend and i enjoyed these low cal yin yin cocktails as we people watched all night long!

  • Pros: great new york place, delicious drinks

The Details on Shang

Place Categories:

  • delicious great food
  • great place
  • enjoyable single bite
  • beautiful people
  • great service
  • attentive staff
  • best seat
  • best christine
  • awesome beef cheek
  • awesome lamb chops
  • dry devil food cake
  • awesome scene
  • very knowledgeable waiter
  • rave nothing
  • nice tumble
  • awesome oxtail soup
  • nice decor
  • particularly loved yenyen
  • excellent recommendations
  • most expensive soup
  • good chicken curry
  • pretty good shrimp
  • love thompson hotels
  • great everyone
  • perfect location

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