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Sitting diagonally across and only a skip and jump from La Mason lies The Me, a shortened form of Mediterranean, it appears.

Acutely aware of each other’s existence, it is The Me that could be thought of as the elder brother; while the former is new little upstart, The Me has the benefit of having a few locations in Shanghai under its belt. Yet, interestingly, the owner hails from Nanjing, obviously now believing their hometown to be deserving of their efforts.

Indeed, no effort has been spared. For these are pizzas with arguably the thinnest crust in Nanjing; good news for those wishing to avoid that bloated feeling that often comes with an otherwise guiltless gorging. Going for the Spanish sausage version, a likely indicator that Shanghai is now sausage capital, The Nanjinger also ordered “Hot Spring Egg Salad with Rice Kernel and Spinach” that comes loaded with nuts; walnuts, cashews, pine nuts and almonds, spiced with the odd cranberry, a treat if ever there was one, with hot spring being a reference to poached origins of the egg; that it be poached in the spring waters of Tangshan is likely too much to wish for.

The Me does not have the same magical assortments of quality ham and cheese, but then neither does La Mason have fabulous pizza. The Me, however, does serve up a creative range of sandwiches and with a menu that also sports a “Stews” section. Now that’s a first in China. Within, a whole chicken stew, a veggie variety and, more fascinatingly, the Mama Maria braised beef stew that comprises ribs, in a sauce!

On the alcohol side, The Me offers a “Handy Shandy” which would be tempting as so few places in China serve up the quintessential thirst quencher, were it not for the facts it is ¥48, the menu testifies that it is merely Sprite employed within and I could make one myself with Snow and 7Up for, like, ¥5. All is not doom, gloom and holes in your wallet though; both Jager Bombs and B52s go for a tempting ¥28, while there is a decent range of cocktails for prices that are par for the course in Nanjing.

It can certainly be said that The Me is not expensive by any standards, perhaps explaining why the daily specials and lunch deals are poorly advertised. Track them down; you will likely end up with a red tea and a free salad, albeit a boring one.

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