尚厨（ShangChu) — Restaurant in Póvoa de Varzim

I just had dinner with my partner at ShangChu and was very impressed with the quality of the food as well as the service at this restaurant. They had an extensive menu with many great options to choose from. We ordered a pork dish and a beef dish and both were delicious and fresh. The presentation and portions were also perfect. I am usually skeptical about trying new restaurants but I have no reservations about recommending this place. It's worth a try if you're in the area and all of the staff were extremely...

We ordered the Saliva Chicken and 1/2 Peking Duck. They were both super good and authentic. The wrappers that came with the Peking Duck were very thin, just the way I like them. The Saliva Chicken was spicy, the way it should be. The environment was comfortable and elegantly decorated. In my opinion, this is the best Chinese restaurant in northern Portugal. It’s worth traveling from Porto to Povoa for this meal. You would think there’s a Chinese restaurant of this caliber in Porto, but sadly,...

MENU CHANGE 😡 This USED to have authentic Chinese food. I always looked forward to their crispy duck or fish in spicy sauce. Now it is sushi, gyozas, and other “Asian” dishes. They gotten ride of anything interesting and unique on the menu and replaced it with what Português/Western Europe think is Asian food and lost all authenticity. They did say you could call ahead and request specific Chinese dishes from the old menu, but I am not sure if I will return. It just feels like a...