Lily Shadow's Fusion Restaurant and Wine and Cocktail Bar brings a fresh, new cosmopolitan style to Chengdu's upscale Tongzilin district. You'll have to find out for yourself to see just what Italian and Japanese fusion means. The interior decor is chic and the place certainly isn't attracting the riff-raff. Expect to drop at least 100 Yuan per person if not way more for a satisfying night of eat and drink.

Lily's is just east of the southern Carrefour south of the 2nd ring road on Tongzilin Zhonglu.

Red Brick Italian restaurant is earning a strong reputation for quality pizza and Italian cuisine. Pizzas cost around 50-60 Yuan. Other dishes range from 25 Yuan and up. The restaurant is conveniently located on Kehua Beilu near the west gate of Sichuan University and many other foreign joints such as Grandma's Kitchen and many others.

The Sultan Turkish Restaurant is bringing a brand new spice to Chengdu since its recent opening in December. Officially advertised as Turkish cuisine, The Sultan’s pan-Asian repertoire includes footnotes from Athens to Tehran, and Calcutta to Istanbul. The Sultan boasts pita, naan, and all of its dips including hummus made from scratch, as well as a wide selection of flavors of sheesha for your smoking pleasure. Keep an ear out for belly dancing performances on weekends.

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The Sultan is located just off of Yulin Nanjie (玉林南街） in the Yulin neighborhood in the south end of the city. It is just a few minutes walk north of the south 2nd ring road and about 5 minutes west of the American Consulate. See the map below for more details.

The newly opened Bookworm is both a restaurant and English language library in one. Following in the steps of the original Bookworm in Beijing, the restaurant serves pan-European cuisine, and guarantees the use of only the finest and freshest produce from local farms. The bookworm’s American head chef boasts more than 20 years of experience in 5-star establishments. Eclectic salads, pasta dishes, and crepes are only a few of the treats on the menu, whose dishes are amusingly named after various literary notables. If you aren’t too hungry, you can still pop in at any time of day; bring in a book or take one out. Then, pick up some tea or coffee and settle into one of the Bookworm’s cushy chairs.
 
Directions: The Bookworm’s address is officially on the 2nd section of South Renmin Road (Renmin Nanlu, 人民南路二段), but it’s actually located on a side street headed west, not more than 50 meters from Renmin Lu. Walking south of Renmin Lu, cross the American Consulate Road, continue past Zoe’s BBQ on the right side, and then turn right. You can’t miss the Bookworm on the left side.

If you need a quick break from the spicy Chengdu diet, stop in at Sumo Sushi Bar, literally steps away from Tianfu Square. The bar itself features a convenient sushi conveyor belt while tables are also available. A variety of sushi dishes cost Y5, Y8, Y10 or Y15 depending on the contents of the roll. True sushi aficionados may not be too impressed, as the chefs are Chinese, not Japanese. Still, those who enjoy sushi once in a while should be satisfied by the wide selection of simple rolls. There are over 30 types of rolls to choose from, but none are too fancy. Sake is available at Y20 for a small pitcher; be sure to drink it while it’s still warm. If you aren’t in the mood for sushi, ask for a menu of traditional Japanese dishes that is in Chinese and English. The fried dumplings are excellent, especially the sauce that comes with them. A full meal with a few drinks will cost about Y40-60 per person.

Directions: With Mao’s statue at your back, walk south on Renmin Lu. Very soon you will turn left on Lihua Jie. The restaurant’s red sign is immediately on your right. Walk up the stairs to Sumo Sushi, which shares its space with Kyoto Japanese restaurant. The sushi bar is on the right when you walk in the entrance.