7 editor picks in Shanghai.
7 cantonese places in Shanghai we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Shanghai | Cantonese across every city.
Bao Li Xuan inside Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai holds two Michelin stars for Cantonese classics and Shanghainese dishes in a restored Jing'an landmark.
OrderOrder the soy sauce-marinated chicken and the steamed rice rolls with crispy shrimp dim sum.
TipThe cellar beneath the dining room stocks yellow wine and baijiu alongside vintages for pairing with the Cantonese sauces.
Canton 8 in Huangpu holds two Michelin stars for char siu, steamed lobster and har gow, once billed as the world's cheapest two-star kitchen.
OrderOrder the char siu and the har gow shrimp dumplings alongside the steamed lobster with garlic butter.
TipIt has kept its two Michelin stars since the inaugural 2017 Shanghai guide despite modest, cookie-cutter decor.
Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine near the Bund holds two Michelin stars for Cantonese roasts and noon dim sum in Shanghai's Yi Feng Galleria.
OrderOrder the crispy skinned roasted chicken and the Cantonese-style barbecued meats at lunch dim sum service.
TipThe kitchen also runs a Fujian vinegar pork trotters dish and Singapore-style black pepper crab outside the Cantonese core menu.
Seventh Son on Weihai Road holds one Michelin star for Cantonese dim sum, crispy skinned chicken and roasted pork in Jing'an District, Shanghai.
OrderOrder the dim sum alongside the crispy skinned chicken and roasted pork that made the room's name.
TipIt relocated from Jing'an Kerry Centre to 500 Weihai Road in January 2025; look for R2-01 on the second floor.
Canton Table on the fifth floor of Three on the Bund holds one Michelin star for chef Wen Guo Xiong's Cantonese cooking in Huangpu, Shanghai.
OrderOrder the braised abalone, the double-boiled sea whelk soup with matsutake, and the salt-baked flambe chicken.
TipAsk for a window table; the dining room looks over the Bund and the Pudong skyline across the river.
Jin Xuan on the 53rd floor of The Ritz-Carlton Pudong holds one Michelin star for Cantonese cooking over Bund and skyline views in Shanghai.
OrderOrder the crispy roasted suckling pig and the braised whole abalone in oyster sauce.
TipHandcrafted dim sum runs at lunch only; book a window table on a clear evening for the Huangpu River view.
Loushang Hotpot on Nanhui Road in Shanghai simmers a Cantonese yellow broth from fish maw, chicken and abalone, serving live seafood until 04:00.
OrderGolden chicken soup hotpot with live seafood and the claypot rice.
TipLive tanks hold geoduck, conch and king crab, so ask staff to help pick what looks freshest that night.
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