La Terrazza at Bvlgari Hotel

About La Terrazza at Bvlgari Hotel

Lounge and chill house set the register here — kept low enough that conversation carries across the terrace, so the room hums rather than thumps, and nobody has to lean in to be heard. French cooking and a carefully built drinks list do the rest of the work, with bottle service on hand for the tables that settle in for the evening and valet parking at the Jing'an address on Lane 108 North Shanxi Road. Friday and Saturday draw the fullest crowd: socialites, corporate professionals in from the office towers nearby, Western European visitors and hotel guests, generally in the 25-45 bracket. Smart casual is enforced without fuss, though the $$$$ band and the Bvlgari address mean most people arrive dressed a notch above it. It runs year-round, which makes it as much a cool-weather proposition as a summer one — worth booking ahead for a weekend table.