New Shanghai Restaurant

Chinatown's venerable Szechuan palace refurbished and refocused on Shanghai cold appetizers and soy-based stews. Five-spice beef and duck, crispy scallops with black-pepper sauce, steamed prawns with garlic, whole fish with braised bean curd -- a consistently fine meal handsomely served. You could dress up for this.

Price range for entrées: $8 - $17.