With a glut of restaurants listed in Asia’s 50 Best, and hordes of hole-in-the wall eateries slinging local delicacies, this city covers the spectrum... Read More
With a glut of restaurants listed in Asia’s 50 Best, and hordes of hole-in-the wall eateries slinging local delicacies, this city covers the spectrum from international to local fare and fine dining to street-side snacks.
On the international end of the spectrum, Ultraviolet might be the ultimate dining experience, with a 20-course menu that’ll cost you a cool $600. For a more affordable but still excellent meal, go to famed British chef Jason Atherton’s restaurants Table No. 1 or the Commune Social.
The local cuisine tends to be sweet and oily, noted for its freshness, bright colors, and original flavors. “Shanghai” means “above the sea,” and fittingly, the locals love to eat seafood, especially freshwater fishes, steamed shellfish, stir fried shellfish, and crabs. When it comes to meat, the Shanghainese demonstrate a strong preference for pork, served in a variety of ways at the best restaurants in Shanghai, though chicken, duck, and tofu are also common. Traditional preparations emphasize sweet and sour rather than spicy flavors. For local cuisine, options range from the high-end Fu1015 and Family Li Imperial Cuisine, which traces its roots back to the Qing Dynasty, to the affordable Old Jesse, which serves some of the most authentic Shanghainese food in the city. Shanghai restaurants also serve plenty of organic vegetables. Vegetarians will love Fu He Hui and WUJIE.
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8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana
Located within the Rockbund development, this glamorous restaurant is the best place to indulge in fine Italian fare like Hokkaido scallops with fava... Read More
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Family Li Imperial Cuisine
A traditional Chinese restaurant with roots dating back to the Qing Dynasty, this celebrated spot is the go-to for fine Chinese dining. Read More
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Jing'An Restaurant
Inside the PuLi Hotel and Spa, Jing'An serves artistically plated French-inflected fare including seared fois gras with sweet wine or galette with... Read More
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Lost Heaven
Complete with beautiful ethnic décor, this famed Shanghai Bund-side dining location offers excellent Yunnanese, Tibetan, Burmese, and Thai cuisine in a... Read More
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Marina by DN
On the Pudong side of the Huangpu River, Marina DM is helmed by Spanish chef Daniel Negreira and offers high-concept European fine dining with... Read More
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Mr & Mrs Bund
This modern French eatery by innovative chef Paul Pairet offers an unpretentious and reasonably priced late night menu as well as set brunches. Read More
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Table No. 1
Nestled in The Waterhouse at South Bund, this Shanghai favorite serves up quality European fare like smoked potato mash with whipped bone marrow and the... Read More
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The Commune Social
Be prepared to wait at peak hours for this innovative hot-spot serving tapas like sea urchin with pepper butter on ciabatta and oyster devils on... Read More
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Ultraviolet
Chef Paul Pairet's brainchild, this multi-sensory dining experience involves 20 avant-garde courses and must be booked well in advance. Read More
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Xixi Bistro
Nestled along the tree-lined streets of up-and-coming Wuyuan Road in the heart of the Former French Concession, the menu at Xixi offers a fusion of... Read More
