Canton 8 is a cantonese fine-dining restaurant in Old City, Shanghai.
Editorially verified September 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 63 Runan Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Da Vittorio at the Bund Finance Centre holds two Michelin stars for the Cerea family's Italian cooking, now led by chef Leonardo Zambrino in Shanghai.
OrderOrder the Paccheri alla Vittorio and the Egg "a la egg", the kitchen's two best-known dishes.
TipZambrino took over the kitchen in 2025, the sixth year of an outpost carrying a Cerea family name with about 60 years of legacy.
Fu He Hui in Changning holds two Michelin stars and No. 11 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 for chef Tony Lu's vegetarian tasting menus in Shanghai proper.
OrderThe porcini mushroom course served smoking in a glass jar filled with grape-vine smoke.
TipChef Tony Lu changes 40 percent of the tasting menu each season, so ask what changed since your last visit.
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.
Fu 1088 in Jing'an, Shanghai holds one Michelin star for Shanghainese cooking inside a restored 1920s Spanish-style villa with sixteen private rooms.
OrderOrder the soy-marinated cod, the glazed pork belly, and the crab roe xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).
TipSixteen private rooms fill the villa, sized for two people up to twenty, so it books out fast for group dinners.
Fu 1015 on Yuyuan Road in Changning holds one Michelin star for Shanghainese cooking in a historic villa where all 15 private rooms carry old Shanghai flair.
OrderOrder the sauteed river shrimp with crabmeat and crab roe, and the shrimp-and-pine-nut stuffed duck.
TipSave room for the minced date cake and the cashew seaweed puff pastry among the dessert options.
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.
