It’s time once again to vote for your food favourites and find out who comes out on top in the annual That’s Shanghai Food & Drink Awards. It’s always a great event and one of the few awards ceremonies that isn’t completely based on blackmail, bribery and sexual favours. Seriously though, go to www.thatsmags.com/awards/ for all the info and to vote on your favourites. Below is a list of Sherpa’s restaurant partners who are in the running in the food categories. The truth is they’re all winners but the real truth is most of them won’t win.

Best American:

Blue Marlin
Boxing Cat Brewery
Bubba’s
Hooter’s
Hillbilly Tea (coming soon to Sherpa’s)
Nosh

Best Bistro:

Cafe Monmartre
Baker & Spice

Best Burgers:

Beef and Liberty (coming soon to Sherpa’s) Blue Frog Boxing Cat Brewery Bubba’s NY Style Steak & Burger Piro

Best Cafe:

Amokka
Aura

Best Cantonese:

Heng Shan Xiao Guan

Best Contemporary:

Bloc
Ginger by the Park

Best Hunan:

Di Shui Dong

Best Indian:

Bukhara
Grand Taj
Kebabs on the Grille
Nepali Kitchen
The Tandoor
Vedas

Best Italian:

Nolita
Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore
The Kitchen by Salvatore Cuomo

Best Japanese:

EN Shanghai
Haiku by Hatsune
Sushi Abuse
Sushi’O

Best Latin-American:

Cantina Agave
Ceviche (coming soon to Sherpa’s)
The Hacienda
Maya
Mexico Lindo
Pistolera

Best Mediterranean:

ElEfante
El Wajh
The Fat Olive
Greek Taverna
Haya’s
Pasha

Best New Restaurant:

ElEfante
Hillbilly Tea (coming soon to Sherpa’s)

Best Pizza:

A Cote
Alla Torre
California Pizza Kitchen
The Kitchen by Salvatore Cuomo
Matto
Nene
NY Style Pizza
Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore
Pizza Marzano

Best Shanghainese:

Xia Nan Guo

Best Sichuan:

Maurya
Pin Chuan

Best Spanish:

Grand Bodega
Las Tapas

Best Steak:

NY Style Steak & Burger

Best Thai:

Chiang Mai Thai
Lapis Thai
Mi Thai
Naam Thai
Simply Thai
Thai Gallery
Thai House

Best Veggie:

Kush

Best Xinjiang:

Xibo
Spice Bazaar

Best Yunnan:

Souther Barbarian

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