using System; using System.IO; using System.Text; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; public class Test { public static void Main() { var s = "\"foo\" {{\"bar\"}}"; var rx = new Regex(@"""(?=[^}]*(?:}})*[^}]*$)|(?<=^[^{]*(?:{{)*)"""); Console.WriteLine(string.Format("$@\"{0}\"",rx.Replace(s,"\"\""))); } }