Lemon Meringue with Basil Sorbet Commune Social

As the brainchild of acclaimed Chef Jason Atherton, neighborhood modern tapas restaurant Commune Social makes fine dining accessible, affordable and – most importantly – fun.

With an open-air patio that gets just the right amount of shade from the nearby buildings without the street noise, you can easily spend a few hours here without realizing how quickly time has passed.

In addition to a standout modern food menu, Commune Socials offers up some of the most creative desserts in Shanghai, originally designed by Pastry Chef Kim Melvin, ones that showcase both technique and flavor mastery.

Case in point, the Lemon Meringue with Basil Sorbet (RMB70) is a 'lemon snow'-dusted, hollow sphere made entirely of crisp, airly light lemon meringue encasing an herbaceous quenelle of refreshing basil sorbet and lemon cream.
Guests are invited to smash the dome, ensuring a multitude of textures in every spoonful.
Commune Social,  511 Jiangning Lu, by Kangding Lu 
Source: ThatsShanghai