China Blue, Cafe China's New Shanghainese Sister:
Here's a look around China Blue, the new Tribeca restaurant from the team behind Cafe China. Owners Yiming Wang and Xian Zhang have transformed the Sandy-shuttered Capsouto Freres space into a Shanghainese restaurant that takes its look from 1930s Shanghai, with teal blue walls and hanging Chinese lamps. Unlike the Sichuan offerings of Cafe China, the menu here sticks to the seafood and...
China Blue, Café China's Tribeca Sister, Now Open:
China Blue, the new sister restaurant to Midtown's Michelin-starred Café China, is now open in Tribeca. It takes up the space that once housed Capsouto Freres, the 33-year-old neighborhood mainstay that was shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The new restaurant still has white tablecloths, but now the space, like Café China, takes its cues from 1930s Shanghai, with a menu of Shanghai...
Café China Owners Taking Over Capsouto Freres Space:
More details are emerging on China Blue, the restaurant slated to take over the space once occupied by Capsouto Freres, the Tribeca bistro dearly departed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The owners are Xian Zhang and Yiming Wang, who also own Cafe China, the Midtown Sichuan restaurant that Pete Wells awarded two stars in the New York Times last year. DNAinfo reports that the new Tribeca place...
If you're looking for an elegant atmosphere, try Capsouto Frères, a landmark French bistro that makes the city's best sweet and savory soufflés. We love the praline soufflé with hazelnut crème anglaise.