17 editor picks in Shanghai.
17 splurge places in Shanghai, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Shanghai. All Shanghai food.
Taian Table in Shanghai holds three Michelin stars for chef Stefan Stiller's seasonal tasting menu around an open kitchen counter in Changning.
OrderThe 10 or 12 course seasonal tasting menu, Western fine dining with an Asian touch.
TipSeatings start 18:00 to 20:00 with a ¥2,000 deposit, refundable in full only six or more days ahead; ask for the counter.
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.
Meet the Bund at BFC in Huangpu holds one Michelin star and No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 for chef Chen Zhiping's Fujian cooking in Shanghai.
OrderThe duck essence, a whole duck steamed for hours with the juices collected and no water added.
TipIt has held a Michelin star for five consecutive years and rose from No. 14 to No. 6 on Asia's 50 Best in a single year.
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.
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.
Fabula in Jing'an holds one Michelin star for a six-seat, Wednesday to Sunday tasting menu that owners Zee, Charles and Ricky call Neo-Sino-French.
OrderNine courses for about ¥1,280, mixing Ningbo and Guangdong flavours with French technique.
TipBook months ahead by WeChat or Xiaohongshu; there is no walk-in seating and only six counter seats a night.
Vivant by Johnny Pham near People's Square holds one Michelin star for French cooking with Vietnamese roots inside the historic Far Eastern Hotel.
OrderThe tasting menu runs about ¥1,888 a head and folds in hairy crab, toothfish and Vietnamese chocolate.
TipChef Pham grew up in Lyon and trained at Michelin-starred L'Auberge de Fond Rose from age fourteen before moving to Shanghai.
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.
Maison Lameloise on the 68th floor of Shanghai Tower holds one Michelin star for chef Alexandre Tanton's Burgundy-rooted French cooking in Pudong.
OrderBurgundy technique applied to local fish like yellow croaker in place of French sea bass.
TipFounding chef Eric Pras visits three or four times a year to sign off each new seasonal menu with Tanton.
Cellar to Table pairs an Italian-Mediterranean menu with wine curated by its own import partner inside a Donghu Road villa in Shanghai's Xuhui district.
TipThe dining room is small, so book ahead; in good weather ask for the patio outside the villa.
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.
Il Ristorante Niko Romito on the 47th floor of the Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai holds one Michelin star for Italian fine dining above the city skyline.
OrderFine dining Italian cooking curated in partnership with three-Michelin-starred chef Niko Romito of Reale.
TipWeekend brunch runs alongside the regular lunch and dinner service; book the window seats for the skyline view.
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.
Coa Shanghai spreads four agave-spirit floors across a Fuxing Middle Road lane house, the mainland outpost of Hong Kong's Coa reopened in 2024.
TipExpect a queue at the door; each floor runs its own menu, and you need not climb through the first three to reach the Mezcaleria.
Le Café Louis Vuitton on the third deck of The Louis, the ship-shaped LV venue in Shanghai, serves lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in set sessions.
TipBook through the My LV WeChat mini-program; a 10 percent service charge applies, and The Louis runs for two years from June 2025.
YICAFE at the Pudong Shangri-La in Shanghai runs a weekend lunch buffet over more than ten live cooking stations, from Chinese and Japanese to Indian food.
OrderThe seafood on ice station with fresh sashimi and whole lobster.
TipSkip breakfast beforehand; the seafood on ice and sashimi sections alone are worth the extra appetite.
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