6 editor picks in Shanghai.
6 japanese places in Shanghai we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Shanghai | Japanese across every city.
Sake Ichi Oden on Shaanxi South Road in Shanghai serves chicken soup oden and tsukemen from a warm-wood room that feels like a Tokyo backstreet at night.
OrderChicken soup oden with rice cake fudai and a flavored highball.
TipHighballs start at about ¥30, so it is a cheap late-night stop even without ordering much food.
Sobamichi on Xianxia Road in Shanghai, run by Japanese owners since 2015, serves thin or thick country-style soba with house-made dipping sauces.
OrderZaru soba, chilled buckwheat noodles with a soy-mirin-dashi tsuyu dip
TipBeyond the classic tsuyu, try the black curry or duck dipping broth; the buckwheat tofu made with cream cheese is another house specialty.
Ieyasu Tsukemen & Izakaya on Xingyi Road in Shanghai is the longest-running Shanghai branch of this Ikebukuro tsukemen and izakaya franchise.
OrderTsukemen with a choice of nine dipping sauces over a pork-chicken-fish stock
TipXingyi Road is the longest-standing and busiest branch; the Mengzi Road branch is just as good if the queue here is long.
Butanchu Ramen down a warehouse alley in Shanghai draws a daily rain-or-shine queue for its Hakata-style, extra-thick tonkotsu pork bone broth.
OrderHakata-style tonkotsu ramen with a sauce-thick pork bone broth
TipArrive early: the queue forms rain or shine, and the shop sells out once the day's broth is gone.
Kyu Hai on Nanchang Road in Shanghai is a small Japanese room serving chicken broth ramen, shio or shoyu, alongside yakitori and izakaya bites.
OrderChicken broth ramen in shio or shoyu, plus yakitori and izakaya bites
TipGrab one of the outdoor seats if the weather allows; the small dining room fills up fast at dinner.
Ramen Mitsuyoshi's very first shop on Liyuan Road in Shanghai traces its roots back to two Michelin-recommended ramen shops in Tokyo, Japan.
OrderTonkotsu ramen, including a black garlic version
TipOrder and pay at the vending machine first, then take a seat at the wraparound bar to watch the broth being stirred.
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