A comprehensive, independent directory of 492+ handpicked restaurants, wine bistros, bakeries, and bars across Shanghai. Complete with bilingual addresses, operating hours, and photo galleries.
No. 5, Xintiandi North Block, 181 Taicang Road 太仓路181弄5号新天地北里
Polux is an all-day dining French café/bistro in Xintiandi by award winning chef Paul Pairet. A French cafe peppered with global influences.
7 Photos5/F, Plaza 66, 1266 Nanjing West Road 南京西路1266号5楼
Blossom is a casual Chaoshan and Cantonese restaurant operated by the same group behind Michelin one-star Amazing Chinese Cuisine.
4 PhotosL105A, Henderson Plaza, 688 Nanjing West Road 南京西路688号恒基688广场L105A
Rongjia Noodles serves milky, collagen-rich broth with tender yellow croaker and springy noodles, alongside Chaozhou-style bites. (Bib Gourmand)
(Inside Yu Gardens) 2/F, Songyun Building, 90-98 Yuyuan Old Street 豫园老街90-98号松运楼2楼
TAN Sichuan Cuisine is an elegant restaurant located within Shanghai's tourist hotspot, Yu Gardens. Authentically fiery flavors from the nation's spice capital.
7 PhotosA8-103, 501 Liyuan Road 丽园路501号A8-103室
Yu Du Lao Wei is a decade-old noodle shop known for their yellow croaker noodles. Fresh seafood on display. Bib Gourmand awarded.
5 Photos128 Yanping Road 延平路128号
Jing Mei Wuxi is a noodle shop that serves Wuxi-style snack foods. The signature bowl is the Wuxi Braised Pork Rib Noodles. Awarded a Bib Gourmand in 2023.
2 Photos136 Sichuan Middle Road 四川中路136号
Da Hu Chun has been serving up fluffy shengjian bao since 1932. Get the classics of pork, prawns, and crab roe filling.
Inside Yu Gardens, 87 Yuyuan Road 豫园路87号
Nanxiang Mantou Dian in Yu Gardens is the original shop that started it all in downtown Shanghai, founded in 1900.
506 Tianjin Road 天津路506号
Lai Lai Xiao Long Bao is a Shanghai institution for xiao long bao (soup-filled dumplings), especially their crab and crab roe ones, which are all wrapped to order.
