By Sandra Nunez (City Weekend)
Updated: 2007-06-25 09:27

While pizza and pasta are quite generic, finding authentic Italian cuisine in China is difficult, but not impossible.

With five top-of the-line Italian chefs and home-made pastas, Frankie's offers an array of timeless classics and uniquely delectable inventions. Pizza Margherita (RMB 80) and Spaghetti a la Carbonara (RMB 48) are familiar friends on the menu while the Coda d'astice in mantello di prosciutto di parma (RMB 208) provides us with a new temptation–an antipasti made with lobster, parma ham and porcini mushrooms that melts in our mouths.

A modern bar and open kitchens allow us to watch the chefs preparing our next indulgence as the elegant, yet cozy atmosphere has us drifting from the Huangpu to the Cuomo. We finish up with the classico, amaretti and morello cherry–Frankie's tiramisu trio (RMB 48)–heavenly.

Perfect for: romantics and sinners.

Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill
Location: 592-596 Fengyang Lu
Tel: 021-52287961