Shanghai Dice Directions

The Scene
A tried and tested way of creating a Chinese motif is using bamboo, cane and red. Splatter some Oriental artwork about, preferably on porcelain, and the job is done. Shanghai Dice doesn't try too hard with even these - it just mutes the lighting.

So no, Shanghai Dice is no theme place - it's an abbreviated version of neighbouring Zafraan that mostly showcases itself flatteringly. Indeed, if you walked in from Zafraan (they're connected sister restaurants, with Zafraan being a North-Indian specialty), you wouldn't even know this was a different place. And it's t....