Expats love the reasonably priced food and pleasant atmosphere at this restaurant tucked away in a small lane in the French Concession. Attached to the boutique hotel Old House Inn, A Future Perfect has an airy white decor with large splashes of lime green, and some of the coziest garden dining in town. If you’re here with a group, ask for the friends and family table, which is a large elevated corner booth great for people watching.
Tasty if not extraordinary, most of the soup, salad, pasta, and meat dishes will cure any homesick cravings you may have, and the hummus appetizer is quite good as well. There are also substantial set breakfasts and lunches, along with a full bar. All this is if you can make sense of the wacky difficult-to-read fonts on the menu. For those toting their own laptops and cannot be off-grid for even a few hours, the restaurant offers free wireless with your meal(s).